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Microbiology

Subject : engineering
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1. Infects prosthetic devices and intravenous catheters by producing adherent biofilms - what bacteria and where do you normally find it






2. How is legionella transmitted






3. Rash begins on trunk - spreads to face and extremities with lesions of different age - agent and dz






4. What drug is used in RSV to neutralize F protein






5. What is the TX for chlamydia






6. 1668 - Attempted to disprove spontaneous generation






7. What acid is in the spore core






8. yeast infection






9. Study of algae






10. Where does group B strep colonize






11. This fungi causes pneumonia and meningitis can disseminate to bone - cases inc after earthquakes - name of dz - classic histo finding and endemic area






12. What organisms do Giemsa stain pick up






13. Transmitted by ticks - flulike symptoms with spotted rash; damages cardiovascular system and affects permeability of capillaries resulting in spotted rash






14. Animals - plants - fungi - and protists






15. Which DNA viruses are not linear






16. What are patients at risk for during infection with influenza virus






17. Mycotoxin






18. rubeola - lots of spots






19. Methanogens - halophiles - and hyperthermophiles






20. Strict anaerobes that produce methane from CO2 and H






21. Nucleic acid is copied and capsid pieces are made






22. What species causing watery diarrhea is comma shaped organism producing a rice water diarrhea






23. What organisms stain with Ziehl - Neelson






24. Binary fission + cytokinesis






25. What does adenovirus cause






26. What does accumulation of PrPsc result in






27. What causes typhus - tricky Ts






28. Toxoplasma gondii - only sexual phase takes place in intestinal tract of the cat - organism ingested by the cat via infected rodents - humans infected by ingesting undercooked meats or by direct contact with cat feces






29. All the material from the nuclear membrane to the cell membrane - contains cytosol which is the liquid portion and cytoskeleton which are the internal structures






30. What kind of exotoxin does C. tetani have and What does it do






31. meningitis from 6 -60 yrs






32. What is the fxn and chemical composition of bacterial spore






33. when viruses with a segmented genomes (influenza virus) exchange segments - high frequency recombination - cause of worldwide influenza pandemics






34. How do you treat actinomyces or nocardia






35. Prevents contraction of muscles






36. What does coronavirus do






37. What does gp41 do






38. What cell wall structures are found only in gram neg bacteria






39. In What age group is mycoplasma seen - and what groups are outbreaks common






40. In which population do paramyxovirus cause disease and What do they cause






41. bloating - flatulence - foul - smelling fatty diarrhea seen in campers/hikers - infection - transmission - dx - and tx






42. What is the fxn and chemical composition of bacterial pilus/fimbria






43. Require high salt concentrations






44. Larger bacteria engulf smaller bacteria; these small bacteria may be our present- day mitochondria and chloroplasts






45. trematode causing inflammation of the biliary tract leading to pigmented gallstones - org - transmission - associated cancer - tx






46. How does mucomycosis present clinically






47. Trichamonas vaginalis - tricky Ts






48. What shape are campylobacter and What are the lab findings






49. This substance binds directly to MHC II and T cell receptor simultaneously - activating large numbers of T cells to stimulate release of IFN gamma and IL-2






50. Help bacteria to attach to one another