Micro Chapter 20

Which of the following virulence factors contributing the pathogenecity of Neisseria species?

Lipid A causes which of the following symptoms?

Neisseria honorrhoease infection in men is

Which of the following statements about Neisseria gonorrhoeae is FALSE?

Among the areas of the female genital tract which of the following is NOT colonized by Neisseria gonorrhoeae?

The major damage caused by Neisseria meningitidis is a result of

Which of the following is a diagnostic for Neisseria meningitidis?

Members of the Enterobacteriaceae can be distinguished from each other by

What virulence factor(s) do all Gram-negative bacteria share?

Which of the following statements about Neisseria meningitidis is FALSE?

A lung specimen from a pneumonia patient contains Gram-negative bacilli. Laboratory test results on the bacteria show they nonmotile coliforms with a thick capsule. Which pathogen is the likely cause of the pneumonia?

Which of the following coliforms is the most common cause of non-nosocomial urinary tract infections?

What biomedical test is used to distinguish between the Enterbacteriaceae and the Pasteurellaceae?

Which of the following pairs is MISMATCHED?

A virulence factor common to many members of the Enterobacteriaceae which permits them to deliver harmful proteins directly to cells is

Salmonella and Shigella, both causes of diarrhea can be distinguished by which of the following tests?

What is the causative pathogen for bubonic and pneumonic plague?

Which of the following bacteria requires heme for its growth?

The small, oxidase positive nonmotile bacterium _______ is part of the normal microbiota of dogs, but bites can lead to infection in humans.

Which of the following statements concerning Pasteruella is FALSE?

Cat scratch disease is caused by

Bordetella pertussis cause disease by

Resistance of Pseudomonas to a wide range of antibacterial agents is partly due to its

Which of the following diseases can be prevented by vaccination?

Legionnaires' disease is diagnosed by

What is the significance of the inefective body formed by Coxiella bacteria, intracellular parasites that cause a zoonosis in humans

What is the causative pathogen of Q fever?

How do Prevotella differ from Bacterioides?

Which of the following toxins produced by Bordetella pertussis results in the accumulation of excess mucus in the trachea

Hemolytic uremic syndrome is caused by

A cystic fibrosis patient develops a sever respiratory infection that resists treatment with standard antibiotics. A specimen from the lungs is greenish in color and contains aerobic motile Gram-negative bacilli. The patient is probably infected with

What is the characteristic lesion of Yersinia pestis

What is the antimicrobial agent of choice for treating bacteroides infections?

Important members of the intestinal microbiota are strictly anaerobic

How is pneumonic plague transmitted?

A lesion called ____ is a characteristic of an infection with Haemophilus ducreyi

urinary tract infections with ________ are frequently complicated by the formation of kidney stones.

Infection with _______ usually produces acute upper respiratory disease but may cause meningitis in infants 3-18 months old.

Undiagnosed or untreated infections with Neisseria gonorrhoeae can progress to

Which of the following is the result of inhalation of aerosols of fresh water containing a bacteria parasite of protozoa

Which of the following disease is transmitted by the bite of human body lice?

Inhaling aerosols of dried bodily fluids from infected animals may result in

Humans infected with Brucella species develop ______ charcterized by fever, chills, sweating, muscle aches, and headache.

Aerobic bacteria in the genus _____ are important environmental decomposers, able to digest herbicide like Agent Orange and polychlorinated biphenyls.

T/F Serratia marcescens can be identifies by its distinctive blue-green pigment procyanin.

T/F Humans are the sole hosts of Salmonella enterica subtype Typhi

T/F Lipid A causes disseminated intravenous coagulation

T/F Enterobacteriaceae are rarely pathogenic

T/F Gonococcal infections result in lifelong immunity against Neisseria gonorrhoeae

T/F After a week of asymptomatic infection with Bordatella pertussis the patient has cold-like symptoms for a week or two followed by a period of sever paroxymal episodes of coughing that leave the patient anoxic and fatigued.

T/F Shiga toxin kills cells by preventing protein synthesis

T/F MacConkey agar is selective for Haemophilus influenzae

T/F Haemophilus ducreyi is transmitted by sexual contact

T/F Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a true pathogen with a long list of virulence factors

T/F Coxiella burnetii is transmitted to humans mainly via the bite of infected tick vectors.

T/F Neisseria meningitidis is able to survive inside macrophages and be transported throughout the body in them

Coliforms are distinguished from noncoliforms by their ability to ferment ______

Neisseria is distinguished from many other Gram-negative pathogens by being _______ positive.

Because of the existance of _____ carriers, the eradications of meningococcal disease is unlikely.

An effective vaccine is available to prevent _______

Unlike other Gram-negative opportunistic bacilli, bacteroides are _____ anaerobes

When a UTI spreads to the kidneys it is called

The pleomorphic bacterium ____ is an intracellular parasite that can lead to respiratory disease when inhaled in aerosols from freshwater sources .

Pneumonia caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae often involves the destruction of _____ and the production of bloody sputum

The true pathogen _______________ is a noncoliform, nonmotile, oxidase-negative member of the Enterobacteriaceae that does not produce hydrogen sulfide

Members of the Enterobacteriaceae produce toxins known as

Of the three diseases caused by persinia pestis, only _____ plague is communicable between humans

Cat scratch disease is caused by Bartonella _____

The zoonosis _____ can be acquired by humans in a variety of ways, including insect bites and ingestion of infected animals.

Bordatella pertusis produces _____ toxin which disrupts blood supply to respiratory tissues

People can reduce the chances of contracting rabbit fever by avoiding rabbits, muskrats, and ____