| Question |
Answer |
| 4 Lactose Fermenters |
"CEEK"
1. Citrobacter 2. Enterobacter 3. E.coli 4. Klebsiella |
| Non Lactose Fermenters |
"SHYPS"
1. Shigella 2. Yersinia enterolytica 3. Proteus 4. Salmonella |
| 6 Bacteria that may lack color |
"These rascals may microscopically lack color"
1. Treponema 2. Rickettsia 3. Mycobacterium 4. Mycoplasma 5. Legionella 6. Chlamydia |
| 4 Microbes that increase cAMP |
"CAPE"
1. Cholera 2. Anthracis (poly D glutamate capsule) 3. Pertussis (via Gi) 4. E. coli (LT enterotoxin) |
| Bacteria that have capsules |
"Some killers have pretty nice capsules"
1. Strep pneumo 2. Klebsiella 3. H. influenza 4. P. aeruginosa 5. Neisseria meningitidis 6. Cryptococcus neoformans |
| 5 Dimorphic Fungi |
"Can Also Have Both Shapes"
1. Cocciodes 2. Aspergillus 3. Histoplasma 4. Blastomyces 5. Sporothrix |
| Spore forming bacteria |
Bacillus
Clostridium |
| Have IgA proteases |
"SHiN"
1. Strep pneumo 2. H. influenza 3. Neisseria |
| Wayson's stain |
Yersinia |
| Invasins |
Yersinia Pseudotuberculosis |
| 2 Obligate Aerobes |
Pseudomonas
Mycobacterium |
| 3 obligate Anaerobes |
Clostridium
Actinomyces
Bacteroides |
| A protein Catalase + Coagulase + |
S. aureus |
| 2 Non-motile Gram + rods |
C. diphtheria
Nocardia |
| Lancet shaped diplococci |
Strep pneumo |
| Gull's wings, comma shaped |
Campylobacter |
| Club shaped non-motile gram + rod |
C. diphtheria |
| Safety pin shaped bacteria |
Yersinia |
| Intranuclear Cowdry body inclusions |
HSV |
| Guarnieri intracytoplasmic and acidophilic inclusions |
Pox virus |
| 2 Coagulase + microbes |
S. aureus
Yersinia pestis |
| 3 Obligate Intracellular microbes |
Chlamydia
Rickettsia
M. leprae |
| Fried egg colonies on Eaton Agar |
Mycoplasma pneumonia |
| Spaghetti and Meat ball appearance |
Malassazia furfur |
| Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis |
Measles |
| Non-motile Bacilli and Clostridium |
B. anthracis
C. perfringens |
| Indian ink |
Cryptococcus neoformans |
| 4 microbes that need Cysteine for growth |
Francisella
Brucella
Legionella
Pastuerella |
| Ecthyema Gangrenosum microbe |
P. aeruginosa |
| alpha hemolysis Optochin Sensitive |
Strep pneumo |
| alpha hemolysis Optochin Resistant |
Strep. viridans |
| Novobiocin resistant |
Staph Saprophyticus |
| Novobiocin sensitive |
Staph Epidermidis |
| Beta hemolysis Bacitracin Sensitive |
Strep. pyogenes |
| Beta hemolysis Bacitracin resistant |
S. Agalactiae |
| Lecithinase |
C. Perfringens |
| Gas Gangrene |
C. perfringens |
| 2 C. difficile toxins |
Enterotoxin
Cytotoxin |
| Microbe whose toxin inhibits ACh release and causes Flaccid paralysis |
C. botulinum |
| Floppy baby Syndrome due to toxin in honey |
Infant Botulinum |
| Thayer Martin Agar |
Neisseria |
| DOC for N. gonorrhoeae |
Ceftriazone |
| Alcoholics Aspiration pneumonia Abscesses in lungs |
Klebsiella |
| Rice water diarrhea |
V. cholera |
| Cat bites |
Pasteurella multocida |
| Bordet Gengou agar |
Bordetella pertussis = whooping cough |
| Lowenstein-Jensen medium |
M. tuberculosis |
| Pink eye |
Adenovirus type B |
| Fifth disease = Erythema Infectiosum |
Parvovirus B19 |
| IFN mode of action |
inhibits viral replication |
| cause of Croup (Laryngotracheobronchitis) |
Parainfluenza |
| Swimming pool conjunctivitis |
Adenovirus types 3 and 4 |
| Bronchiolitis in infants |
RSV |
| Bone Fever |
Dengue |
| Necrotizing fasciitis |
Group A Strep (pyogenes) |
| Relapsing Fever |
Borrelia recurrentis |
| Loffler's medium |
C. diphtheria |
| Chlamydia infectious particle |
Elementary body |
| Chlamydia replicatory body |
Reticulate body |
| Thrush DOC |
Nystatin |
| Reduviid bug bite |
T. cruzi = Chagas disease |
| Infection by Tsetse fly |
T. brucei = African sleeping sickness |
| Infection by Sandfly |
Leishmaniasis |
| Roseola infection = Exanthema Subitum |
HHV-6 |
| only ssDNA virus |
Parvovirus |
| only dsRNA virus |
Reovirus = repeatOvirus |
| 3 Naked RNA viruses |
"Naked for CPR"
Calcivirus, Picornavirus, Reovirus |
| 2 circular DNA viruses |
Papovavirus
Hepadnavirus |
| Hepatitis virus families: ABCDE |
A = Picorna
B = Hepadna
C = Flavi
D = Delta
E = Calici |
| Only Rickettsia not intracellular |
Quintana |
| Arthroconidia |
Coddiodes |
| Obligate parasite Kills type I pneumocytes Ground glass appearance |
PCP |
| Cytokine that stimulates proliferation of B, T, and NK cells |
IL-2 |
| Only DNA virus to replicate in Cytoplasm |
Pox |
| Only RNA virus to replicate in Nucleus |
Influenza |
| Bacteria that has the only protein capsule |
B. anthracis (poly D-glutamate capsule) |
| 2 bacteria that have + Weil Felix reactions |
Rickettsia Proteus |
