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BMS 127 Ch. 19 Pathogenic Gram-Positive Bacteria Flashcards

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How does Staphylococcus aureus affect the matrix between cells in the human body?

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S. aureus produces an enzyme that dissolves hyaluronic acid and thus enables it to pass between cells.

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Which of the following bacteria causes a type of food poisoning?

a. Streptococcus sanguis
b. Clostridium perfringens
c. Staphylococcus aureus
d. Streptococcus pyogenes

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c. Staphylococcus aureus

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Which of the following conditions is a systemic disease caused by Staphylococcus?

a. impetigo
b. folliculitis
c. carbuncle
d. toxic shock syndrome

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d. toxic shock syndrome

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What bacterium is associated with bacteremia, meningitis, and pneumonia in newborns?

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Streptococcus agalactiae

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What type of anthrax is much more common in animals than in humans?

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gastrointestinal anthrax

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Of the following genera, which can survive the harshest conditions?

a. Staphylococcus
b. Clostridium
c. Mycobacterium
d. Actinomyces

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b. Clostridium

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Pathogenic strains that have become resistant to antimicrobial drugs are found in which of the following genera?

a. Staphylococcus
b. Mycobacterium
c. Enterococcus
d. All of the above

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d. All of the above

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What bacterium causes pseudomembranous colitis?

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Clostridium difficile

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Mycoplasmas

a. lack cell walls
b. are pleomorphic
c. have sterol in their membranes
d. all of the above

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d. all of the above

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In which of the following diseases would the patient experience a pseudomembrane covering the tonsils, pharynx, and larynx?

a. tuberculoid leprosy
b. diphtheria
c. arrhythmia
d. tetanus

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b. diphtheria

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of mycoplasmas?

a. cytochromes
b. sterols in cytoplasmic membranes
c. use of UGA codon for tryptophan
d. rRNA nucleotide sequences similar to those of Gram-positive bacteria

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a. cytochromes

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What is the genus or genera of the bacterium that causes the following disease or condition:

Scalded skin syndrome

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Staphylococcus

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What is the genus or genera of the bacterium that causes the following disease or condition:

Osteomyelitis

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Staphylococcus

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What is the genus or genera of the bacterium that causes the following disease or condition:

Pharyngitis

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Streptococcus; Corynebacterium

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What is the genus or genera of the bacterium that causes the following disease or condition:

Pharyngitis

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Streptococcus

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What is the genus or genera of the bacterium that causes the following disease or condition:

Scarlet fever

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Streptococcus

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What is the genus or genera of the bacterium that causes the following disease or condition:

Pyoderma

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Streptococcus

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What is the genus or genera of the bacterium that causes the following disease or condition:

Rheumatic fever

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Streptococcus

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What is the genus or genera of the bacterium that causes the following disease or condition:

Glomerulonephritis

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Streptococcus

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What is the genus or genera of the bacterium that causes the following disease or condition:

Sinusitis

A

Streptococcus

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What is the genus or genera of the bacterium that causes the following disease or condition:

Otitis media

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Streptococcus

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What is the genus or genera of the bacterium that causes the following disease or condition:

Anthrax

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Bacillus

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What is the genus or genera of the bacterium that causes the following disease or condition:

Myonecrosis

A

Streptococcus

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What is the genus or genera of the bacterium that causes the following disease or condition:

Diphtheria

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Corynebacterium

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What is the genus or genera of the bacterium that causes the following disease or condition:

Leprosy

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Clostridium

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What is the genus or genera of the bacterium that causes the following disease or condition:

Dental caries

A

Streptococcus; Actinomyces

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What is the genus or genera of the bacterium that causes the following disease or condition:

Acne

A

Propionibacterium

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