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17 Cards in this Set
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"Typical" bacteria are usually what shapes?
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rods and cocci
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Gram positive bacteria are gram positive because the stain detects the presence of...
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murein (peptidoglycan)
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Which class of bacteria are the most common cause of infection, put them in order of most infectious to least infectious? (Gram+ cocci, gram + rods, gram- cocci, gram- rods)
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Gram negative rods and Gram positive cocci are the most common infectious agents, then gram negative cocci, then gram positive rods
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Streptococci are in what category of bacteria? (Gram+ cocci, gram + rods, gram- cocci or gram- rods)
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Gram + Cocci
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Streptococci carry out respiration or fermentation?
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fermentation, most pathogenic species are oxygen tolerant anaerobes
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Staphylococci are in what category of bacteria? (Gram+ cocci, gram + rods, gram- cocci or gram- rods)
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Gram + cocci
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Osteomyelitis and endocarditis are seen commonly with infection with this species?
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staphylococci
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Gonnococci are in what category of bacteria? (Gram+ cocci, gram + rods, gram- cocci or gram- rods)
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Gram negative cocci
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Meningoococci are in what category of bacteria? (Gram+ cocci, gram + rods, gram- cocci or gram- rods)
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Gram negative cocci
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Diptheria are in what category of bacteria? (Gram+ cocci, gram + rods, gram- cocci or gram- rods)
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Gram positive rods
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Clostridium strains (C. botulinum, C. tetani, C. perfringens, C. difficile) are what category? (Gram+ cocci, gram + rods, gram- cocci or gram- rods)
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Gram positive rods
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B. anthrax is in what category of bacteria? (Gram+ cocci, gram + rods, gram- cocci or gram- rods)
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gram positive rods
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Salmonella/Shigella are in what category of bacteria? (Gram+ cocci, gram + rods, gram- cocci or gram- rods)
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gram negative rods, as well as most other enteric bacteria
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Fastidious bacteria are in whic category of bacteria? (Gram+ cocci, gram + rods, gram- cocci or gram- rods)
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gram negative rods
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What are fastidious bacteria?
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they have complex nutritional requirements
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TB is what category are in what category of bacteria? (Gram+ cocci, gram + rods, gram- cocci or gram- rods)
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none. TB is not a "typical" bacteria. it is acid fast bacteria, doesn't gram stain.
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Syphyllis (T. palladium) is what atypical shape?
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spirochete; helical
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