Bacteriology — Flashcards

Helicobacter pylori is urease-positive, meaning it splits urea into _____ and CO2, the basis of the urea breath test

Gram Negative Algorithm:Bacilli who are fast lactose fermenters include _____, E. coli, Enterobacter

_____ produces the exotoxin Alpha toxin, which is a Phospholipase C enzyme

Corynebacterium is a gram _____ rod

All Clostridia are gram _____, spore-forming, obligate anaerobes

Hint: ...and shape

_____ E. coli uses aggregative adherence fimbriae (AAF) to make a biofilm on the intestinal wall

_____ inhibits a Gi protein within neutrophils, resulting in increased levels of cAMP within the neutrophils

Hint: which exotoxin

_____ species are involved in causing angular conjunctivitis, and is a gram negative, diplobacillus

Spe_____ and C of Streptococcus pyogenes are considered superantigens

_____ bodies are seen in psittacosis.