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Microbiology

Subject : engineering
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1. What sugars do the various neisseria bacteria ferment and what enzyme do they both produce






2. In the chlamydiae replication cycle - what undergoes binary fission and where






3. How is atypical rickettsiae transmitted






4. Rod- shaped






5. What bacteria has protein A and What does it do






6. Obligate intracellular parasites - most can infect cells of only one host species






7. What is the organism and vector for Q fever






8. What bugs are obligate aerobes






9. 1665 - Reported life's smallest structural units were 'cells' - Cell Theory - lacked staining techniques and resolution to see microbes






10. Where do CMV cells remain latent






11. painful genital ulcer - inguinal adenopathy- org and dz






12. Plague - flea bite - rodents esp prarie dogs






13. Mitosis and meiosis + cytokinesis






14. What does salmonella typhi cause






15. What are the lab findings in gardnerella






16. 'powerhouse of the cell' - involved with ATP (energy) productions; contain 70S ribosomes






17. Glycerol + fatty acid(s)






18. What virus is in the rhabdovirus family






19. Of the serotypes of chlamidyia trachomatis - which cause chronic infection and blindness due to follicular conjunctivitis in Africa






20. What diseases can EBV cause and What is the route of transmission


21. What specific infections are likely to be staph aureus






22. Pink






23. What virus is in the filovirus family and What does it do






24. Undulant fever - transmitted in dairy products - contact with animals






25. Clusters






26. trichinella spiralis - tricky Ts






27. What are the serum markers of Chronic hep B with low infectivity






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






29. Which spirochete can be visulized using aniline dyes in light microscopy






30. Require intracellular parasite/has to be within a host cell to replicate (prokaryotic); Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever






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






32. What does parvovirus cause






33. What drug is give as prophylaxis for close contacts of of meningococci






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






35. Which are the naked viruses






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






37. What is the fxn and chemical composition of bacterial flagellum






38. Which kind of neisseria is sexually transmitted






39. Pasteur's swan - shaped flask kept microbes out but let air in






40. What shape are campylobacter and What are the lab findings






41. What makes up the cell membrane of mycobacterium






42. Spirillum - vibrio - spirochete






43. What are the ToRCHeS infxns and What are the nonspecific signs common to ToRCHeS infxns






44. meningitis in children (6 months - 6 yrs)






45. Same organism must be found in all cases of disease


46. What bug grows on bordet - genou (potato) agar






47. Where doe HSV1 cells remain latent






48. Chemical synthesis and food industry






49. Prokaryotes that lack peptidoglycan in their cell walls and often live in extreme conditions






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