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Microbiology

Subject : engineering
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1. What diseases can CMV cause and What is the route of infection






2. Adsorption - penetration - uncoating - replication - assembly - release






3. What toxins does S. aureus secrete






4. variola - lots of spots






5. Protein synthesis






6. What are characteristics of obligate anaerobes






7. What bacteria requires acid fast stain to visualize






8. macular rash over the body appears after several days of high fever - usually affects infants - agent and dz






9. Capsid is removed to release nucleic acid






10. Came up with the Endosymbiotic Theory






11. tissue nematode causing hyperpigmented skin and river blindess - allergic reaction to microfiliria - org - transmission - tx






12. asplenic pt






13. Nucleic acid is replicated; capsids and tails are made






14. Bacillus (aerobic) and clostridium (anaerobic); both are soil organisms (can survive lack of water)






15. How do group B strep grow on blood agar






16. Can be DNA or RNA - never both






17. What does Anti HBsAg indicate






18. What virus is in the filovirus family and What does it do






19. Low grade fever - cough - hepatosplenomegaly in HIV pts with oval yeast cells within macrophages






20. Allgin and carrageenan






21. What are the lab findings for candida albicans






22. ____ do no treat viral infections






23. Viruses are not considered living; they need to be in a cell; and they do not grow on artificial media


24. Which bacteria make catalase and which do not


25. Processes - sorts - and packages proteins and lipids






26. Extreme heat/cold - dehydration - radiation (UV light) - toxic chemicals






27. A waxy substance that retains carbolfuchsin






28. What 3 things cause rash on palms and soles






29. Allows nutrients in - waste out






30. What does rhinovirus do






31. Mycotoxin






32. Where doe HSV1 cells remain latent






33. Which males have UTIs






34. Fungus grows on bird droppings - humans inhale spores which infect lungs






35. Some strains of this organism causing UTI produce red pigment - they are often nosocomial and drug resistant






36. Which hepatitis virus is the hepevirus






37. 1 - 10 micrometers






38. Smallest a person can see with unaided eye - pen dot






39. Prokaryotes






40. ___ on envelope can be used for identification






41. What bacteria in particular have the ability to transform






42. In the bacterial growth curve - what happens in the death phase






43. mycobacterium causing disseminated disease in AIDS - resistant to multiple drugs - cannot be grown in vitro






44. Which DNA viruses are not linear






45. What enzyme breaks down lactose and Which bacteria produces it






46. Where does the rickettsiae rash start and Where does the typhus rash start






47. meningitis from 6 -60 yrs






48. Can grow with or without oxygen but prefers oxygen






49. How is atypical rickettsiae transmitted






50. SIV does not infect humans - HIV does