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18 Cards in this Set
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Morphology of Treponema pallidum |
Spirochete |
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Spirochete |
Tightly coiled spirals More flexible than the other spiral morphology: spirilla |
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Disease caused by Treponema pallidum? |
Syphilis |
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Etiological |
Causative |
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Morphology of Vibrio choleraea |
Vibrio |
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Vibrio |
Refers to a type of bacilli that is curved in the shape of a comma |
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Disease caused by Vibrio choleraea |
Cholera A contagious diarrheal disease |
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Morphology of Corynebacterium diphtheriae? |
Pleomorphic Coryne refers to it often being club shaped |
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Pleomorphic |
Bacteria that presents in many different shapes |
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Disease caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae |
Diphtheria |
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What disease does Neisseria gonorrhoeae cause? |
Gonorrhea |
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What morphology is Neisseria gonorrhoeae? How is it typically observed? |
Diplococci Peppering white blood cells |
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Diplococci |
Pairs of spherical bacteria |
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What disease is caused by Salmonella typhi |
Typhoid fever |
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What stain is best when observing Salmonella typhi? |
Flagella stain |
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What morphology can be observed when looking at Salmonella typhi? |
Coccobacilli |
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Coccobacilli |
Short rod shaped |
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List of bacteria with unusual morphologies? |
1. Treponema pallidum 2. Vibrio choleraea 3. Corynebacterium diphtheriae 4. Neisseria gonorrhoeae 5. Salmonella typhi |
