Bacteria — Flashcards

Flashcard 711: Campylobacter jejuni, Vibrio cholera and _____ are all curved rods that are oxidase positive

Answer: Helicobacter pylori

Flashcard 712: _____ can live without oxygen but use it if available

Answer: Facultative Anaerobes (which type of bacteria)

Flashcard 713: Group B Strep (S. agalactiae) hydrolyzes sodium _____.

Answer: hippurate

Flashcard 714: Is Helicobacter pylori motile?_____

Answer: Yes

Flashcard 715: Transposition of bacterial DNA allows for transfer of bacterial DNA amongst different strains, such as resistance to _____

Answer: antibiotics

Flashcard 716: IgA deficiency may present with increased infections in _____ sites

Answer: mucosal

Flashcard 717: How is Bubonic Plague (Yersinia pestis) transmitted?_____

Answer: Fleas

Flashcard 718: What bacterium is associated with the presence of "clue cells" (vaginal epithelial cells covered with bacteria) in a patient with vaginal discharge?

Answer: *Gardnerella vaginalis*

Extra: Clue cells are vaginal epithelial cells covered with coccobacilli, giving them a "shaggy" appearance. They are a diagnostic hallmark of Bacterial Vaginosis (BV).

Flashcard 719: During the _____ phase of bacterial growth bacteria are continuing to grow but also starting to die

Answer: stationary

Flashcard 720: Does H. pylori invade the stomach mucosa? _____

Answer: No (sits on top of mucosa)