Bacteriology — Flashcards

_____ is a bacteria that invades via M cells of the Peyer's patches

_____ species is characteristically said to form molar tooth colonies

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

Gram Negative Algorithm:Bacilli who _____ lactose fermenters are further split into whether they contain cytochrome oxidase

Hint: are/are not

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

Hint: which exotoxin

_____ is an obligate anaerobe that is typically found in the gums and causes dental abscesses

Pyogenic infections caused by Streptococcus pyogenes include _____, non-bullous impetigo, erysipelas/cellulitis

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

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

_____ and Listeria monocytogenes show differential motility