Bacteriology — Flashcards

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

_____ E. coli is associated with the toxins heat labile toxin (LT) and heat stable toxin (ST)

_____ E. Coli (EHEC) produces a "Shiga-like" toxin

Bacillus cereus, like anthracis, is _____erobic and spore-forming

Chlamydia _____ has 3 common groups of serotypes: Types A, B, C; Types D-K, Types L1, L2, L3

_____ is the bacterium that causes Q fever

_____ will grow on blood agar if Staph Aureus is present and causing beta-hemolysis

Bordetella pertussis is a gram _____ coccobacillus

_____ does not gram stain due to lack of a cell wall.Its cell membrane instead has sterols for stability.

Hint: which bacteria

_____ degrades phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin, resulting in myonecrosis (muscle breakdown)

Hint: which exotoxin