Gram-positive — Flashcards

Enterococcus spp. can become resistant to ampicillin due to _____ production

_____ is a filamentous-branching gram-positive organism that can cause brain abscess.

Which gram positive rod is catalase positive?_____

What is the Novobiocin sensitivity of Staphylococcus epidermidis?_____

Which class of gram positive rods are spore-forming and anaerobic?_____

What is the only gram-positive bacteria to produce lipopolysaccharide (LPS)?_____

Which gram-positive bacteria contains granules that stain with aniline dyes (ie: methylene blue)?_____

Which exotoxin from Clostridium difficile functions to bind to the brush border of the gut?_____

What kind of toxin produces scalded-skin syndrome? _____

GAS erythrogenic toxin genes are encoded in a _____ phage through specialized transduction.