2.5.1 Brucella spp.

Question 1

Considered as Category __ biological agents by CDC

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Motile?

Answer 2

Non motile

Question 3

What is the Gaseous composition?

Answer 3

Obligate aerobe

Question 4

What the characteristics of this bacteria that is similar to Bartonella spp

Answer 4

Facultative intracellular bacteria

Question 5

Oxidase, Urease, Catalase?

Answer 5

Positive

Question 6

What are the Bacteria that are part of category B?

Answer 6

Coxiella burnetiid
Brucella
Burkholderia mallei
Burkholderia pseudomallei
Alphaviruses
Rickettsia prowazekii
Chlamydia psittaci

Question 7

What are the organisms that is part of Category A?

Answer 7

Nipah virus, Hanta vrus

Question 8

What is the Infection for Brucella?

Answer 8

Brucellosis (Undulant fever)

Question 9

MOT?

Answer 9

Aerosol, percutaneous, oral routes

Question 10

Characterized by normal temperature in the morning and high temperatures during afternoon and evening

Answer 10

Brucellosis

Question 11

Microscopic characteristics?

Answer 11

Small gram negative coccobacilli or bacilli

Question 12

Biosafety level required for culturing Brucella?

Answer 12

Biosafety practice level 3