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Microbiology

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1. What bug grows on lowenstein jensen agar






2. Segment of DNA that can jump from one location to another - can transfer genes from plasmid to chromosome and vice versa






3. CO2 concentration and temperature






4. intestinal nematode can cause anemia by sucking blood from the intestinal walls - orgs - transmission - tx






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






6. What cancers are associated with EBV virus






7. trematode causing inflammation and 2ndary bacterial infection of the lung with hemoptysis - org - transmission - tx






8. Diploid - 2 genes for every trait; humans have 46 chromosomes or 23 pairs






9. What kind of exotoxin does bordetella pertussis have and What does it do






10. What is the fxn and chemical composition of the bacterial capsule






11. What other disease can mesenteric adenitis mimic






12. atypical PNA






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






14. What are the two poliovirus vaccines






15. What toxins does S. aureus secrete






16. Rodent viruses (not very common)






17. What HIV parameter allows providers to monitor effect of durg therapy






18. Minor changes based on random mutation






19. What components make up the enveloped icosahedral viral structure






20. dog or cat bite






21. Unicellular and facultative






22. In the bunyavirus family which are arboviruses and which are not






23. What is the clinical picture of rheumatic fever


24. 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






25. 3rd leading cause of UTI - large mucoid capsule and viscous colonies






26. Water movement with hypotonic solution or hypertonic solution






27. Ribosomes - chromosomes - plasmid - cytoplasm






28. What are the laboratory findings for H Flu






29. Which lobe of the lung does primary TB usually occur in






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






31. What color is the sputum in klebsiella infxn an besides pneumonia - what else can it cause






32. Mycoplasma pneumoniae is the only bacterial membrane containing what substance






33. What is the TX for candidiasis






34. What are the signs of neurosyphillis






35. What is the only bacterium with a polypeptide capsule and and What does it cause






36. What OI/disease occurs in the GI of AIDS pts






37. How do bacterial capsules function






38. What is the pathophys of tinea versicolor






39. This fungi can be found in bird/bat droppings or within macrophages and causes pneumonia - Where is it endemic






40. Chains






41. Decomposition - starting point of food chains - commercial applications






42. trypanosoma - tricky Ts






43. Thin peptidoglycan layer plus an outer membrane






44. What is the fxn and chemical composition of the bacterial ribosome






45. Which virus determines infectivity of the phenotypically mixed virus - and what will the progeny of this infection have






46. What does parainfluenza cause






47. What do ADP- ribosylating A- B toxins do






48. cestode causing cysticercosis - org - transmission - tx






49. Site of protein synthesis; some are free in cytoplasm - others are bound to the rough ER






50. What immunolgic infections does s pyogenes cause