bacterial capsule structure and function - ANSWER*organized, discrete polysaccharide
layer* (except bacillus *anthracis: D-glutamate in it)*
protection against phagocytosis
glycocalyx structure and function - ANSWERloose polysaccharide network
adherence to surfaces, esp. foreign (e.g. indwelling catheters)
porins are unique to what sort of bacteria? - ANSWER*G-*
ex of bacteria with no cell wall - ANSWERmycoplasma
ureaplasma
(contain sterols; do not Gram stain)
,examples of G+ cocci - ANSWERStaphylococcus
Streptococcus
examples of G- cocci - ANSWERNeisseria
Motaxella catarrhalis
*take the legion in a helicopter with their silver shield*
H. influenzae culture req. - ANSWER*isolation: chocolate agar*
Factor V (NAD+)
Factor X (hematin)
, N. gonorrhoeae, N. meningitis culture req. - ANSWERisolation: Thayer-Martin Agar
Vacomycin: inhibits G+
Trimethoprim
Colistin (inhibit G- except Neisseria)
Nystatin (inhiit fungi)
"Very Typically Cultures Neisseria"
B. pertussis culture req. - ANSWERisolation: Bordet-Gengou agar (Bordet for
Bordatella)
potato
isolation: Regan-Lowe medium
charcoal, blood, antibiotic
C. diptheriae culture req. - ANSWER*isolation: Tellurite agar, Loffler medium*
E. coli culture req. - ANSWERisolation: eosin-methylene blue (EMB) agar
green colonies w/ metallic sheen
Legionella culture req. - ANSWERisolation: charcoal yeast extract agar buffered w/
cysteine and iron
Fungi culture req. - ANSWERisolation: sabourated sugar
*"Sab's a fun guy"*
aerobic microbes mnemonic - ANSWER*"Nagging Pests Must Breathe"*
Nocardia- in asteroid- must brethe with oxygen tank*
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
MycoBacterium tuberculosis
reactivation of M. tuberculosis after immunocompromise or TNF-alpha use occurs
where? - ANSWERapex of lung
highest oxygen
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