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Microbiology

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1. 1665 - Reported life's smallest structural units were 'cells' - Cell Theory - lacked staining techniques and resolution to see microbes






2. How is atypical rickettsiae transmitted






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






4. What surface protein do all paramyxoviruses contain and What does it cause






5. variola - lots of spots






6. What is the TX for h pylori






7. What does coronavirus do






8. How is the presumptive HIV diagnosis made






9. slapped cheek rah on face later appears over body in reticular 'lace - like' pattern - can cause hydrops fetalis in pregnant women - agent and dz






10. 1861 - Disproved spontaneous generation to everyone's satisfaction by demonstrating that microorganisms are present in the air






11. Which are the RNA nucelocapsid viruses






12. The host cell's plasma membrane






13. What is the nl flora of a dental plaque






14. What is the fxn and chemical composition of bacterial periplasm






15. With staph grown on novobiocin - Which is resistant and Which is sensitive






16. 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






17. Present- day example of endosymbiosis; live inside an eukaryotic protist






18. Lytic phage infects bacterium - cleavage of bacterial DNA and synthesis of viral proteins - parts of bacterial chromosome may become packaged in viral capsid






19. What does rhinovirus do






20. What bug produces a red pigment






21. interstitial PNA and biopsy reveals cells with intranuclear (owl's eye) inclusion bodies in HIV pos pt






22. What is diptheria exotoxin coded by and What does it do






23. What bacteria in particular have the ability to transform






24. Pseudopodia - cilia - and flagella






25. Which bacteria do not gram stain well because they are intracellular






26. What are the viral causes of meningitis






27. What protozoa can cause watery diarrhea






28. pruritic lesions with central clearing resembling ring - dz and organism






29. What are the three forms of prion diesase






30. 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






31. What species producing bloody diarrhea has a serotype O157:H7 - can cause HUS and makes shiga like toxin






32. Why aren't naked viruses destroyed in the gut (A and E)






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






34. Structure unique to some bacteria






35. Postviral PNA






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






37. Membrane- bound - cellular structures that perform a function - analogous to organs in the body






38. What is a positive Monospot test






39. Unimmunized child with pharyngitis - grayish oropharyngeal pseudomembrane which can obstruct the airway - painful throat






40. How do group B strep respond to bacitracin






41. What is the main complication of mumps






42. Tetanus - toxin prevents relaxation of muscles






43. Can grow with or without oxygen but prefers oxygen






44. What feature is unique to shigella






45. What gram pos rods form spores in soil






46. noninflammatory - malodorous discharge with a fishy smell: pos whiff test and clue cells - org and dz






47. Newborn nursery is a risk factor For what nosocomial infections






48. Rodent viruses (not very common)






49. ___ of cancers are known to be _____ induced






50. Tail fibers attach to outside of host cell