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Microbiology

Subject : engineering
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1. Decomposition - starting point of food chains - commercial applications






2. What kind of exotoxin does V. cholerae have and What does it do






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






4. yeast and mold






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


6. Methanogens - halophiles - and hyperthermophiles






7. superficial neoplastic proliferation of vasculature in HIV pos pt where biopsy reveals lymphocytic inflammation






8. What is the only live attenuated vaccine that can be given to HIV pos pts






9. What happens in secondary syphillis






10. Who mostly gets infected with leptospira






11. Lobe- like projections of the cytoplasm Amoeba






12. ___ of cancers are known to be _____ induced






13. B12 def - parasite






14. ___ on envelope can be used for identification






15. What kind of genome does HIV have






16. Plasmodium (4 different species) - transmitted to humans by Anopheles mosquito - organism is on a biology clock (multiple of 24 hours)






17. intestinal nematode causing anal pruritis - scotch tape test - org - transmission - tx






18. surgical wound






19. What does infxn with vibrio cholerae produce and How does it produce it






20. Prevents osmotic lysis (cell bursting)






21. What are the assiaction of pseudomonas and What can it cause


22. Which gram pos bacteria have branching filamentous morphology






23. PNA in CF






24. What 3 pathways does endotoxin activate






25. Cellulitis - osteomyelitis from animal bite: cats and dogs






26. What is the treatment for c. diff infection






27. Bacteria and cyanobacteria (prokaryotes)






28. Severe diarrhea in AIDS - mild disease with watery diarrhea in immunoCtent - dz - transmission - dx - and tx






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






30. Must be able to isolate organism from diseased host and grow organism in pure culture


31. What specific infections are likely to be staph aureus






32. What is the lab diagnosis of C. dipetheria






33. intestinal nematode causing inflammation of muscle - periorbital edema - org - transmission - dx - tx






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






35. Cat scratch disease - can cause bacillary angiomatosis in immuncoCised patients - can be confused with KS






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






37. What components make up the naked icosahedral viral structure






38. Ability to move via flagella






39. What are the findings for pressure - cell type - protein and sugar in the CSF with a fungal/TB meningitis






40. What kind of virus and family are HBV






41. What cancers are associated with EBV virus






42. What does salmonella typhi cause






43. Bugs in hospital acquired PNA






44. What are PE signs of PID






45. Describe the rabies virus






46. Where do RNA viruses replicate






47. Where are strep viridans normal flora and What do they cause






48. What is the resevoir for Microsporum and What is the management






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






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