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Microbiology

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






2. Unimmunized child with fever - dysphagia - drooling - and difficulty breathing due edematous cherry red epiglottis






3. Why are chlamydiae obligate intracellular


4. Study of protozoans






5. What organisms do Giemsa stain pick up






6. Which are the segmented viruses and what feature do they all share






7. What is S. aureus food poisoning due to...






8. Thin peptidoglycan layer plus an outer membrane






9. Long network of tubules continuous with the nuclear envelope






10. Human fetus when acquired during pregnancy (stillbirth - brain damage - vision)






11. Spirillum - vibrio - spirochete






12. What kind of exotoxin does b. anthracis have






13. ulcers - lymphadenopathy - rectal strictures - org and dz






14. Strict anaerobes that produce methane from CO2 and H






15. What bug grows on lowenstein jensen agar






16. What are the signs of neurosyphillis






17. What is HBcAg






18. What does papillomovirus cause






19. What does a UTI that ascends to the kidneys result in






20. What are the only double stranded RNA viruses






21. In which population does most osteomyelitis occur






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






23. What are the symptoms of TB






24. Which are the HHAPPPPy viruses






25. What does norwalk virus do






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






27. Nutrient broth placed in flask - heated - not sealed => microbial growth; nutrient broth placed in flask - sealed - and heated => no microbial growth






28. What does catalase do






29. What does coronavirus do






30. 1 - 10 micrometers






31. What bacteria are considered enterococci - where are they found - and What do they cause






32. What are important resevoirs for borrelia and What animal is required for tick life cycle






33. exchange o- f genes between 2 chromosomes by crossing over within regions of significant base sequence homology






34. Plague - flea bite - rodents esp prarie dogs






35. What are the lab findings for candida albicans






36. This rash begins at the head and moves down; postauricular lymphadenopathy - agent and dz






37. Opportunistic infections - KS - lymphoma - orga and dz






38. Came up with the Endosymbiotic Theory






39. Cyst with four nuclei






40. What kind of virus is HCV and How is transmitted






41. What are the best serologic markers to detect for active Hep A






42. How is cryptococcus diagnosed in the lab and Where is it found


43. What are the different virulence factors in E. coli and What do they cause






44. What is the fxn and chemical composition of cell wall/cell membrane in gram positive bacteria






45. Sick cell trait






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






47. What are negri bodies and when are they seen






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






49. Erythematous - sandpaper - like rahs with fever and sore throat - agent and dz






50. Vesciular rash on palms and soles with ulcers in oral mucosa - agent and dz