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Microbiology

Subject : engineering
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1. Many protein subunits called capsomeres






2. Came up with the Endosymbiotic Theory






3. Grow in very hot conditions






4. What is the TX for sporthrix






5. What kind of temperatures do m. leprae like - What tissues do they infect - and What is the resevoir in the US






6. What bug grows on thayer - martin (or VPN) media - What does VPN stand for






7. What is the technique to visualize treponema






8. What is diptheria exotoxin coded by and What does it do






9. How is legionella detected clinically






10. What components make up the enveloped icosahedral viral structure






11. Blue - green pigment and fruity odor - usually nosocomial and drug resistant cause of UTI






12. What animals carry rabies virus






13. What kind of exotoxin does E. coli have and What does it work






14. Reassortment of viral genome (human flu A virus recombines with swine flu A virus






15. Which are the enteroviruses






16. neutropenic pts






17. What OI's are HIV pos patients at risk for with CD4 < 400






18. Allows nutrients in - waste out






19. noninflammatory - malodorous discharge with a fishy smell: pos whiff test and clue cells - org and dz






20. Thick peptidoglycan layer with teichoic acids






21. What can cause food poisoning in meat - maynaisse custard with pre - formed toxin






22. Respiratory therapy equipment is risk factor For what nosocomial infection






23. Fungal infections can be hard to get rid of because






24. what bug grows on charcoal yeast extract agar buffered with cysteine






25. Gram- stain: see the difference between gram- positive/gram- negative






26. Cell is in a hypertonic solution and cytoplasm shrinks






27. What surface protein do all paramyxoviruses contain and What does it cause






28. What is the organism for endemic typhus (fleas)






29. cestode causing intestinal tapeworms - org - transmission - tx






30. What bug grows on sabouraud's agar






31. The mild heating of a substance to kill spoilage organisms (bacteria)






32. Mycotoxin






33. Thrush






34. Size - cell structure - replication






35. Is there person to person transmissino of legionella and What is the TX






36. Related to a fungus






37. Long network of tubules continuous with the nuclear envelope






38. Endospores get into deep puncture wounds - make puncture wounds bleed (oxygen)






39. What toxin mediated diseases does staph aureas cause






40. What is the characteristic feature of cells infected by CMV


41. What does Anti HBsAg indicate






42. 3rd leading cause of UTI - large mucoid capsule and viscous colonies






43. What is in pneumovax






44. Rupturing of cell






45. In what instance does primary TB become progressive lung disease and what happens






46. What can cause food poisoning in undercooked meat






47. intestinal nematode causing anal pruritis - scotch tape test - org - transmission - tx






48. Which bacteria is an important cause of subacute endocarditis and bacteremia in colon cancer patients






49. fluffy white cottage chees lesions in mouth of HIV pos pts with pseudohyphae microscopicallly






50. What OI's are HIV pos patients at risk for with CD4 < 50