Bacteria — Flashcards

Flashcard 661: Streptococcus viridans is optochin-_____

Answer: resistant

Flashcard 662: What is the route of transmission of Vibrio cholerae?_____

Answer: Fecal-oral

Flashcard 663: Which form of C5 convertase is produced via the alternative complement pathway? _____

Answer: C3bBb3b

Flashcard 664: How is Pasteurella multocida most commonly transmitted?_____

Answer: Dog or Cat bites

Flashcard 665: Clostridium _____ results in floppy muscles

Answer: botulinum

Flashcard 666: Staphylococcus saprophyticus is a common cause of UTIs in what specific demographic?

Answer: Sexually active young women ("Honeymoon cystitis")

Extra: Staphylococcus saprophyticus is a coagulase-negative Staphylococcus that is **novobiocin-resistant**. It is part of the normal flora of the female genital tract and perineum; infections are typically endogenous.

Flashcard 667: Which chemical found in the core of bacterial spores provides heat resistance?_____

Answer: Dipicolinic Acid

Flashcard 668: Does Shigella have a capsule?_____

Answer: no

Flashcard 669: A positive screening test for Treponema pallidum (via VDRL or RPR) is confirmed via _____

Answer: FTA-ABS (fluorescent treponemal antibody-absorption)

Flashcard 670: Vibrio cholerae also produces _____ to digest the protective mucous coat around intestinal cells

Answer: mucinase