Infectious Agents

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Decks in this class (44)

Bacterial Classification and Morphology
Eukaryotic,
Prokaryotic,
Why are differences between proka...
39  cards
Bacterial Nutrition and Growth
Why do we care about bacterial nu...,
What do all cells require to grow,
Photosynthetic
29  cards
Lab 1
Gram stain method,
New methylene blue stain,
Klnyoun acid fast stain method
12  cards
Lab 2
Brain heart infusion enrichment,
5 sheep blood agar plate,
Macconkey agar plate
11  cards
Lab 3
If a gram positive cocci isolate ...,
Catalase,
Catalase method
14  cards
Bacterial Cell Structures
What are the 2 classes of cell en...,
Gram positive envelope structure,
Gram negative envelope structure
46  cards
Bacterial Genetics
Phenotype,
Genotype,
Mutant
27  cards
Antimicrobial Resistance
Minimum inhibitory concentration,
Antibiotics act by inactivating a...,
Beta lactams
34  cards
Sterilization, Disinfection, Decontamination
Sterilization,
What is the limiting requirement,
Disinfection
29  cards
Bacterial Vaccines
_______ does not always correlate...,
Reasons why a vaccine may be high...,
Bacterin
10  cards
Specimen Examination and Interpretation
What are the 3 considerations whe...,
What is the general set of medium,
Collect a colony from ______ only...
18  cards
In Vitro Determination of Susceptibility
Empirical treatment,
Rational treatment,
Quantitation of susceptibility
20  cards
Sources and Transmission of Bacterial Infection
Saprophytes,
Parasites,
Facultative parasites
26  cards
Host-Parasite Relationships
In any host pathogen encounter th...,
Opportunistic pathogen,
Obligate pathogen
72  cards
Bacillus
Most bacilli are _____,
Bacillus spp,
Clostridium spp
58  cards
Dermatophilus, Nocardia, Actinomyces
Dermatophilus congolensis,
D congolensis host range,
What is the term for cattle goat ...
71  cards
Gram Positive Rods
What are 4 bacteria that are gram...,
Erysiopelothrix rhusiopathiae e i...,
Erysiopelothrix is found in up to...
69  cards
Staphylococcus
Staphylococcus is the only pathog...,
Staphylococcus,
Coagulase test
47  cards
Streptococcus
Most streptococcus are _______,
Gram _____ and catalase _____,
Most require ____ or _____ for gr...
35  cards
Mycoplasmas
Do the bacteria in the family mol...,
What is the mycoplasma cell morph...,
Mycoplasma is one of the ______
30  cards
Gram-Negative Rods: Enterobacteriaceae
Proteobacteria are _______ or ______,
Enterobacteriaceae,
Enterobacteriaceae are primarily ...
57  cards
E. Coli Enteric Diseases
Etec is primarily a disease of __...,
Etec has _____ fimbrial types,
F4
67  cards
Shigella
Shigella is closely related to __...,
Shigella is an important cause of...,
Pathogenesis of shigella
12  cards
Gram Neg Non-enteric Bacteria
Family pasteurellaceae,
Normal sites of pasteruellaceae,
Species of pasteurellaceae have _...
33  cards
Mycobacteria
Mycobacteria are in the class of ...,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex,
Non tuberculos mycobacteria
28  cards
Salmonella
Is salmonella part of the normal ...,
What are the 2 species of salmonella,
Subspecies 1 enterica
44  cards
Yersinia
Is yersinia pestis common in the ...,
Y pestis,
Endemic disease in animals
24  cards
Anaerobes
What are the 4 major obligate ana...,
The bodys normal flora is predomi...,
Why are obligate anaerobes able t...
57  cards
Mannheimia
Pasteruella pneumotropica,
Capsular antigens are determined ...,
Growth properties of m haemolytica
35  cards
Haemophilus
General characteristics,
X and v factor,
Haemophilus influenzae
11  cards
Histophilus
General characteristics,
Brd,
What are 3 bacterium responsible ...
7  cards
Francisellaceae
F tularensis,
What are the 2 causes of tularemia,
Pathogenesis of f tularensis
20  cards
Moraxellaceae
Moraxellaceae general characteris...,
M bovis,
M bovis is most common in _______
12  cards
Pseudomonadaceae
General characteristics,
Where are psuedomonas found,
What is the ultimate opportunist ...
15  cards
Bordetella
General characteristics,
Species,
Distribution of b bronchiseptica
16  cards
Taylorella
T equigenitalis general character...,
Contagious equine metritis,
Disease
9  cards
Burkholderia
B mallei general characteristics,
B mallei is an ______ of equidae,
Disease in horses
14  cards
Brucella
General characteristics,
Infections localized to the ______,
Is brucella eradicated in the us
34  cards
Bartonella
General characteristics,
Bartonella is ______ dependent re...,
Transmission
9  cards
Coxiella
C burnetii,
Q fever,
_____ ____ and _____ are the most...
12  cards
Chlamydia
General characteristics,
Elementary body,
Reticulate body
25  cards
Rickettsiae
General characteristics,
Transmission,
Rickettsiae is responsible for
28  cards
Campylobacter
General characteristics,
_____ and _____ have the highest ...,
Proliferative bowel disease in pi...
19  cards
Leptospira
Can lepto be seen with a light mi...,
How does lepto invade,
What is the natural habitat for l...
24  cards

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