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Microbiology

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1. Where do RNA viruses replicate






2. Repeating disaccharide: NAG and NAM






3. Can be DNA or RNA - never both






4. What are the only double stranded RNA viruses






5. What features are common to both salmonella and shigella






6. 1665 - Reported life's smallest structural units were 'cells' - Cell Theory - lacked staining techniques and resolution to see microbes






7. Pleomorphic gram variable rod that causes vaginosis presenting as gray vaginal discharge with a fishy smell; non painful






8. In which population does most osteomyelitis occur






9. What is the treatment for tinea versicolor






10. What titer can detect recent s pyogenes infection






11. What bugs are urease pos






12. What does Rubella virus cause






13. ___ percent of infected illnesses are caused by ___






14. What features are unique to salmonella






15. Describe the rabies virus






16. In which population do paramyxovirus cause disease and What do they cause






17. 1861 - Disproved spontaneous generation to everyone's satisfaction by demonstrating that microorganisms are present in the air






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






19. What is the presentation and mechanism of toxin in EHEC






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






21. What is legionnaires disease






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






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






24. Spirochetes have axial filaments which wrap around the cell causing it to move in a corkscrew manner






25. 2nd leading cause of community acquired UTI among sexually active women






26. What are the killed viral vaccines






27. What are the markers of Hep immunity






28. Problem with food preservation - canning






29. Capsid is removed to release nucleic acid






30. What can cause food poisoning in improperly canned foods (bulging cans)






31. What are possible sequelae of measles infxn






32. What does Anti HBcAg (IgM) indicate






33. Fever and chills






34. Bacteriophage






35. Circular and haploid - only one per cell - no nucleus






36. What is the fxn and chemical composition of the plasma membrance in bacteria






37. PNA in elderly






38. What does parainfluenza cause






39. What OI/diseease occurs in the lungs of AIDS pts






40. tissue nematodes tha causes blockage of the lymphatic vessels (elphantitis) - org - transmission - clinical course - tx






41. What s. aureus infection is an imporant cause of serious nosocomial and community- acquired infections






42. What tod the lab studies show for mycoplasma pneumonia

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43. Adsorption - penetration - uncoating - replication - assembly - release






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






45. Thrush






46. What feature is unique to shigella






47. Mitosis and meiosis + cytokinesis






48. Hypothesis that living organisms arise from preexisting life (what we know is true)






49. How do dormant tubercle bacilli end up in multiple organs - and what happens






50. Water movement with hypotonic solution or hypertonic solution