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Microbiology

Subject : engineering
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1. What are the different virulence factors in E. coli and What do they cause






2. which viruses are kind of diploid and What are the others






3. What are the black skin lesions in anthrax caused by






4. Dimorphic fungus that lives on vegetation - traumatically introduced into the skin causes local pustule or ulcer with nodules along draining lymphatics - little systemic illness






5. Where can salmonella typhi remain chronically






6. Where does group B strep colonize






7. Eukaryotic and photosynthetic; can be unicellular - filamentous - or plant- like; includes brown - red - and green algae






8. tissue nematode causing skin inflammation and ulceration - org - transmission - tx






9. Which Abx are ineffective against obligate anaerobes and why - where are anaerobes nl found






10. What sugars do the various neisseria bacteria ferment and what enzyme do they both produce






11. Where do HSV2 cells remain latent






12. This infxn causes rash - lymphadenopathy and arthritis in the mom and PDA (or pulmonary artery hypolplasia) - cataracts and deafness +/- blueberry muffin rash - org and transmission






13. In the bacterial growth curve - what happens in the log phase






14. What kind of virus is HEV and What does it cause






15. What serum markers are present in Chronic Hep B with high infectivity






16. What is the nl flora on the skin






17. Minor changes based on random mutation






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






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






20. Non - hodgkin lymphoma large cell type often in oropharynx (waldeyer's ring) of HIV pos pt






21. What are the top bugs for PID and what distinguishes them






22. What toxigenic infections does s pyogenes cause






23. Which mycobacterium are acid fast






24. urethritis - cervicitis - PID - prostatits - epididymitis - arthritis - creamy purulent discharge - org and dz






25. Retinitis in HIV pos pts with cotton wool spots on fundoscopic exam






26. When is H flu vaccine give






27. What does gp41 do






28. Which gram neg bacteria have pleomorphic morphology






29. painful penile - vulvar cervical vesicles and uclers - can cause systemic symptoms such as fever - HA - myalgia - org and dz






30. What are the symptoms of TB






31. What bugs are obligate aerobes






32. Multicellular and aerobic






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






34. What species of trypanosoma other than bruceii cause african sleeping sickness






35. Urinary catheterization is a risk factor For what nosocomial infection






36. Rodent viruses (not very common)






37. How are mucor and rhizopus diagnosed in the lab






38. What are the lab findings in gardnerella






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






40. Bats can carry _____ - but birds do not






41. What is the course of illness with food poisoning from S. aurues and B. cereus






42. Osteomyelitis in most people is caused from






43. Requires presence of oxygen






44. When humans are the only test host - ethical issues; ex HIV


45. Lyme dz - ixodes tick that lives on deer and micd






46. What causes typhus - tricky Ts






47. Enzyme that helps destroy cell walls






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






49. Giardia lamblia - attaches to the intestinal cell wall via a sucker disk - causes severe diarrhea - is shed in the feces of wil animals






50. Must be able to re- isolate organism from test host