microbe of the day II

Question 1

saccharomyces cerevisiae

Answer 1

yeast, model organism, baking brewing

Question 2

candied albicans

Answer 2

yeast, single celled, part of normal microbiota, thrush, yeast infections, bloodstream infection

Question 3

HDV 1 and 2

Answer 3

dsDNA, ebneloped, 1= cold sores, 2= genital herpes
no cure, infect epithelial cells and neurons, primary infections, transmission via contact

Question 4

rabies

Answer 4

ssRNA, enveloped, vaccine, 2 forms
furious, 80%, involves brain, aggressive, foaming
dumb/ paralytic, spinal cord, no fear, weak

Question 5

pseudomonas aruginosa

Answer 5

gram -, EVERYWHERE, bacillus bacteria, antibiotic resistant, in hospitals, mouthwash

Question 6

chlamydia trachomatis

Answer 6

gram-, coccobaccillus, most pop STD, obligate intracell parasite, pelvis inflammatory disease

Question 7

neisseria gonorrhoeae

Answer 7

CLAP. gram-, diplococcus, may be as asymptomatic, antibiotic resistant,

Question 8

treponema pallidum

Answer 8

std, syphilis, spirochete
primary- chancre sore
secondary- rash
tertiary (10-30 years)- gummas, neurosyphilis

Question 9

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Answer 9

Acid fast, bacillus
– Tuberculosis
– Second leading cause of infectious
death worldwide in 2022

Question 10

Borrelia burgdorferi

Answer 10

Gram-negative spirochete
– Lyme disease
– Most common vector-borne disease in the U.S,
deer tick.
– Symptoms are vague, flu-like, with fever

Question 11

Plasmodium spp

Answer 11

Protozoan, cause of malaria
* Symptoms occur after 2-4 weeks, up to a year later – shaking
chills and fever due to destruction of red blood cells and release of toxins
* Preventable and treatable
* Drug resistance is a serious problem; currently no vaccine