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Microbiology
Undergraduate 1
06/20/2012

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Term
Mumps
Definition
disease of the gastointestinal system, it is transmitted by the respiratory route
Pt presents with
a. Fever
b. Malaise
c. Rash on chest arms and feet
Term
Etiological agent
Definition
Difference between Amoebic dystentery and Bacillary dysentery
Term
Samonella enterica
Definition
Likely souce of poutry product infection
Prevented by thorough cooking of food
Transmitted by water
Term
Giardiasis
Definition
Diagnosed by presence of flagellated protozoa in patients feces
Term
Entamoeba histolytica
Definition
Feeds on red blood cells
Term
Beef Tapeworm
Definition
Human infestation aquired by ingesting cysticerci in intermediate host
Prevented by thorough cooking of food
Term
Escherichia Coli
Definition
Most common cause of traveler's diarrea
Cystitis is most often caused by
Most nosocomial infections of the urinary tract are caused by
Term
Staphylococcal food poisioning
Definition
A. Suspect food are those not cooked before eating
B. It can be prevented by refrigeration
C. It is treated by replaceing water and electrolytes
D. It is characterized by rapid onset and short duration of symptoms
Term
Taenia infestation
Definition
Humans are definitive host
Term
Trichinellosis
Definition
Humans eat larva of parasite
It is prevented by thorough cooking Transmitted via under cooked pork and horse
Killed by radiation
Transmitted
Term
Pinworm infestation
Definition
Human injest parasite eggs
Term
Hookworm infestation
Definition
parasite bores through skin
Term
Thorogh cooking prevents
Definition
A. Trichinellosis
B. Beef tapeworm
C. Salmonellosis
D. Shigellosis
Term
Large Intestine
Definition
Location of most normal microbiota of the digesttion system
Term
Vibrio vulnificus
Definition
Transmitted Via contaminated shrimp
Symptoms include onset
a. Fever
b. Chills
c. Nausea
d. Myalgia
Therapy with ciprofloxacin
Term
Transmitted by water
Definition
A. Salmonella
B. Cyclospora
C. Cryptosporidium
D. Hepatitis A Virus
Term
Cholera
Definition
"Rice water stools" are charateristic of
Term
Helicobacter
Definition
Makes NH3
Grows in stomach
Term
Lactobacillus
Definition
Normal microbiota of the adult vagina
Term
Pyelonephritis results from
Definition
a. Urethritis
b. Systemic infection
c. Cystitis
d. Ureteritis
d.
Term
Primarily a sexually transmitted infection (STI)
Definition
a. Lymphogranuloma vernereum
b. Genital Herpes
c. Gonorrhea
d. Chancroid
Term
Cause congential infections or infections of the newborns
Definition
a. Syphilis
b. Gonorrhea
c. Nongonococcal urethritis
d. Genital herpes
Term
Genital herpes
Definition
Recurs at the site of infection
Primarily a sexually transmitted infection
Cause conginital infection or infection of the newborn
Most difficult to treat withchemotherapeutic agents
Term
Contains fewer than 10,000 pathogens/ml
Definition
Normal urine sample collected by urinating in a sterial collection cup
Term
Glomerulonphritis
Definition
An immune complex disease
Term
Predisposing factors to cystitis in females
Definition
a. The proximity of the anus to the urethra b. The lenght of the urethra c. Sexual intercourse d. Poor personal hygiene
Term
Candidiasis
Definition
Itching
Cheesy discharge
Term
Trichomoniasis
Definition
Leukocytes at the infected site is a symptom of
Term
Lymphogranuloma vernereum
Definition
Caused by Chlamydia
Primarily a sexually transmitted infection
Term
Gonorrhea
Definition
Most common reportable disease in the US
Complicatons include:
a. Arthritis
b. Pelvic inflammatory disease
c. Endocarditis
d. Meningitis
Cause conginital infections or infections of the newborn
Primarily a sexually transmitted infection
TX(Treatment) with cephalosporins because organism is resistant to penicillin and fluoroquinolones
Number of cases greater than AIDS last year
Term
Syphilis
Definition
Causes
a. Skin rash
b. Hair loss
c. Malaise
d. Fever
Cause congenital infection or infectons of the newborn
Term
Genital warts
Definition
a. Treated by removing them
b. It is caused by papillomaviruses
c. It is transmitted through direct contact
Term
Pelvic inflammatory disease
Definition
a. It can cause sterility and pain
b. It can be caused by N. gonorrhoeae
c. It can be sexually transmitted
d. It can be caused by C. trachomatis
Term
Acyclovir
Definition
TX(Treatment) for fever and extensive lesions of the labia minora w/negative VDRL(syphilis) test
Term
Habitat for an extremphile
Definition
a. Inside rock
b. Salt-evaporation pond
c. 100 degree C water
d. Acid mine wash
Term
Symbiotic pair of organisms

Elk
Definition
Rumen bacteria
Term
Termite
Definition
Animal with specialized organs that hold cellulose
Degrading bacteria and fungi
Term
Adding untreated sewage to a freshwater lake would cuase the biochemical oxygen demand to
Definition
Increase
Term
Coal formation
Definition
Requires anaerobic conditions
Term
Sludge digestion
Definition
Takes place under anaerobic conditions
Term
Uses anaerobic conditions
Definition
Coal formation
Sludge digestion
Term
Primary sewage treatment
Definition
The amount of oxygen doesn't make a difference
Sedimentation of sludge occurs in
Term
Bacteria
Definition
81% of microorganisms in the soil
Can increase the Earth's temperature by Producung CH4, a greenhouse gas
Term
Secondary sewage treatment
Definition
Waste water treatment process is responsible for the removal of most BOD(Biochemical Oxygen Demand) in sewage
Aerobic respiration occurs
Term
Water Treatment
Definition
Filtration to remove protozoa
Term
The release of phosphate-containing detergents into a river would
Definition
increase algal growth
Term
If untreated sewage is released into a river
Definition
a. Health hazard
b. Increase BOD
c. Decrease dissolved oxygen
Term
The most common mode of HAV(Hepatitis A Virus) transmission
Definition
Contamination of food during preparation
Term
Xanthan used in household products is produced by bacteria
Definition
a. Selected for therir ability to grow lactose
b. That are plant pathogens
Term
Fermentation
Definition
Works to preserve food because of
a. Acid
b. Alcohol
Process yeast use to produce ethanol for automobile fuel from corn
Term
Radiation work to preserve food because of
Definition
Lethal mutations
Term
Aseptic packaging works to preserve food beacuse of
Definition
Heat
Term
Canning preserve food by
Definition
Anaerobic environment and heat
Term
Uses for radiation
Definition
a. Killing Trichinella
b. Killing insect eggs and larva
c. Preventing sprouting
d. Foods that cannot be heated
Term
Industrial product produced by microbes
Definition
a. Amino acids in foods
b. Antiboitics
c. Industrial enzymens
d. Vitamin B12
e. Riboflavin
Term
Cellulase attached to a membrane filter will
Definition
Degrade cellulose
Term
Microbial products can be improved by
Definition
a. Isolating new strains
b. mutating existing strains
c. Genetically modifing strains
d. Modifying culture conditions
Term
Advantages of using a bioreator instead of a flask culture
Definition
a. Large culture volumes can be grown
b. Instrumentation for monitoring enviromrntal conditions
c. Uniform aeration and mixing
d. Aseptic sampling
Term
Commerical sterilization differs from true steralization in that commercial sterilization
Definition
May result in the survial of thermophiles
Term
Acetobacter
Definition
Undesirable contaminant in wine making
Term
Fuel produced by microorganisms
(HOME)
Definition
a. Hydrogen
b. Oil from algae
c. Methane
d. Ethanol
Term
Flat sour spoliage
Definition
Spoilage of canned foods due to inadequate processing, not accompained by gas production
Term
R. rickettsia
Definition
The causative agent in Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Term
As cheese age it gets
Definition
More acidic
Term
Staphylococcus saprophyticus causes
Definition
Cystitis
Term
Cystitis caused by
Definition
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
Escherichia Coli
Term
Clostridum difficile
Definition
Associated diarrhea is usually preceded by use of broad spectrum antibiotica
Term
Symbiotic pair of organisms

Orchid
Definition
Mycorrhizae
Term
Symbiotic pair of organisms

Onion
Definition
Arbuscules
Term
Symbiotic pair of organisms

Bean plant
Definition
Rhizobium
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