Bacterial Metabolism & Reproduction
Process bacteria use for reproduction
Binary fission
An organism that likes cold temperatures
Psychrophile
Ring worm of the scalp
Tinea capitis
Antibiotics that are effective against a lot of organisms
Broad spectrum
Tetanus
Clostridium tentani
Term used for the time it takes for one bacterial cell to replicate into two
An organism that can grow in the presence or absence of oxygen, but grows better with oxygen
Scalded Skin Syndrome
Staph aureus
Antibiotics that inhibit bacterial growth
Bacteriostatic
Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD)
Prion
What phase of the bacterial growth curve do bacteria replicate at the fastest rate
Log Phase
Disease is seen as what type of relationship between the organisms and the host
Parasitism
Gangrene
Clostridium perfringens
Lowest concentration of the drug that inhibits the growth of the organism
MIC - Minimum inhibitory concentration
Parasitic infection carried by cats that could be transferred to humans. Important for pregnant women to avoid changing cat litter to avoid this organism.
Toxoplasma gondii
Which bacterial metabolic processes occur under anaerobic conditions
The cell wall prevents the organism from bursting if it is subject to what conditions
Hypotonic
Trachoma
Chlamydia trachomatis
Process that destroys all organisms, including spores
Sterilization
Infant meningitis
Streptococcus agalactiae or E.coli
Where does an enzyme bind to a substrate
Active Site
Movement of substances across the cell membrane using energy
Active Transport
Most serious acute bacterial meningitis
Neisseria meningiditis
Using an alcohol wipe on a patient's skin before veinpuncture is an example of:
Fungal infection seen in AIDS patients typically as a meningitis
Cryptococcus neoformans