Bacteriology — Flashcards

Mycobacteria tuberculosis grows _____ (fast or slow), requiring 2-6 wks to grow

Gram Positive Algorithm:Gram Positive _____ are either anaerobic or faculatative anaerobes (O2)

The _____ of E. coli allow the bug to cause urinary tract infections.

_____ is the most common cause of osteomyelitis

Hint: which bug

Gram _____ Algorithm:First split into Bacilli, Cocci and Branching, Filamentous

_____ is an exotoxin from Bacillus anthracis that cleaves MAPK, resulting in tissue necrosis and black eschar formation on the skin

Clostridium is a gram _____ rod

_____ is a major structural component of bacterial cell walls, consisting of the two sugars N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) and N-acetylmuramic acid (NAM)

Shigella spp. is _____ intracellular within M cells

_____ allows for clumping of Mycobacteria tuberculosis in a "serpentine-like" formation