Outbreak
What is any measure whose purpose is to improve health or alter the course of a disease?
Medical Intervention
What is the name of one of the largest and most comprehensive molecular databases that we used to determine the pathogen that was making Sue sick?
GenBank/ BLAST
What is the process that uses a step-wise process which results in a decrease in concentration?
Serial Dilution
Term for the whip-like tail on a bacteria cell that allows for movement:
Flagella
Which antibiotic prevents the supercoiling of DNA thus halting synthesis?
Fluoroquinolones
What color does gram negative bacteria turn on a gram stain?
Pink
What is the name of the profession that finds connections between individuals and track disease exposure?
Contact Tracer
What does the term "e-value" mean when viewing the results from a molecular search in a biological database?
Hits you would expect to see by chance. The smaller the number, the more likely the match is accurate and not by chance.
What can we use as a reference to identify an unknown solution concentration?
Standard curve
Term for the circular ring of DNA inside a bacterial cell:
Plasmid
Which antibiotic creates competitive inhibition?
Sulfonamides
What other variables besides missing doses might affect the success of an antibiotic?
Other medication that person is taking, age of the person, severity of illness, bad lifestyle habits
What is the lab process that determines the order of nucleotides in an organism?
DNA Sequencing
What does the term "max identity" mean when viewing the results from a molecular search in a biological database?
It describes the percentage of nucleotides from the sequence that match with the query sequence. If the Max Identity is 100%, all of the nucleotides in the sequence match the query.
What is the name of the lab test that combines targeted tagging with antibodies and an enzyme reaction that produces a visible color change, to test for the presence of disease antigens or antibodies?
ELISA: Double points for saying what each letter stands for: Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbant Assay
Term for tiny hair structures on the outside of a bacterial cell which allow for cells to attach to other cells?
Pili
Which antibiotic prevents cell wall synthesis?
B-Lactams
Why is it important that we know the structure of a bacterial cell when prescribing antibiotics?
So we know how to kill it, pick the appropriate antibiotic...
What is the lab process that amplifies or makes millions of copies of a DNA sample?
PCR: Polymerase Chain Reaction
What is is the field of science that combines biology, computers, and information technology to store and analyze genetic data?
Bioinformatics
After what component is added of the test that combines targeted tagging with antibodies and an enzyme reaction, produce a visible color change if the antigen/antibody is present?
Substrate
What type of bacteria have a thick peptidoglycan layer?
Gram positive
Which antibiotic prevents protein synthesis?
Tetracyclines
What is the term which pertains to how a medication works?
Mechanism of action
Name the 4 nucleotides and their complimentary base pairs:
A/T, G/C
What is the name of a 13-year-long project publicly funded by Congress which mapped the complete genetic layout of a human being?
The Human Genome Project
What is the term for anything that causes an immune response?
Antigen
Which type of bacteria does not have a plasma membrane?
Gram positive
What is the term when bacteria gets harder and harder to kill? What do they become?
Antibiotic resistant
What is the name of the person who created the gram stain...FULL NAME!
Hans Christian Gram