microbe of the day Flashcards
SARVS-CoV-2
single stranded RNA, enveloped
clostridioides difficile
gram +, sporing, anaerobic, bacillus, causes pseudomembranous colitis, transmitted via fecal to oral, caused by antibiotics, produces toxins
agrobacterium tumefaciens
bacillus, gram-, crown gall disease (plant cancer), used in biotechnology, in soil,
clostridium botulinum
gram +, spore forming, anaerobic bacterium, bacillus, food poisoning, found in soil, used in botox
Ebola virus
enveloped, found in bats, helical nucleocapsids and tubular, pathogenic, linear ssRNA, spread by body fluids
Cyanobacteria
gram -, photosynthetic, aquatic, oxygen producing, fix nitrogen, cyanotoxins, old as fuck, thylakoids
kebsiella pneumoniae
gram -, non motile, encapsulated, anaerobic, rod shaped, found in intestines, antibiotic resistant, bloodstream infections, wound or surgical site infections, UTIs, and meningitis
helicobacter pylori
gram -, helical or spiral, lophotrichous, causes gastritis, cancer, ulcers, urease, lymphoid tissue lymphoma
Streptococcus pyogenes
gram +, ball chain shape, causes strep throat, found on skin, toxic shock syndrome
Staphylococcus aureus
gram +, gold, ball cluster shape, skin infections, respiratory infections, and food intoxication
* MRSA* VRSA
Found on skin/upper respiratory tract
toxic shock syndrome
clostridioides difficile treatment
treated with antibiotics and fecal transplants
clostridium botulinum treatment
antitoxin and ventilator treatment,
Ebola virus treatment
Inmazeb™ and Ebanga™. Monoclonal antibodies
Epstein barr virus
dsDNA, enveloped, mononucleosis, herpes, spread thru saliva
aliivibrio fishcheri
gram -, dsDNA, marine environments, glows, symbiotic, bioengineering
