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teichoic acid is unique to what type of organisms?   gram-positive  
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endotoxin/LPS (outer membrane) is unique to what type of organisms?   gram-negative  
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what do teichoic acid and lipid A induce?   TNF and IL-1  
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space between the cytoplasmic membrane in gram-negative bacteria   periplasm - contains many hydrolytic enzymes, including beta lactamases  
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this mediates adherence to surfaces, especially foreign surfaces, e.g. indwelling catheters   glycocalyx - made of polysaccharide  
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this contains a variety of genes for antibiotic resistance, enzymes, and toxins   plasmid - made of DNA  
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what is the only gram-positive with endotoxin?   listeria  
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what is exotoxin made of?   polypeptide  
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what is endotoxin made of?   lipopolysaccharide  
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typical diseases with exotoxin?   tetanus, botulism, diphtheria  
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tpical diseases with endotoxin?   meningococcemia, sepsis by gram-negative rods  
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gram-negative cocci?   neisseria  
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these have a gram-negative cell wall but are too small to be seen with light microscope   spirochetes - must be visualized with darkfield microscope  
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no cell wall; neither gram-positive or gram-negative   mycoplasma  
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name the 6 classic gram-positives   strep, staph, bacillus, clostridium, corynebacterium, listeria  
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lipopolysaccharide found in cell wall of gram-negative bacteria   endotoxin - heat stable  
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this bug inactivates elongation factor (EF-2), causes pharyngitis and pseudomembrane in throat   corynebacterium diphtheriae  
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ADP ribosylation of G protein stimulates adenylyl cyclase, increasing pumping of Cl- and H20 into gut   cholera  
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what does e. coli heat-labile toxin stimulate?   adenylate cyclase  
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what does e. coli heat-stable toxin stimulate?   guanylate cyclase  
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what does bordatella pertussis stimulate?   adenylate cyclase; also inhibits chemokine receptor  
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double zone of hemolysis on blood agar?   C. perfringens  
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what does C. tetani block the release of?   inhibitory NT glycine  
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what does C. botulinum block the release of?   acetylcholine  
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what does shiga toxin do?   cleaves host cell rRNA; also enhances cytokine release, causing HUS  
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what type of bugs are rickettsia and chlamydia?   intracellular parasites  
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neisseria meningitidis ferments what?   maltose and glucose  
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neisseria gonorrhea ferments what?   glucose  
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what produces a blue-green pigment?   pseudomonas  
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what produces a red pigmetn?   serratia maracescens  
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IgA proteases allow what organisms to colonize mucosal surfaces?   strep pneumo, neisseria meningitidis, neisseria gonorrhoeae, h. flu  
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silver stain?   fungi, PCP, legionella  
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india ink?   cryptococcus neofromans  
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Ziehl-Neelsen stain?   acid-fast baceria  
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PAS stain?   stains glycogen, mucopolysaccharides; used to diagnose Whipple's disease  
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Giemsa's stain?   borrelia, Plasmodium, trypanosomes, chlamydia  
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congo red?   amyloid; apple-green birefringence in polarized light (because of beta-pleated sheets)  
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chocolate agar with factors V and X?   H. influenzae  
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Thayer-Martin (VCN) agar?   N. gonorrhoeae  
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Bordet-Gengou (potato) agar?   B. pertussis  
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tellurite plate, Loffler's medium, blood agar?   C. diphtheriae  
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Lowenstein-Jensen agar?   M. tuberculosis  
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pink colonies on MacConkey's agar?   lactose-fermenting enterics - Klebsiella, e. coli, enterobacter (fast); citrobacer, serratia (slow)  
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charcoal yeast agar buffered with increased iron and cysteine?   Legionella  
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Sabouraud's agar?   fungi  
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obligate aerobes (4)   "Nagging Pests Must Breathe" Nocardia, Pseudomonas, Mycobacterium TB, Bacillus  
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obligate anaerobes (3)   clostridium, bacteriodes, actinomyces - lack catylase and/or superoxide dismutase, and thus are susceptible to oxidative damage; generally foul smelling, difficult to culture, and produce gas in tissue (CO2 and H2)  
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obligate intracellular bugs (2)   rickettsia, chlamydia (stay inside when it's Really Cold)  
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facultative intracellular (8)   "Some Nasty Bugs May Live FacultativeLY": salmonella, neisseria, brucella, mycobacterium, listeria, francisella, legionella, yersinia  
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encapsulated bugs (4)   strep pneumo, H. flu, neisseria meningitidis, klebsiella - positive quellung reaction  
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bacillus anthracis, c. perfringens, and c. tetani form what?   spores (gram positive soil bugs)  
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alpha hemolytic bacteria?   strep pneumo (catalase negative and optochin sensitive), viridans strep (catalase negative and optochin resistant)  
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beta hemolytic bacteria?   staph aureus (catalase, coagulase +), strep pyogenes (catalase -, bacitracin sensitive), strep agalactiae (catalase -, bacitracin resistant), listeria  
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how do you differentiate strep pyogenes form strep agalactiae?   strep pyogenes - bacitracin sensitive, strep agalactiae - bacitracin resistant  
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DNA transferred from 1 bacterium to another   conjugation  
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nature of DNA transferred in conjugation   chromosomal or plasmid  
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DNA transferred by a virus from 1 cell to another   transduction  
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nature of DNA transferred in transduction   any gene in generalized transduction; only certain genes in specialized transduction  
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purified DNA taken up by a cell   transformation (any DNA)  
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most capsules are made out of polysaccharide except bacillus anthracis, which contains what?   d-glutamate  
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