Bacillus anthracis Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NBME MICROBIOLOGY REVIEWED EXAM 2023/2024 India ink for - CORRECT ANSWER-Cryptococcus neoformans Silver stain for - CORRECT ANSWER-Fungi, Legionella, H. pylori Thayer Martin media for - CORRECT ANSWER-N. gonorrheae, N. meningitidis Tellurite plate for - CORRECT ANSWER-C. diphtheriae Löffler's media for - CORRECT ANSWER-C. diptheriae Charcoal yeast media for - CORRECT ANSWER-Legionella Sabouraud's agar for - CORRECT ANSWER-Fungi Obligate intracellulars - CORRECT ANSWER-Rickettsia C...

antiseptic Chemical agent applied to living tissue t prevent growth and reproduction of microorganisms Colic severe abdominal pain; syndrome caused by severe paroxsysmal pain due to disease of an abdominal organ Distemper A viral infection affecting several species; characterized in dogs by discharges from eyes and nose, vomiting, diarrhea, coughing and seizures. Fomite A physical object that serves to transmit an infectious agent from person to person. (shoes, bowls, l...

BIOL 2420 - CH 19 Smartbook. 171 Questions and Correct Answers, 100% Correct, Latest 2024/2025. What is used to subdivide the gram-positive bacilli into three general groups? acid-fast staining properties presence of endospores ________ is a zoonotic disease caused by Bacillus anthracis with differing human disease manifestations based on the portal of entry Anthrax

1. Which of the following is NOT an endotoxin a. Lipopolysaccharide b. lipotechoic acid c. peptidoglycan d. spe toxin Correct Answer-D 2. Bacillus anthracis has an infectious dose 50 of 100 colony forming units. Streptococcus pneumoniae has an ID50 of 10000 CFU. Which of the following statements most accurately summarizes the data above? a. B. anthracis is more pathogenic than S. pneumonia b. B. anthracis is less pathogenic than S. pneumonia c. B. anthracis is more virulent than S....

Bacillus anthracis Disease Anthrax. Primarily disease of herbivores/ruminants- cows. Cutaneous anthrax most common; GI and inhalation possible but not common. Those have 100% fatality. Bacillus anthracis Characteristics Aerobic, gram-positive, spore-forming rods. Capsule composed of poly-D-glutamate. B. anthracis is the only medically important organism that has a capsule composed of amino acids rather than polysaccharides. Bacillus anthracis Habitat and Transmission Habitat is ...

antiseptic - Answer- Chemical agent applied to living tissue t prevent growth and reproduction of microorganisms Colic - Answer- severe abdominal pain; syndrome caused by severe paroxsysmal pain due to disease of an abdominal organ Distemper - Answer- A viral infection affecting several species; characterized in dogs by discharges from eyes and nose, vomiting, diarrhea, coughing and seizures. Fomite - Answer- A physical object that serves to transmit an infectious agent from person to ...

A nurse speaks to the previous nurse on the shift about the patient she is about to receive. Which stage of the nurse patient relationship is this? a. pre interaction b. orientation c. working d. termination e. assessment Correct Answer-a A nurse should use soap and water to wash hands instead of alcohol based during which of the following situations? Select all that apply. a. After using the bathroom b. After taking a patients pulse c. After known exposure to Bacillus anthracis d...

Microbiology for COMLEX Level 1 Latest Update 100% Pass -Sheep or goat wool -Widened mediastinum -Poly-D glutamate Bacillus anthracis *AIDS/HIV* pt with *meningitis* Immediately think *Cryptococcus neoformans* Cryptococcus neoformans is the *#1 cause of meningitis* in pts with *HIV/AIDS* *Confirmatory* test for HIV infection Western blot -Uses gel electrophoresis *Ether exposure* to viruses Ether *dissolves the lipid bilayer* that makes the outer viral *envelope* *Loss...

What term describes the morphology of organisms that vary in shape and size? Pleomorphic i.e. coccobacilli What term describes the morphology of organisms that vary in shape and size? Pleomorphic i.e. coccobacilli Bacteriology arrangements: -pairs (diplococci "N. Gon"; diplobacilli -chains (streptococci, streptobacilli) -grape like clusters (staphylococci) -group of four-tetrads (peptococcus) -packets of eight-cuboidal (sarcina) -palisades (corneybacterium) B...

Chapter 25 Blood/lymphatic Infections mcgraw hill microbiology (Question Bank and Answers) 100% Verified Exam 2024/2025 The scientist responsible for the development of the first anti-plague vaccine in 1866 was A) Alexandre Yersin. B) Robert Koch. C) Louis Pasteur. D) Josef Marburg. E) Barbara McClintock - ANS-A The plague bacillus is known as A) Plasmodium vivax. B) Pneumocystis carinii. C) Streptococcus pyogenes. D) Yersinia pestis. E) Bacillus anthracis. - ANS-D The ci...