Bacteria — Flashcards

What culture media contains RBCs that are lysed via heating?_____

Which exotoxin of Clostridium difficile is a brush border toxin that causes watery diarrhea?_____

Which MHC class has a larger peptide binding groove (13 - 17 AA)? _____

Shigella is acid-_____ (stable or labile)

What is the oxygen dependency of Bordetella pertussis?_____

What complement protein does the alternative pathway of activation begin with? _____

Which form of E. coli presents with a watery, 'traveler's diarrhea'?_____

Which bacteria is commonly transmitted via improper canning of food?_____

Due to Chlamydia spp. being obligate intracellular bacteria, they gram stain _____

Because Vibrio vulnificus, Yersinia spp, and Listeria are _____, they more commonly infect patients with Hemochromatosis