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31 Cards in this Set
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Gram+ Cocci. Gram- Cocci
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Streptococcus
Staphylococcus Neisseria |
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Gram+ Rods which sporulate
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Bacillus- aerobic
Clostridium- anaerobic |
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Gram+ Rods that are commonly found on the skin and in mucus membranes and can cause opportunistic infections
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Corynebacterium Diptheriae
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Acid fast Gram+ Rods
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Mycobacterium
Nocardia |
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Most significant Gram- cocci genus. What pathogens are under this genus?
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Neisseria
Gonococcus and meningococcus |
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Anthrax is caused by a pathogen of what genus
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Gram+ sporulating aerobic Bacillus anthracis
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Pathogenic bacteria of clostridium genus. How do they stain?
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C. Botulinum
C. Tetani C. Perfringens (gas gangrene) C. Difficile |
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Medically relevant genera of Gram+ Cocci
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Streptococcus
Staphylococcus |
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Means of energy production of streptococci
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Fermentation, thus they are anaerobic (oxygen tolerant)
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Main pathogens in the streptococcus strain. Characteristic on an agar plate?
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β-Hemolytic: Lyses RBC's around colonies on an agar plate causing a clear ring
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Main agent of bacterial pneumonia
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pneumococcus
α-Hemolytic Streptococcus pneumonia |
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Strep throat
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Group A Beta-Hemolytic S. pyogenes
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Produces coagulase, an extracellular enzyme that clots plasma
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Staphylococcus Aureus
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Genus that is most likely organism to produce pus, cause deep tissue infections, osteomyelitis, and endocarditis
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Staphylococci
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E. Coli stains how? Shape? Energy means?
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Gram- Rod (enteric bacteria)
fermentation |
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Enteric non-fermenting Gram- Rods
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Salmonella: Typhoid and food poisoning
Shigella: Bacillary dysentery |
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Gram- enteric rods
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E. Coli
Salmonella Shigella Enterobacter Yersinia |
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Common cause of infection from drinking water, lakes, pools. Characteristics?
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Pseudomonas: Gram- Rod
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Gram- staining Rods that cause infectious diarrhea and gastritis, respectively
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V Cholerae and Campylobacter jejuni
Helicobacter pylori |
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Gram- Fastidious Rods
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Haemophilus (pneumonia and meningitis)
Legionella (Legionaires) Bordetella (Whooping cough) Francisella (tularemia) Bartonella (Cat Scratch Fever) |
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Anaerobic Gram- Rods. Where are they usually located? Common Infection?
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Bacteroides:
Intestine and cause peritonitis |
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Gram+ Acid-Fast Rods
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M tuberculosis
M leprae |
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Staining procedure for Acid-Fast Bacteria
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Ziehl-Neelson technique
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Gram+ Partially Acid Fast bacteria
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Nocardia- Aerobic
Actinomyces- Anaerobic |
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Spirochetes
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Treponema pallidum- Syphilis
Borrelia burgdorferi- Lyme disease |
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Agent of icterohemorrhagic fever
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Leptospiralia (Spirochete)
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Small, strictly intracellular bacteria that cannot be grown in artificial media. Cause what?
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Chlamydia trachomatis: Most common cause of STD
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Small, intracellular bacteria that are also obligate parasites
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Rickettsiae
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
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Rickettsiae Ricketsii
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Bacteria that lack cell walls and require sterols
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Mycoplasma
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Why are mycoplasma bacteria resistant to penicillin
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They lack murein
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