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Microbiology
Graduate
01/17/2014

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Term
peptidoglycan fxn
Definition
gives rigid support, protects against osmotic pressure
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peptidoglycan structure
Definition
sugar backbone with cross-linked peptide side chains
Term
cell wall/membrane fxn
Definition
major surface ag
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cell wall structure
Definition
peptidoglycan for support, Lipoteichoic acid induces TNF and IL1
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outer membrane function
Definition
side of endotoxin and major surface Ag
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outer membrane chemical composition
Definition
lipid A induces INF and IL1; polysaccharide is the Ag
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plasma membrane fxn
Definition
site of oxidative and transport enzymes
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plasma membrane chemical composition
Definition
lipoprotein bilayer
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ribosome fxn
Definition
protein synthesis
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ribosome chemical composition
Definition
50S and 30S make up 70S
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periplasm fxn
Definition
space between cytoplasmic membrane and peptidoglycan wall in gram neg bacteria
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periplasm chemical composition
Definition
contains hydrolytic enzymes, including beta-lactamases
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capsule fxn
Definition
protects against phagocytosis
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capsule composition
Definition
polysaccharide
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pilus/fimbriae fxn
Definition
adherence of bacteria to cell surface; sex pills between 2 bacteria during conjugation
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pilus/fimbriae composition
Definition
glycoprotin
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flagellum fxn
Definition
motility
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spore fxn
Definition
provides resistance to dehydration, heat and chemicals
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spore composition
Definition
keratin-lie coat; dipicolinic acid
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plasmid fxn
Definition
contains a variety of genes for abc resistance, enymes and toxins
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glycocalyx fxn
Definition
mediates adherences to surfaces especially foreign surfaces (catheters)
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no cell wall
Definition
mycoplasma
Term
high lipid content in cell wall, contain my colic acid
Definition
mycobacteria
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gram positive cocci
Definition
staph and strep
Term
gram positive rod
Definition
clostridium, corynbacterium, bacillus, listeria, mycobacterium
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gram positive branching filaments
Definition
actinomyces and nocardia
Term
pleomorphic gram neg
Definition
rickettsiea, chlamydiae
Term
spirochetes
Definition
leptospira, borrelia, treponema
Term
gram neg coccus
Definition
neisseria
Term
what bugs do not gram stein well?
Definition
treponema, rickettsia, mycobacteria, mycoplasma, legionella, chlamydia
Term
giemsa stain
Definition
borrelia, plasmoium, trypanosomes, chlamydia
Term
PAS
Definition
glycogen, mucopolysaccharides; T whippelii
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Ziehl-Neelson
Definition
acid fast organisms
Term
india ink
Definition
mucicarmine on cryptococcus
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silver stain
Definition
fungi, PCP, legionella
Term
media for H influenzae
Definition
chocolate agar with V and X
Term
media for N gonorrhoeae
Definition
thayer martin
Term
hat does thayer martin media contain?
Definition
vancomycin, polymyxin, nystatin
Term
media for B pertussis
Definition
bordet gengou (potato)
Term
media for c diphtheriae
Definition
tellurite plate; loffler's media
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media for m tuberculosis
Definition
lowenstein jensen agar
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media for m pneumoniae
Definition
eaton's agar
Term
media for lactose fermenting enterics
Definition
macConkey's agar
Term
media for E coli
Definition
eosin-methylene blue
Term
media for legionela
Definition
charcoal yeast with cystein and iron
Term
media for fungi
Definition
sabouraud's
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obligate aerobes
Definition
nocardia, pseudomonas, TB, bacillus
Term
obligate anaerobes
Definition
clostridium, bacteroides, and actinomyces
Term
what abx can you not use against anaerobes?
Definition
AG
Term
abx for anaerobes
Definition
metronidzole and clindamycin
Term
obligate intracelllar
Definition
rikettsia, chlamycia b/c can't make own ATP
Term
facultatie intracellular
Definition
salmonella, neisseria, brucella, mycobacterium, listeria, francisella, legionella, yersinia pestis
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encapsulated bacteria
Definition
S penaumo, H fluB, n meningiditis, salmonella, klebsiela, GBS
Term
quellung reaction
Definition
if encapsulated, the capsule swells when anti capsular antisera are added
Term
catalase fxn
Definition
H2O2 -> H2O and O2
Term
catalase positive organisms
Definition
pseudomonas, listeria, actinomyces, candida, e coli, S aureus, serratia
Term
actinomyces pigment
Definition
yellow sulfur granules
Term
S aureus pigment
Definition
yellow
Term
pseudomonas pigment
Definition
blue-green
Term
serratia marcescens pigment
Definition
red
Term
Exotoxin vs. endotoxin: outer cell membrane of gram-
Definition
endotoxin
Term
Exotoxin vs. endotoxin: secreted from cell
Definition
exotoxin
Term
Exotoxin vs. endotoxin: polypeptide
Definition
exotoxin
Term
Exotoxin vs. endotoxin: lipopolysaccharide
Definition
endotoxin
Term
Exotoxin vs. endotoxin: high toxicity
Definition
exotoxin
Term
Exotoxin vs. endotoxin: low toxicity
Definition
endotoxin
Term
Exotoxin vs. endotoxin: fever, shock
Definition
endotoxin
Term
Exotoxin vs. endotoxin: induces TNF and IL1
Definition
endotoxin
Term
Exotoxin vs. endotoxin: induces high titer Ab
Definition
exotoxin
Term
Exotoxin vs. endotoxin: poorly antigenic
Definition
endotoxin
Term
Exotoxin vs. endotoxin: toxoids as vaccines
Definition
exotoxin
Term
Exotoxin vs. endotoxin: destroyed rapidly at 60C
Definition
exotoxin
Term
Exotoxin vs. endotoxin: stable at 100C for 1 hr
Definition
endotoxin
Term
Exotoxin vs. endotoxin: tetanus, botulism, diphtheria
Definition
exotoxin
Term
Exotoxin vs. endotoxin: meningococcemia, sepsis by gram- rods
Definition
endotoxin
Term
Exotoxin vs. endotoxin: genes in plasmid or bacteriophage
Definition
exotoxin
Term
Exotoxin vs. endotoxin: genes in bacterial chromosome
Definition
endotoxin
Term
inactivates EF2
Definition
diphtheria toxin and exotoxin A
Term
exotoxin A
Definition
pseudomonas
Term
pseudomembrane in throat
Definition
diphtheria toxin
Term
host cell death
Definition
exotoxin A
Term
inactivates 60S
Definition
shiga toxin and shiga-like toxin
Term
mucosal damage -> dysentery
Definition
shiga toxin
Term
enhances cytokine relsease, causing HUS
Definition
shiga toxin, shiga-like toxin
Term
inc cAMP -> Cl secretion
Definition
Heat-labile toxin, edema factor, cholera toxin
Term
exotoxin causing watery diarrhea
Definition
heat-labile, heat-stable
Term
responsible for edematous borders of black eschar
Definition
edema factor
Term
exotoxin causing rice water stools
Definition
cholera toxin
Term
inc cGMP
Definition
heat-stable tosin
Term
inc cAMP by dialing Gi
Definition
pertissis toxin
Term
cleaves SNARE rote in required for NT release
Definition
tetanospasmin and botulinum toxin
Term
inhibits GABA and glycine release
Definition
tetanospasmin
Term
inhibits Ach relsease
Definition
botulinum toxin
Term
phospholipase that degrades tissue
Definition
alpha toxin
Term
exotoxin causing gas gangrene
Definition
alpha toxin
Term
exotoxin that degrades cell membrane
Definition
stretolysin O
Term
ab against this toxin detects rheumatic fever
Definition
streptolysin O
Term
bring MHC II and TCR in proximity to cause overwhelming release of IFN-gamma dn IL2
Definition
exotoxin A and TSST-1
Term
exotoxins causing toxic shock syndrome
Definition
exotoxin A and TSST-1
Term
endotoxin effect on macrophages
Definition
activates leading to release of IL1, TNF and NO
Term
toxin effects on complement and clotting
Definition
activates alternative pathway -> C3a and C5a effects
activates hangmen factor -> DIC
Term
lag phase of bacterial growth
Definition
metabolic activity without division
Term
exponential phase of bacterial growth
Definition
rapid cell division
Term
stationary phase of bacterial growth
Definition
nutrient depletion slows growth; spore formation in some bacteria
Term
transformation
Definition
ability to take up DNA from environment
Term
what organisms use transformation?
Definition
s pneumo, H flu, neisseria
Term
F+ x F- conjugation
Definition
F+ plasmid containes genes for conjugation, bacteria without this are F-; plasmid is replicated and transferred through pious from F+ cell
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Hfr x F- conjugation
Definition
F+ can be incorporated into bacterial chromosomal DNA = Hfr; transfer of plasmid and chromosomal genes
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transposition
Definition
segment of DNA can jump from one location to another, transfer genes from plasmid to chromosome and vice versa
Term
generalize transduction
Definition
packaging event; lytic phage infects bacterium leading to cleavage of bacterial DNA and synthesis of viral preens; bacterial chromosomal DNA becomes packaged in viral capsid
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specialized transduction
Definition
excision event; lysogenic phage infects bacterium; viral DNA is incorporated into bacterial chromosome, when phage DNA is excised, bacterial genes may be excised with it
Term
5 bacterial toxins encoded in the lysogenic phage
Definition
shiga-like toxin, botulinum, cholera, diphtheria, erythrogenic toxin of S pyogenes
Term
urease positive organisms
Definition
proteus, ureaplasma, nocardia, cryptococcus, H pylori, klebsiella, S epidermidis, S saphrophyticus
Term
produce IgA protease
Definition
S pneumo, H flu, N meningitidis
Term
Protein A
Definition
binds Fc regiong of Ig; S aureus
Term
M protein
Definition
prevents phagocytosis; GAS
Term
examples of conjugated vaccines
Definition
pneumovax, H influenzae B, maningococcal
Term
vaccines for polysaccharide capsule Ag
Definition
a protein is conjugated to the polysaccharide capsule to promote T cell activaiton
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