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Cramming some details in for clinicals during Micro rotation BH.

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The bacterial cell wall is made from __.   peptidoglycan  
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What enzyme catalyzes formation of the linkages in the cell wall?   transpeptidase  
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What antibiotic binds to and inhibits transpeptidase?   penicillin  
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Another name for transpeptidase is __ __ __.   penicillin binding protein  
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What are the 2 layers of a gram-pos bacterial cell?   1) Inner cytoplasmic membrane 2) Outer THICK peptidoglycan layer (60-100% made from peptidoglycan)  
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In gram-pos organisms, the lipid content is __.   low  
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Do gram-pos organisms usually have endotoxins?   No  
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Which gram-pos organism does have an endotoxin?   Listeria monocytogenese  
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Gram-pos organisms have __ periplasmic space.   no  
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So gram-pos organisms have a porin channel?   no  
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Gram-pos organisms are vulnerable to __ and __ attack.   lysozyme and penicillin  
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What are the 3 layers of a gram-neg bacterial cell?   1) Inner cytoplasmic membrane 2) Middle THIN peptidoglycan layer 3) Outer layer with LPS (lipopolysaccharide)  
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Gram-neg organisms have a __ lipid content.   high  
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Do gram-neg organisms have endotoxins?   Yes: LPS lipid-A  
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Do gram-neg organisms have a periplasmic space?   Yes  
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Do gram-neg organisms have a porin channel?   Yes  
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Are gram-neg organisms vulnerable to penicillin or lysozyme attack?   They are resistant.  
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Rule of thumb: Gram-pos organisms are less than gram-neg or negative most of the time, except ?   Thickness of peptidoglycan layer and presence of techoic acid.  
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Gram-neg organisms have a periplasmic space filled with a gel that has __ and __.   protein and enzymes  
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Gram-neg organisms lack techoic acid but do have __ __.   murein lipoprotein  
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The outer carbohydrate chains of oligosaccharide units can serve as an __ __ in the lab.   antigenic determinant  
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What media can be used to ID Shigella and what color will it be on that media?   HE, turns metallic green  
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What media can be used to ID Salmonella and what color will it be on that media?   HE, turns black  
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MAC grows __ __ __.   gram-neg rods  
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If a colony turns __ on MAC, it is positive for lactose.   pink  
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What media is used to grow E. coli 0157?   SMAC  
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What color will E. coli turn on SMAC if it's 0157?   Pink  
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If a colony turns pink on MAC, it is positive for __.   lactose  
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What media is used to grow Campylobacter?   CAMP (or CAMPY)  
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How long to you incubate Campylobacter?   48 hrs  
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At what temp do you incubate Campylobacter?   42C  
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Once Campylobacter grows on CAMPY, you test for __.   oxidase  
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After you've grown Campylobacter on CAMPY and found it to be oxidase positive, how do you know if you really have Campylobacter?   A negative gram-stain is presumptive ID for Campylobacter.  
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What media is used to grow Haemophilus?   CHOC  
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What does CHOC have the BAP and others don't have that allow Haemophilus to grow well?   X and V factors  
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What do you use for urine culture?   Split TSA/MAC  
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NAP1 is a more aggressive form of __.   Campylobacter  
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Thioglycollate broth (THIO) allows for the growth of __ __.   obligate anaerobes  
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Specifically, some versions of THIO are used as a selective growth enrichment broth for __ species from contaminated sources.   Campylobacter  
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When using THIO, strict aerobes will grow only in the __ band, while microaerophiles will grow near the __ of the band where the concentration of oxygen is lower.   pink, bottom  
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Phenylethyl alcohol agar (PEA) is a selective medium used to cultivate Gram __ organisms.   gram-positive; especially Staph and Strep  
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PEA also prevents __ species from swarming across the surface of the agar.   Proteus  
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Streptococcus species can be a contaminant in specimens taken from what areas of the body?   nasopharynx, skin, vagina  
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Staphylococcus species can be a contaminant in specimens taken from what areas of the body?   skin, nares  
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Haemophilus species can be a contaminant in specimens taken from what areas of the body?   nasopharynx, upper respiratory  
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Neisseria species can be a contaminant in samples taken from what areas of the body?   nasopharynx  
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What species can be contaminants in specimens taken from the upper bowel?   Enterobactericeae, Enterococci, Candida  
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What species can be contaminants in specimens taken from the lower bowel?   Bacteroides, Clostridium  
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What species can be contaminants in specimens taken from the nasopharynx area of the body?   Streptococcus, Haemophilus, Neisseria, Candida, Actinomyces, other aerobes  
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What species can be contaminants in samples taken from the skin?   Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Corynebacterium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, yeasts  
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What species can be contaminants in samples taken from the vagina?   Lactobacilli, Streptococci, Corynebacteria, Candida, Actinomyces, Mycoplasma hominis  
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