Immunology
Type of immunity that is a function of inheritance; "born with it"
What is innate immunity?
Broad spectrum; Gram- and Gram+; Inhibit Cell Wall Sythesis
What is fosfomycin?
Responsible for the water problems in Milwaukee
What is Giardia lambia?
These include structures like holdfast, stipe, and blades
What are Algae?
Identification, Classification, and Nomenclature
What is Taxonomy?
Type of immunity acquired through placental transmission/breast milk
What is natural passive acquired immunity (p.a.i.)
Inhibition of Protein Synthesis; -cidal on Gram+ and Gram-
What is Streptomycin?
Lives on the skin of the host
Type of relationship in which one member benefits and the other is not harmed
What is commensalism?
Characteristics of organism that include, but are not limited to, extracellular enzymes
What is the genotype?
Provides long term resistance to disease; can cross the placenta
What is IgG?
Affects the Cell Membrane; topical use; fungal infections
What is imidazole?
Vector of transmission for river blindness
What is the black fly?
These are classified based on method of locomotion
What are Protozoa?
This Kingdom includes amoeba, paramecium, euglena
What is Protista?
Defense against bacteria/viruses free in the blood; released by B cells
What is humoral immunity?
produced by a Bacillus; toxic to kidneys
What is bacitracin?
Infection you can get if you consume raw or undercooked meat, fish, poultry, eggs
Both Eukaryotic and Prokaryotic, these are grouped by morphology
What are Fungi?
The categories of classification
What are Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species?
What is natural active acquired immunity (a.i.)?
Interferes with coiling of DNA; helps with UTI; -cidal for Gram+
What is Novobiocin?
What is a filarial worm?
Cellular type of this includes fungal fruiting bodies and spores
What are slime molds?
A positive result on this test could indicate glucose fermentation and the presence of Klebsiella or Enterobacter.
What is the Voges-Proskauer test?