Bacteria — Flashcards

Clostridium _____ results in floppy muscles

Which spirochete is described as having hook-shaped ends?_____

What is the end product of oxidative burst that destroys phagocytosed microbes? _____

Which bacteria turns bright yellow on mannitol salt agar: _____

A positive screening test for Treponema pallidum (via VDRL or RPR) is confirmed via _____

_____ is a way that bacteria uptake DNA from their surrounding environment

Vibrio cholerae also produces _____ to digest the protective mucous coat around intestinal cells

Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus are associated with consumption of _____

Streptococcus pneumoniae is bile-_____

Small DNA within the cells of bacteria that replicate independently are known as _____