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Microbiology
Undergraduate 2
05/13/2014

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Group 17
Definition
Gram+ cocci
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Serretia Marcenscens
Definition
Pink growth
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Streptococcus sp.
Definition
Can cause rheumatic fever
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dysentry
Definition
Diarrhea with blood and mucus is known as
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Group 5
Definition
Gram- Bacilli
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Staphylococcus aureus
Definition
Can cause toxic shock
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Shigella sp
Definition
Causes dysentry
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Sore throat
Definition
meaning of pharyngitis
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Vibrio cholerae
Definition
"Rice-water stools"
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Staphylococcus aureus
Definition
Most common cause of food poisoning
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Staphylococcus aureus
Definition
Often resistant to multiple antibiotics
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Gardnerella vaginalis
Definition
Gram variable/pleomorphic
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Yersinia pestis in lungs
Definition
Pneumonic plague
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Group 5
Definition
fermenters
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E. coli
Definition
most deadly strain- O157, H7
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Hemophilus influenzae
Definition
Can cause meningitis/ coma
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Proteus vulgaris
Definition
Exhibit swarming growth
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Yersina pestis in lymph system
Definition
Bubonic plague
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E. coli
Definition
number one cause of UTI's in women
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Clostridium tetani
Definition
toxin causes continual, progressive muscle contraction
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Definition
common infection in cystic fibrosis
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Neissseria gonorrhea
Definition
Can cause PID in women
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Group 18
Definition
Gram+ rods and cocci
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Clostridium botulinum
Definition
Severe food poisoning; toxin causes progressive paralysis
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Definition
produces a blue green pigment
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Bacillus anthracis
Definition
Produces 2 toxins, both interfere with macrophage action
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Definition
Infects burn patients; opportunistic
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Bacillus cereus
Definition
Gastroenteritis acquired from eating starchy foods
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Group 4
Definition
Gram- rods and cocci
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Clostridium perfringens
Definition
Surgical removal of infected tissue or amputation are required
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Clostridium perfringens
Definition
Fermenting carbs in wound. produces gas- gas gangrene
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Neissseria gonorrhea
Definition
Infected males will experience burning when urinating
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Borditella pertussis
Definition
Causes whooping cough; effective vaccine
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Bacillus anthracis
Definition
normally infects livestock; pulmonary infection in humans is lethal
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Clostridium perfringens
Definition
Toxin causes progressive tissue necrosis
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4 actions of antimicrobial drugs
Definition
-Inhibit cell wall synthesis
-Injure the cell membrane
-Inhibit protein synthesis
-Inhibit nucleic acid synthesis
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Penicillin, ampicillin, and vancomycin
Definition
Inhibit cell wall synthesis
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Streptomycin, erythromycin, and tetracycline
Definition
Inhibit protein synthesis
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Ciprofloxacin
Definition
Inhibits nucleic acid synthesis
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Polymixin B
Definition
Injures cell membrane
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Advantage of amoxicillin vs. another penicillin
Definition
it is broad spectrum and is immune to penicillinase
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Why is it important that antibiotic be selectively toxic?
Definition
the antibiotic needs to harm bacteria and not our cells
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Why is penicillin considered a narrow spectrum antibiotic?
Definition
Penicillin works against a narrower range of bacteria.
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Why is tetracycline considered a broad spectrum antibiotic?
Definition
It works against a larger spectrum of bacteria
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What is meant by antibiotic resistance?
Definition
A given antibiotic no longer works as well.
Term
Four mechanisms that allow bacteria to resist antibiotics
Definition
Rapid efflux; antibiotic is pumped out
Antibiotics entry is prevented
drugs target site is altered
digesting the drug to destroy its function
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How to minimize development of antibiotic resistant bacterial strains
Definition
only use antibiotics when necessary
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Why does the use of antibiotic always risk the selection of resistant strains?
Definition
any remaining resistant bacteria will have resistant offspring
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