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33 Cards in this Set
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Treponema pallidum is the causative agent of _______. |
Syphilis |
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Enterobacter is the causative agent of what type of infections? |
Urinary Tract Infections |
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Bordatella pertusis is the causative agent of what disease? |
Whooping Cough |
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Shigella is the causative agent of what disease? |
Shigellosis |
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Rickettsia rickettsii is the causative agent of _______. |
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever |
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Vibrio cholerae is the causative agent of _______. |
Cholera |
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What 2 organisms convert ethanol to vinegar? |
Acetobacter and Gluconobacter |
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Hemophilus influenza causes _______. |
Meningitis |
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What gram (+) microorganism causes toxic shock syndrome? |
Staphylococcus aureus |
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What genus of bacteria have a waxy substance known as mycolic acid in their cell walls? |
Mycobacterium |
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_______ hemolysis by Streptococcus shows a green zone on blood agar. |
Alpha hemolysis by Streptococcus shows a green zone on blood agar. |
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What does the gram (+) Clostridium perfringens cause? |
Gas Gangrene |
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Borrelia is the causative agent of what disease? |
Lyme Disease |
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_______ is the causative agent anthrax. |
Bacillus anthracis |
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Moraxella lacunata is a gram (-) microbe which is the causative agent of what disease? |
Pink Eye |
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Name two genera of gram (+) endospore formers. |
Bacillus and Clostridium |
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What strain of E.coli causes bloody diarrhea and invades the intestinal wall? |
Enteroinvasive |
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What is the causative agent of scarlet fever? |
Streptococcus |
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What strain of E.coli causes bloody diarrhea and has shiga-like toxins? |
Enterohemorrhagic |
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_______ is an obligate intracellular parasite that is the causative agent of urogenital tract infections. |
Chlamydia |
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Escherichia coli is the causative agent of what disease? |
Traveler's diarrhea |
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What strain of E.coli causes traveler's diarrhea and produces an exotoxin? |
Enterotoxigenic |
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Salmonella typhi is the causative agent of what disease? |
Typhoid Fever |
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Neisseria gonorrhea is the causative agent of what disease? |
Gonorrhea |
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_______ hemolysis by Streptococcus shows no effect on blood agar. |
Gamma |
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What Domain contains bacteria which have no peptidoglycan in their cell walls? |
Archaeobacteria |
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Klebsiella is the causative agent of what disease? |
Septicemia |
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Yersinia pestis is the causative agent of what disease? |
Bubonic Plague |
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What genus of bacteria do not have cell walls at all? |
Mycoplasm |
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Legionella is the causative agent of what disease? |
Legionellosis |
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_______ hemolysis by Streptococcus shows a clear zone on blood agar. |
Beta |
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What gram negative organism from the Pasteurellaceae family causes meningitis? |
Hemophilus influenzae |
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These organisms are symbiotic with plants and are able to fix nitrogen. |
Rhizobium and Bradyrhizobium |