Flashcards in Microbiology Deck (65)
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_______ is a localized infection resulting in systemic manifestations (high fever, low BP, malaise, confusion progressing to stupor, coma, organ failure), rash resembling a sunburn
Toxic Shock Syndrome
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Actin homolog in bacteria
MreB and ParM
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Aerobic(-), Anaerobic(+), killed by oxygen, use fermentive metabolism
Strict Anaerobe
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Aerobic(+), Anaerobic(-), require oxygen, cannot ferment
Strict Aerobe
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Aerobic(+), Anaerobic(+), ferments in presence or absence of oxygen
Indifferent (Aerotolerant)
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Aerobic(+), Anaerobic(+), respires in presence of oxygen and ferments in absence of oxygen
Facultative Anaerobe
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Aerobic(+*), Anaerobic(+), grows best at low concentration of oxygen and can grow without oxygen
Microaerophilic
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Bacterial plasmids (usually) transfer DNA via physical contact between the donor and recipient cells in the process of _______
Conjugation
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Bacteriophages transfer segments of DNA from one cell to another in the process of ______
Transduction
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Clockwise movement of a flagellum give this movement: ______
Tumbling
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Counterclockwise movement of a flaggelum gives this movement: ______
Swimming
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degree of pathogenicity, number of microbes required to be introduced into a host for disease to result
Virulence
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disease caused by an infection with a microbe
Infectious disease
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Flagella distribution pattern with flagella all over the cell
Peritrichous
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Flagella distribution pattern with flagella concentrated at one end of the cell
Polar
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Four Phases of Bacterial Growth
Lag; Exponential; Stationary, Death
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Gram (-) rods include: ______
E. coli and Pseudomonas
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Gram + cocci include: _______
Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and Enterococcus
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Gram + rods include: ______
Clostridium
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Gram-______ bacteria have a thin, sparsely cross-linked peptidoglycan layer and other components located exterior to the peptidoglycan
Negative
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Gram-_______ bacteria have a thick, extensively cross-linked peptidoglycan wall that also contains teichoic acids
Positive
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Gram-Negative bacteria crosslink peptidoglycans from ____ to _____
DAP; D-Ala
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Gram-Positive bacteria crosslink peptidoglycans from ____ to _____
L-Lys; D-Ala
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Gram(-) (diplo)cocci include: _____
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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In gram positive cocci, _______ is typical in walled off infections, while ______ is typical in spreading infections
Staphylococcus; Streptococcus
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inhibition of microbial growth at drug concentrations tolerated by the host
Selective toxicity
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Intermediate filament homolog in bacteria
crescentin (CreS)
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Mobile element that can mediate conjugation between cells, in which it is the DNA that is transferred
Conjugative Transposon
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Naked DNA is taken up by competent cells in the process of _______.
Transformation
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