Bordetella pertussis — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Which special culture media/agar is used to isolate Neisseria gonorrhoeae or Neisseria meningitidis?

Answer: Thayer-Martin (VPN) agar

Flashcard 2: Neisseria spp. contains _____ with strong endotoxin activity

Answer: lipooligosaccharides (LOS)

Flashcard 3: The Weil-Felix test checks for cross reactivity between Rickettsia spp. and _____ OX19 and OX2

Answer: Proteus vulgaris

Flashcard 4: What cause of osteomyelitis is more common in dog and cat bites? _____

Answer: Pasteurella multocida

Flashcard 5: Which part of endotoxin is targeted by the immune system?_____

Answer: O antigen

Flashcard 6: Endotoxin generates a _____ (strength) antibody response

Answer: weak

Flashcard 7: _____ are composed of a lipopolysaccharide complex (LPS)

Answer: Endotoxins

Flashcard 8: What are the common reservoirs and the vector for Yersinia pestis?

Answer: Reservoirs: Rats and prairie dogs; Vector: Fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis)

Extra: Yersinia pestis is a Gram-negative coccobacillus showing bipolar staining (safety-pin appearance). It causes the plague. \nReservoirs in the US: Prairie dogs. \nVector: Rat flea.

Flashcard 9: What disease is caused by Rickettsia typhi?

Answer: Endemic typhus (Murine typhus) :: vector?

Extra: Vector: Rat flea (Xenopsylla cheopis)

Flashcard 10: Name the disease caused by Francisella tularensis.

Answer: Tularemia

Extra: Reservoir: Rabbits Vector: Ticks, deer flies Route: Dermally via bite or handling infected carcass; also inhalation (potential bioterrorism agent).