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Microbiology

Subject : engineering
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1. Which kind of neisseria is sexually transmitted






2. PNA in elderly






3. yeast infection






4. PNA in neonates < 4wks - orgs






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






6. pus - empyema - abcess






7. What organism causes syphillis and what happens in primary syphillis






8. What pyogenic infections does s pyogenes cause






9. What OI/disease occurs in the GI of AIDS pts






10. What schistosoma species is associated with squamous cell carcinoma - and of what organi






11. What Abx does the gram neg outer membance inhbit entry of - but which derivatives of that same class might they be sensitive to...






12. Minor changes based on random mutation






13. Where do CMV cells remain latent






14. What organisms are encapsulated






15. What is the fxn and chemical composition of cell wall/cell membrane in gram positive bacteria






16. Viruses are not considered living; they need to be in a cell; and they do not grow on artificial media


17. What does salmonella typhi cause






18. What cell wall structures are common to both gram pos and gram neg bacteria






19. what bug grows pink colonies on MacConkey's agar






20. Where doe HSV1 cells remain latent






21. dog or cat bite






22. Sepis/meningitis in newborn






23. What is the organism for rocky mountain spotted fever (tick)






24. parotitis - meningitis - orchitis or oophoritis in young adults - agent and dz






25. What stain shows legionella






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






27. intestinal nematode causing infection - eggs are visible in feces - org - tx






28. 1861 - Disproved spontaneous generation to everyone's satisfaction by demonstrating that microorganisms are present in the air






29. Alcohol dehydrates peptidoglycan - CV-I crystals do not leave






30. What bugs are obligate intracellulars and why


31. What does aspergillus cause


32. Pseudopodia - cilia - and flagella






33. What features are common to both salmonella and shigella






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






35. Involved in photosynthesis (chlorophyll); contain 70S ribosomes; when hit by light - chlorophyll releases an electron






36. What titer can detect recent s pyogenes infection






37. What are the neg strand RNA viruses






38. What OI/disease occurs in the eyes of AIDS pts






39. What is the nl flora on the skin






40. What drug is used in RSV to neutralize F protein






41. Gas gangrene - organism grows in tissues which have poor blood supply - toxin kills cells - necrosis






42. How do group B strep respond to bacitracin






43. Genes for which 5 bacterial toxins are encoded in a lysogenic phage






44. Is pneumocystis a fungus or a protazoan






45. Other than the ToRCHeS infxns - what other infectious agents can cause meningitis in neonates






46. What are the symptoms of mumps






47. Larger bacteria engulf smaller bacteria; these small bacteria may be our present- day mitochondria and chloroplasts






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






49. Anthrax (wool sorter's disease)






50. Water moves out of the cell - causing cytoplasm to shrink (plasmolysis)