Bacteria — Flashcards

Spores of Clostridium perfringens are commonly found in _____

What food source is associated with Clostridium perfringens food poisoning?_____

Lack of B-cells, antibodies, or complement can result in recurrent _____ bacterial infections

The _____ hemolysis pattern on blood agar is present with partial lysis of RBCs

Which bacteria has characteristic "actin rockets" for intracellular movement?_____

_____ vaginalis presents with clue cells on wet mount microscopy

Which species of Neisseria ferments glucose only?_____

Nocardia stains _____ due to the mycolic acids found in its cell wall

Which Bacillus anthracis exotoxin is responsible for the black eschars seen in cutaneous anthrax?_____

Which S. aureus toxin nonspecifically binds MHC-II (on APCs) and the T-cell receptorproducing cytokine storm and toxic shock: _____