Definition
A single celled organism that lacks a central nucleus and is made up of simple Structures
What are Bacteria?
A group of microorganisms with a cell wall, cell membrane, no central nucleus, and comes in three different shapes either Cocci, Bacilli, or Spirochetes?
What are the characteristics of a Bacteria?
Bacteria are transmitted by?
What is droplet, air-borne, fecal-oral, blood and sexual contact?
A group of microorganisms that can be identified by staining or by observing agarose media
What are identification methods for Bacteria?
A group of microorganisms that cause Strep Throat, Salmonella and Tuberculosis
What are diseases caused by Bacteria?
A nonliving, metabolically inert infectious agents that are ultra-microscopic in size
What are Viruses?
A group of microorganisms that have flagella or cilia facilitated movement, where each species has a specific life cycle often involving different stages like host carrier or cyst stage that reproduces through either asexual or sexual reproduction.
What are the characteristics of Protozoa?
Protozoa are transmitted by?
What is fecal-oral, contact. blood and vectors?
A group of microorganisms that can be identified with all identification methods
What are identification methods for Fungi?
A group of microorganisms that cause Chicken Pox, HIV-AIDS, Common Cold, Genital Warts and Cervical Cancer
What are diseases caused by Viruses?
A eukaryotic microorganism that can come as two different forms or a combination of the both, known as yeast, mold or dimorphic
What are Fungi?
A group of microorganisms that are made up of genetic material, protein capsid and have a bilipid envelope?
What are the characteristics of Viruses?
How are Rickettsia Transmitted?
What are vectors like a tick, flea, louse or mite passing on the bacteria from the host animal by a bite?
A group of Microorganisms that can be identified with antibody testing, molecular testing, and staining
What are identification methods for Viruses?
A group of microorganisms that cause Rocky mountain spotted fever, Q fever, and Typhus
What are diseases caused by Ricketssia?
A microorganism with most of its species being parasitic in nature
What are Protozoa?
A group of microorganisms that have the ability to convert sugar into CO2 and alcohol
What are the characteristics of fungi?
How are Fungi Transmitted?
A group of microorganisms that can be identified by staining and direct observation
What are identification methods for Protazoa?
Microorganisms that can causes Diarrhea, parasitic meningitis/encephalitis and malaria
What are diseases caused by Protozoa?
A group of bacteria that are obligated intracellular parasites transmitted by arthropods from a host or reservoir
What are Rickettsia?
A group of microorganisms that are often seen as gram negative bacteria inside cells and are around 0.8-2.0hm in size?
What are the characteristics of Protozoa?
How are Viruses Transmitted?
what is fecal-oral, contact, droplet, air-born, blood and sexual contact?
A group of microorganisms that can be identified with stains, antibody testing and cell cultures
What are identifications methods for Rickettsia?
A group of microorganisms that causes Yeast Infections, Thrush, Athletes foot and Ringworm
What are diseases caused by Fungi?