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Cervicofacial swelling is caused by this filamentous Gram +ve organism

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Actinomyces israelii

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Inoculation of this microbe causes a painless black eschar on the skin

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Bacillus anthracis

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Gram +ve endospore former that grows well in air

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Bacillus anthracis

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Inhalation of this microbe leads to hemorrhagic mediastinitis and pulmonary edema

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Bacillus anthracis

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Has a poly-D-glutamate polypeptide capsule

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Bacillus anthracis

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Gram +ve organism with a heat stable enterotoxin

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Bacillus cereus

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Causes food poisoning from starchy food, especially rice

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Bacillus cereus

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Gram +ve organism whose toxin increases intracellular cAMP to cause edema

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Bacillus anthracis

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This organism is identified on Regan-Lowe media

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Bordetella pertussis

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Contains a tracheal cytotoxin that inhibits respiratory epithelial cilia

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Bordetella pertussis

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Causes short, repetitive coughs that ending in a gasp, often with vomiting

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Bordetella pertussis

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A Gram -ve whose toxin increases cAMP levels in the respiratory mucosa

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Bordetella pertussis

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Beef farmer has an undulating fever and drenching night sweats caused by this

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Brucella abortus

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The leading bacterial cause of Guillain-Barrè syndrome

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Campylobacter jejuni

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Diarrhea + blood and pus from undercooked chicken. This microbe grows at 42°C

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Campylobacter jejuni

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This organisms toxin blocks the release of acetylcholine from nerve cells

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Clostridium botulinum

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Gram +ve that causes trismus and opisthotonos

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Clostridium tetani

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Has a neurotoxin that causes flaccid paralysis

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Clostridium botulinum

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Causes floppy baby syndrome from ingestion of contaminated honey

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Clostridium botulinum

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A food-borne illness from inadequately home-canned foods

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Clostridium botulinum

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Contains an alpha-toxin, a lecithinase that destroys eukaryotic membranes

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Clostridium perfringens

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Causes myonecrosis with gas production

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Clostridium perfringens

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Causes Gram +ve food poisoning from reheated meat - watery diarrhea, no vomiting

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Clostridium perfringens

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Its toxin blocks the release of GABA and glycine from inhibitory motor nerves

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Clostridium tetani

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A Gram +ve organism with round, terminal endospores

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Clostridium tetani

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Causes exudative pharyngitis and a thick, dirty white pseudomembrane

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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The patient appears bull-necked from the exotoxin effects of this organism

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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Produces black-brown colonies on tellurite medium

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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Gram +ve whose toxin ADP-ribosylates eukaryotic EF-2, inhibiting protein synthesis

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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A club-shaped organism that forms angular pairs

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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Causes an ulcerating papule and fever after skinning a rabbit

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Francisella tularensis

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A spindle-shaped anaerobe that causes intestinal abscesses

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Fusobacterium

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Associated with clue cells and gives a +ve amine test

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Gardnerella vaginalis

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Pleomorphic, Gram –ve organisms that requires factors from lysed blood

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Haemophilus

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A Gram -ve bacilli that causes painful genital ulcers

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Haemophilus ducreyi

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Epiglottitis in a child, with drooling, inspiratory stridor, and cherry-red epiglottis

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Haemophilus influenzae type b

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An encapsulated organism that causes purulent meningitis in susceptible babies

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Haemophilus influenzae type b

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Gram -ve organism that causes pink eye and requires chocolate agar to grow

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H. influenzae var. aegypticus

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Motile Gram -ve organism that is urease and oxidase +ve

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Helicobacter pylori

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Associated with MALT (mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue) lymphoma

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Helicobacter pylori

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Cause of Pontiac fever

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Legionella pneumophila

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Common source exposure causes necrotizing pneumonia, grows on BCYE

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Legionella pneumophila

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Gram +ve with a pore-forming toxin

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Listeria monocytogenes

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Gram +ve food poisoning from refrigerated soft cheese or deli meat

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Listeria monocytogenes

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A Gram +ve microbe that causes meningitis in renal transplant patients

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Listeria monocytogenes

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This Gram +ve organism that has actin-directed motility

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Listeria monocytogenes

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Contains P pili for adhering to urogenital epithelium

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UPEC Escherichia coli

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A facultative anaerobe that causes cellulitis after cat bite

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Pasteurella multocida

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An anaerobe that produces melanin and causes gingivitis

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Porphyromonas gingivalis

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This organism causes cellulitis with blue-green pus

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Hardy Gram -ve organism with green pigment that can grow on soap

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Gram -ve whose toxin ADP-ribosylates eukaryotic EF-2, inhibiting protein synthesis

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Oxidase +ve organism that is isolated on TCBS/alkaline medium

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Vibrio cholerae

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Comma-shaped with toxin that increases cellular cAMP, causing watery diarrhea

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Vibrio cholerae

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Causes cellulitis in a cut from shucking contaminated oysters

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Vibrio vulnificus