General Micro Flashcards

1
Q

Largest bacteria

A

Thiomargarita namibiensis

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2
Q

Largest medically important bacteria

A

Borrelia burgdorferi

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3
Q

3 bacterial shapes

A

Cocci
Bacilli
Spirochete

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4
Q

3 bacterial patterns

A

Diplococci, streptococci, staphylococci

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5
Q

Only bacteria with no cell wall

A

Mycoplasma

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6
Q

Kills bacteria by cleaving the glycan backbone of peptidoglycan

A

Lysozyme

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7
Q

Facilitates the passage of small hydrophilic molecules into cell; acts as a channel to allow the entry of essential substances in gram negative bacteria

A

Porin proteins

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8
Q

Thicker, multilayer peptidoglycan

A

Gram positive cells

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9
Q

Thinner, single layer peptidoglycan

A

Gram negative cells

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10
Q

With teichoic acids

A

Gram positive cells

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11
Q

With lipopolysaccharide

A

Gram negative cells

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12
Q

With periplasmic space

A

Gram negative cells

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13
Q

Smallest bacteria

A

Mycoplasma sp.

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14
Q

Streptococcus

A

Gram +

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15
Q

Staphylococcus

A

Gram +

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16
Q

Corynebacterium

A

+

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17
Q

Listeria

A

+

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18
Q

Bacillus

A

+

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19
Q

Clostridium

A

+

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20
Q

Mycobacterium

A

+

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21
Q

Actinomyces

A

+

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22
Q

Nocardia

A

+

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23
Q

Neisseria

A

-

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24
Q

E. Coli

A

-

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25
Q

Shigella

A

-

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26
Q

Salmonella

A

-

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27
Q

Yersinia

A

-

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28
Q

Klebsiella

A

-

29
Q

Proteus

A

-

30
Q

Enterobacter

A

-

31
Q

Serratia

A

-

32
Q

Vibrio

A

-

33
Q

Campylobacter

A

-

34
Q

Helicobacter

A

-

35
Q

Pseudomonas

A

-

36
Q

Bacteroides

A

-

37
Q

Haemophilus

A

-

38
Q

Bordetella

A

-

39
Q

Legionella

A

-

40
Q

Yersinia

A

-

41
Q

Francisella

A

-

42
Q

Brucella

A

-

43
Q

Pasteurella

A

-

44
Q

Gardnerella

A

-

45
Q

Treponema

A

-

46
Q

Borrelia

A

-

47
Q

Leptospira

A

-

48
Q

Chlamydia

A

-

49
Q

Rickettsiae

A

-

50
Q

Bacteria not seen in gram stain

A

Treponema, rickettsiae, mycobacteria, mycoplasma, legionella, chlamydia

51
Q

Dark field microscopy

A

Treponema

52
Q

Rickettsiae

A

Giemsa/tissue stains

53
Q

Acid fast stain

A

Mycobacteria

54
Q

Silver stain

A

Legionella

55
Q

Inclusion bodies

A

Chlamydia

56
Q

Site of oxidative and transport enzymes

A

Cytoplasmic membrane

57
Q

Protein synthesis

A

Ribosomes

58
Q

Genetic material

A

Nucleoid

59
Q

Participates in cell division and secretion

A

Mesosome

60
Q

Contains many hydrolytic enzymes

A

Periplasm

61
Q

Protects against phagocytosis

A

Capsule

62
Q

Attachment, conjugation

A

Pili or fimbriae

63
Q

Mediates adherence to surfaces

A

Glycocalyx

64
Q

Motility

A

Flagellum

65
Q

Resistant to heat and chemicals, metabolically dormant forms of bacteria

A

Spores

66
Q

Genes for antibiotic resistance and toxins

A

Plasmid

67
Q

Site of nutrients in cytoplasm

A

Granule

68
Q

Facultative intracellular organisms

A
Listeria monocytogenes
Salmonella typhi
Yersinia
Francisella tularensis
Brucella
Legionella
Mycobacterium