Microbiology: An Introduction
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780321733603
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case
Publisher: Benjamin Cummings
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Chapter 24, Problem 4MCQ
Match the following choices to the culture descriptions in questions 3 through 6:
- a. Chlamydophila
- b. Coccidioides
- c. Histoplasma
- d. Mycobacterium
- e. Mycoplasma
4. This pneumonia etiology requires cell culture.
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Match the terminology correctly with the definition in the table below (eg A=1).
TERMINOLOGY
DEFINITION
A. Aerosol
1. Disease caused by pathogen transfer
B. Airborne infection
2. Process to kill or remove pathogenic microorganism (not spores)
C. Asepsis
3. Organism capable of multiplication
D. Decontamination
4. Process to kill/remove all microorganisms including spores and viruses
E. Pathogen
5. Thick-walled resting cells formed by Gram+ organisms
F. Infection
6. Organism able to cause disease in a host
G. Disinfection
7. Suspension in air of finely dispersed solids or liquids
H. Viable microorganisms
8. Caused by inhaling airborne material carrying microbial contaminants
I. Sterilization
9. Prevention of microbial contamination
J. Spores (bacterial)
10. Disinfection or sterilization of contaminated articles
Different strains of Streptococcus pyogenes have different virulence factors, giving these microbes much versatility. Virulence factors include which of the following? Choose one or more:
A.A capsule that, when thick, will help the organism avoid phagocytosis by macrophages
B.A cell wall containing lipoteichoic acid, thought to facilitate adherence to pharyngeal epithelial cells
C.Enzymes that lyse blood cells (streptolysins)
D.The production of several endotoxins called streptococcal pyogenic endotoxins (SPEs)
Staphylococcus aureus has five types of toxins that help out with its virulence. They are enterotoxin, exofoliative toxin, toxic shock syndrome toxin, leukocidin and hemolysins. Please choose 3. Explain the damage they specifically can cause and how this is beneficial to the bacteria.
Chapter 24 Solutions
Microbiology: An Introduction
Ch. 24 - DRAW IT Show the locations of the following...Ch. 24 - Compare and contrast mycoplasmal pneumonia and...Ch. 24 - Prob. 3RCh. 24 - Complete the following table.Ch. 24 - Under what conditions can the saprophytes...Ch. 24 - Prob. 6RCh. 24 - List the causative agent, mode of transmission,...Ch. 24 - Prob. 8RCh. 24 - Prob. 9RCh. 24 - Prob. 10R
Ch. 24 - Prob. 1ACh. 24 - Prob. 2ACh. 24 - Prob. 3ACh. 24 - Prob. 1MCQCh. 24 - No bacterial pathogen can be isolated from the...Ch. 24 - Prob. 3MCQCh. 24 - Match the following choices to the culture...Ch. 24 - Prob. 5MCQCh. 24 - Match the following choices to the culture...Ch. 24 - Prob. 7MCQCh. 24 - Prob. 8MCQCh. 24 - Prob. 9MCQCh. 24 - Prob. 10MCQCh. 24 - In August, a 24-year-old man from Virginia...Ch. 24 - Prob. 2CAECh. 24 - Prob. 3CAE
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