Unit 1
The morphology of bacteria that is comma-shaped
vibrio
viruses use this system to form the viral envelope
host endomembrane system
Viruses have a protein coat called a
capsid
The organism that causes tetanus
Clostridium tetani
The disease caused by salmonella enterica
gastroenteritis
The phase of microbial growth associated with the highest growth rate
log phase
the microscopic, thread-like tubular filaments that form the main, branching structural body of fungi (mycelium)
hyphae
Lysozyme targets which bacterial feature?
Peptidoglycan in cell wall
The neurotransmitter disrupted by botulinum toxin
acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junction
The most common cause of newborn meningitis
group b strep
A microbe that grows best at moderate temperatures (20-45 degrees Celsius)
Mesophile
Antifungal drugs often target this chemical in the cell membrane
Ergosterol
transduction
The toxic product of malarial infection of red blood cells
heme, hemozoin
A viral cause of conjunctivitis
HSV or adenovirus
The final electron acceptor in aerobic cell respiration
oxygen
Protozoans alternate between an active feeding stage and a long-term survival stage called...
cyst stage
Genetic novelty is produced in viruses with segmented genomes through this process.
Reassortment
The name of a rash caused by bleeding under the skin
Petechiae
A virus that can be latent and reactivated when the immune system is suppressed
herpesviruses, HIV
The primary function of fermentation
produce NAD+ to continue glycolysis
RNA viruses mutate because this enzyme has no proofreading ability
RNA-dependent RNA polymerase
A component that enhances an organisms ability to cause disease is known as a...
virulence factor
The name of the organism that causes Lyme disease
Borellia burgdorferi
Name three viruses that cause the common cold
rhinoviruses, coronaviruses, adenoviruses
What is the class of antibiotics that targets 50s ribosomal subunit?
Macrolides
What stain for malaria test/blood smear?
wright-giemsa