Bacterial Cell Morphology

Question 1

Shape of coccus

Answer 1

spherical

Question 2

Shape of bacillus

Answer 2

rod

Question 3

Shape of spirillum

Answer 3

spiral

Question 4

Shape of coccobacillus

Answer 4

rod-shaped with round ends (mistaken for coccus)

Question 5

Shape of vibrio

Answer 5

short curved rod

Question 6

Shape of spirochete

Answer 6

spiral shaped cell with unique motility

Question 7

Shape of pleomorphic

Answer 7

vary in shape

Question 8

THICK peptidoglycan layer that surrounds cell membrane (stains purple)

Answer 8

gram positive cell wall

Question 9

THIN peptidoglycan layer that surrounds cell membrane (stains pink)

Answer 9

gram negative cell wall

Question 10

lipopolysaccharide (LPS) embedded in the outer membrane acts as a

Answer 10

endotoxin

Question 11

pili aka

Answer 11

fimbriae

Question 12

pili act as

Answer 12

adherence factors

Question 13

sex pili transfer

Answer 13

plasmids

Question 14

protective walls around some G+ and G-

Answer 14

capsule

Question 15

capsule: virulence factor impedes…

Answer 15

phagocytosis

Question 16

two gram + genera Bacillus, Clostridium

Answer 16

endospore

Question 17

protective (not reproductive, resist heat/drying and disinfectants

Answer 17

endospore

Question 18

extracellular proteins released from both G+ and G-

Answer 18

Exotoxins

Question 19

exotoxins are good inducers of

Answer 19

antibodies

Question 20

enterotoxins target

Answer 20

GI

Question 21

neurotoxins target

Answer 21

nerves

Question 22

pryogenic exotoxins cause

Answer 22

fever and rash

Question 23

bacteria in the blood stream that can trigger sepsis

Answer 23

bacteremia

Question 24

bacteremia that causes systemic immune response to infection

Answer 24

sepsis

Question 25

fever, high white cell count, and increase heart rate

Answer 25

sepsis

Question 26

endotoxic shock aka

Answer 26

septic shock

Question 27

sepsis resulting in drop in BP and organ dysfunction

Answer 27

septic shock