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Microbiology

Subject : engineering
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1. Bacillus (aerobic) and clostridium (anaerobic); both are soil organisms (can survive lack of water)






2. What other disease can mesenteric adenitis mimic






3. What kind of virus is the seasonal influenza virus






4. Trichamonas vaginalis - tricky Ts






5. Require intracellular parasite/has to be within a host cell to replicate (prokaryotic); Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever






6. What stain shows legionella






7. How is legionella detected clinically






8. What prophylactic treatment is given to AIDS pts to prevent M. avium intracellulare






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






10. What is the TX for pseudomonas






11. What does listeria infection cause






12. What disease can HSV 2 cause and What is the route of transmission






13. Processes - sorts - and packages proteins and lipids






14. When is the AIDS dx made






15. What bacteria in particular have the ability to transform






16. What does meningococci cause






17. Which bacteris do not gram stain well because there is no cell wall






18. Filled six jars with decaying meat; three covered jars => no maggots; three uncovered jars => maggots






19. Can grow with or without oxygen but prefers oxygen






20. What are the 4 Cs of HCV






21. What components make up the enveloped icosahedral viral structure






22. What chlamydiae cause reactive arthritis - conjunctivitis - nongonococcal urethritis - PID






23. ___ percent of infected illnesses are caused by ___






24. What organisms stain with PAS


25. Mitosis and meiosis + cytokinesis






26. Recurrent fever from variable surface antigen - transmitted by louse






27. What can cause food poisoning in reheated meat dishes






28. What bug grows on lowenstein jensen agar






29. lysogenic phage infects bacterium - viral DNA incorporated into bacterial chromosome - when phage DNA is excised can bring portions of bacterial chromosome into capside






30. What does rhinovirus do






31. In the bacterial growth curve - what happens in the stationary phase






32. What is the nl flora of the vagina






33. Where do VZV cells remain latent






34. Bats can carry _____ - but birds do not






35. 1 - 10 micrometers






36. biliary tract disease - cholangiocarcinoma - parasite






37. How many serologic type of rhinovirus are there and What can destroy it






38. What virus is in the deltavirus family






39. In which population does most osteomyelitis occur






40. Alcohol dehydrates peptidoglycan - CV-I crystals do not leave






41. Eukarya - bacteria - and archaea






42. What does Anti HBcAg (IgM) indicate






43. What does catalase do






44. What is in pneumovax






45. What are the findings for pressure - cells type - protein and surgar in the CSF with a viral meningitis






46. What bacteria has protein A and What does it do






47. What is the fxn and chemical composition of the outer membrane in gram negative bacteria






48. Anchored to the wall and membrane by the basal body






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






50. This infection has a variable presentation in mom - and can cause recurrent infection and chronic diarrhea in the neonate - org and transmission