Microbiology: Prokaryotes
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- What is connoted by the term "vibroid"?
- It is used to refer to a helical bacteria that does not have a full "turn"
- In which kind of host can Wolbachia usually be found?
- insects
- Bartonella henselae causes ____.
- cat-scratch disease
- What pathogen causes gonorrhoea?
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae
- Bordatella pertussis causes ____.
- pertussis (whooping cough)
- What pathogen causes meningococcal meningitis?
- Neisseria meningitidis
- Francisella tularensis causes ____.
- tularemia
- What type of infection can usually be attributed to Pseudomonads?
- A nosocomial, or hospital-derived infection
- Legionella cause ____.
- legionellosis, or "legionnaire's disease"
- Coxiella burnettii causes ____.
- Q fever
- What causes cholera?
- Vibrio cholerae
- Which baterial group is often referred to as "enterics"?
- Enterobacteriales
- What causes typhoid fever?
- Salmonella typhi
- What are "serovars"?
- Serological varieties
- What species is believed to be responsible for many urinary and respiratory tract infections that are acquired in hospitals?
- Serratia marcescens
- What pathogen causes the so-called "Black Death"?
- Yersinia pestis
- Which two species of Enterobacter are capable of causing nosocomial infections?
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Enterobacter cloacae
Enterobacter aerogenes - Which pathogenic bacteria (genus) can be found in the mouth, upper respiratory tract, intestinal tract, etc.?
- Haemophilus