Bacteria — Flashcards

Borrelia recurrentis (relapsing fever) is recurrent due to variable _____

What feature of Pseudomonas is anti-phagocytic?_____

Autoclaves work to sterilize equipment by using _____

Which type of vaccine protects against bacterial toxins?_____

What is the bacteria that is most often the culprit in post basilar skull fracture meningitis?_____

Campylobacter jejuni grows best at _____ (temperature)

Which zoonotic Gram-negative coccobacillus is catalase positive and commonly associated with animal bites (e.g., cats, dogs)?

What methods of disinfection/sterilization are definitively sporicidal?

Which bacteria is associated with a fruity, grape-like odor?_____

_____ describes the transfer of DNA from one bacteria to another via a bacteriophage