THE LIST Exam 2

Question 1

Bordetella pertussis

Answer 1

gram neg coccus
No spores, lots of toxins. Humans only host. Pertussis is severe highly contagious respiratory disease. WHOOPING COUGH. High virulence

Question 2

Francisella tularensis

Answer 2

gram neg coccobaccili
Very contagious. Animals to humans through mosquitos or air. Skin, mucous membrane, lungs, gastrointestinal tracts. Tularemia. Sores become ulcers.

Question 3

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Answer 3

gram neg rod
Rarely infects humans, usually just the weak (those with cancer, AIDS). Nosocomial. 40-60% mortality rate. COD for many cystic fibrosis deaths. communicates through quorum sensing.

Question 4

Legionella pneumophila

Answer 4

gram neg
Aquatic environments. Legionellosis disease. Nosocomial pneumonia. Must be acquired from environmental source. Bacterial pneumonia, but not in upper respiratory tract.

Question 5

Burkholderia mallei

Answer 5

gram neg rod

Human and plant pathogen. Grows on dead and decaying matter. Causes Meliodosis and sometimes septicemia and pneumonia.

Question 6

Serratia marcescens

Answer 6

gram neg rod
Opportunistic pathogen. Nosocomial. Antibiotic resistant. Can survive an aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Causes many different disease. Biofilms.

Question 7

Proteus vulgaris

Answer 7

gram neg rod

Nosocomial, esp in those with compromised immune system. UTI

Question 8

Yersinia pestis

Answer 8

gram neg rod

Bubonic plague. Bites from rats and fleas.

Question 9

Haemophilus influenzae

Answer 9

gram neg

Bacterial inection of blood. Direct contact and inhalation. Menigtits

Question 10

Bacillus anthracis

Answer 10

gram pos rod

Aerobic or anerobic. First shown to cause disease by Koch. Anthrax. Lysis of human cells.

Question 11

Staphylococcus aureus

Answer 11

gram pos sphere

Antibiotic resistant super germ. Staph infections. Skin infections, food poisoing, TSS, etc. MRSA

Question 12

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Answer 12

gram pos pointed cocci

Break down red blood cells. Pneumonia, meningitis. Prevents phagocytosis by immune cells.

Question 13

Listeria monocytogenes

Answer 13

gram pos rod

Resistant to freezing, drying, heat. Non spore forming. Found in soil. Raw food and milk. Intestinal tract of a few humans. Can be in refrigerated foods. Septicemia, meningitis, corneal ulcers, pneumonia, cervical infections, diarrhea.

Question 14

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Answer 14

gram pos acid fast

Most cases of tuberculosis

Question 15

Mycobacterium leprae

Answer 15

acid fast gram pos

Leprosy (Hansen’s disease).

Question 16

Corynebacterium diphtheria

Answer 16

gram pos rod

Causes diphtheria. Vaccination has pretty much eradicated it in the US. Very contagious.

Question 17

Propionibacterium acnes

Answer 17

gram pos rod

All over human body. Common inflammatory skin condition Acne vulgaris. Red inflamed skin legions.

Question 18

Gardnerella vaginalis

Answer 18

gram neg rod

Female genital tract. Women only. Discharge, itching, pain.

Question 19

Streptomyces spp.

Answer 19

Soil. Decomposers. Free living. Produce half of world’s antibiotics.

Question 20

Bartonella henselae

Answer 20

gram neg curved rod

Immunocompromised people (AIDS). In the blood. Septicemia, neurological disorders. Cat Scratch Disease. Cats and humans

Question 21

Chlamydia trachomatis

Answer 21

gram neg rod or sphere

STDs. Obligate intracellular parasite. Chlamydia. Not easily spread among women.

Question 22

Bacteroides spp.

Answer 22

gram neg rod

Human intestines. Symbiotic relationship. Break down food. Can cause abscesses if they go elsewhere in body. Can affect CNS.

Question 23

Treponema pallidum

Answer 23

gram neg spiral

Internal parasite. Causes syphilis (STD, or mother to child in utero). Chronic infectious disease.

Question 24

Borrelia burgdorferi

Answer 24

gram neg

Lyme disease

Question 25

Deinococcus radiodurans

Answer 25

gram pos sphere Found in ground meat that was treated with radiation. Radiation resistant. Soil and feces.

Question 26

Thermus aquaticus

Answer 26

gram neg rod Taq polymerase. Very high temperatures.

Question 27

Streptococcus pyogenes | GAS

Answer 27

gram pos sphere Adheres to host cells strongly. Invades. Lots of diseases: fever, pain, dizziness, red rash. Can cause death.

Question 28

Streptococcus agalactiae | GBS

Answer 28

Gram pos spheres Hemolytic properties. Leading causes of invasive infections in immunocompromised people. Bacteremia, septicemia, meningitis, pneumonia.