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Microbiology

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1. What is HBeAg






2. What is the fxn and chemical composition of plasmid






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






4. What bacteria in particular have the ability to transform






5. Look like molds - but cells are prokaryotic; have filamentous growth and some produce asexual spores; Streptomyces produces geosmin ('fresh dirt' smell) and many antibiotics






6. How do group B strep respond to bacitracin






7. What are the gram neg coccus (genus)






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






9. Capsid is put around nucleic acid






10. Reassortment of viral genome (human flu A virus recombines with swine flu A virus






11. Where do EBV cells remain latent






12. What kind of exotoxin does E. coli have and What does it work






13. What happens in EBV mononucleosis - and what cells does it infect






14. What lab values are classic but not specific for osteomyelitis






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






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






17. Lobe- like projections of the cytoplasm Amoeba






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






19. What are the obligate anaerobes and What do they lack (and hence suscpetible to)






20. What diseases can HSV 1 cause and What is the route of transmission






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






22. pediatric infxn






23. What features are common to both salmonella and shigella






24. Study of viruses






25. What viruses make up the arena virus family






26. What is the classic triad of infxn with rickettsia and what requirements do they need to grow






27. Which two bacteria are gram pos rods forming long braching filaments resembling fungi






28. What kind of temperatures do m. leprae like - What tissues do they infect - and What is the resevoir in the US






29. What kind of result is expected from the Weill Felix test in Q fever






30. What does shiga toxin do and what bugs produce it






31. fungal infection in diabetic






32. Bacteria and cyanobacteria (prokaryotes)






33. What feature of influenza virus promotes it entry into cells






34. What species producing watery diarrhea produce St and LT toxins - and is the main cause of travelers diarrhea






35. PNA in adults 18yrs to 40yrs






36. what bug grows on charcoal yeast extract agar buffered with cysteine






37. roseola - lots of spots






38. What are the only circular DNA viruses






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






40. In which pts is it dangerous to give live vaccines to...






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






42. microcytic anemia - parasite






43. HBV causes what kind of hepatitis - What is the vaccine - and what enzyme does it have






44. Filled six jars with decaying meat; three covered jars => no maggots; three uncovered jars => maggots






45. Why are pregnant women told to avoid cats






46. How many segments in influenza virus and to what family does it belong






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






48. Pairs






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






50. Which nematodes infect through the skin