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Duke PA micro

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acinetobacter - gram negative or positive?   negative  
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acinetobacter - aerobic or anaerobic?   aerobic  
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acinetobacter   "plump" cocobacilli that are ubiquitous saphrophytes  
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What is acinetobacter similar to, in epidemiologic niche?   Pseudomonas and Enterobacter  
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What type of surfaces can Acinetobacter survive on?   both moist and dry surfaces for long periods  
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Are Acinetobacter, Pseduomonas and Enterobacter important nosocomial pathogens?   yes  
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Acinetobacter - normal flora   oropharyns of small %age of population, can increase in large numbers in hospitalized patients  
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Moraxella - gram negative or positive?   negative  
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Moraxella - aerobic or anaerobic?   aerobic  
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How many species of Moraxella spp.?   7 species  
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What is the most important Moraxella species?   catarrhalis  
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Moraxella - normal flora   oral pharynx  
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Moraxella virulence factors   LPS, polysaccharide capsule, pili, beta-lactamase production  
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What is the notable virulence factor of Moraxella?   beta-lactamase production  
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Moraxella clinical syndromes   sinusitis, otitis media, suppurative conjunctivitis as well as bronchitis - (two other species cause rare, opportunistic infections)  
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3 important genera of family Neiserriaceae   Neiserria, Eikenella & Kingella - other genera rarely associated with disease)  
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Neiserria - gram negative or positive?   negative  
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Neiserria - aerobic or anaerobic?   aerobic  
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How many species of Neiserria found in humans?   10 species  
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What are the most important species of Neiserria?   N. gonorrhoeae, N. meningitidis - extremely fastidious organisms  
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Are N. gonorrhoeae and N. meningitidis strict human pathogens?   yes!  
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Where do other species of Neiserria colonize?   frequently colonize human upper respiratory tract and less frequently colonize agnogenital mucosa  
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N. gonorrhoeae and N. meningitidis look like what?   "coffee beans" small diplococci with flattened adjacent sides  
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What replaces traditional LPS of gram negative bacteria in N. meningitidis and N. gonorrhoeae?   LOS - functions as endotoxin  
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What is the function of pili in N. meningitidis and N. gonorrhoeae?   attachtment, motility, transfer of genetic info, necessary to cause disease  
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What are the three outer membrane proteins in N. meningitidis and N. gonorrhoeae?   I, II, II  
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