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Microbiology
Exam 03 - Bacteria - Bergey's Volume 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is listed in Bergey's Volume V? | Other Bacteria |
| Describe Chlamydia | 1. obligate intracellular parasite 2. gram - 3. anaerobes 4. grows in living cells 5. causes STDs, lymphogranuloma, parrot fever (in birds xferred to humans) 6. can survive outside due to elementary body |
| What is Chlamydia trachomatis? | 1. leading cause of blindness; causes scarring of cornea (trachoma) |
| How do you grow Chlamydia in the lab? | Provide them with ATP |
| What are the spirochaetes? | 1. Borrelia 2. Treponema 3. Spiral organisms, flagella runs along cell contained in membrane; axial filaments |
| Describe Borrelia | 1. causes lyme disease (carried by ticks) 2. symptoms: target-shaped rash 3. if not treated -> fever, neurological/heart damage |
| Describe Treponema | 1. T. pallidum - Causes syphillus (STD) 2. there are some in humans that do not cause diseases |
| What are Bacteroides and Fusobacterium? | 1. Normal floura in human 2. anaerobes 3. common in large intestine 4. opportunistic organisms (wound infections) |