T or F
Pseudomonas is a gram negative motile rod that is oxidase positive.
What is true?
This gram positive rod is tiny, motile at 25 C, beta hemolytic and is often confused with Streptococcus agalactiae (Grp B). Infection by this opportunist in pregnant females may lead to serious effects such as miscarriage or stillbirths.
What is Listeria monocytogenes?
What is Trichuris trichuria?
Beef tapeworm
What is Taenia saginata?
T or F
Yeast are gram positive
What is true?
Thos non-fermentive gram negative rod is NF on skin, GI, GU and is an opportunist. Is is non-motile and oxidase negative.
What is Acinetobacter?
T or F
Clostridium tetani is a GPR with terminal spores.
What is true?
What is Enterobius vermicularis?
The finding of ingested bacteria in the trophozoite of this intestinal amoeba identifies:
What is Entamoeba coli?
Causes thrush in babies, germ tube positive
What is Candida albicans?
This "seagull" shaped GNR needs the following requirements to culture:
Increased CO2 (10%)
Increased Sheep Blood (10%)
Increased temperature (42 C)
What is Campylobacter?
T or F
Peptostreptococcus, Peptococcus are anaerobic gram negative cocci that are NF in the GI, vagina, mouth, skin and respiratory tract.
What is false? (anaerobic gram positive cocci)
anaerobic gram negative cocci=Veillonella
In muscle
What is Trichinella spiralis?
To identify this intestinal nematode, look for rhabditiform larvae in the stool
What is Strongyloides stercoralis?
Thick walled rounded spores
What are clamydospores?
A spirochete with thick, few coils was suspected to be the cause of infection in a patient with a bulls eye rash who regularly hikes in the PA forest. What is the organism?
What is Borrelia burgdorferi?
What organism causes TB?
What is Mycobacterium turburculosis?
What is hookworm?
This blood nematode is the cause of elephantiasis and morphologically has a sheath and no nuclei at the tip of the tail
What is Wuchereria bancrofti?
Stain used to see encapsulated yeast cells in CSF
What is india ink?
Name an aerobic spore-forming gram positive rod.
What is Bacillus anthracis?
ANA-Clostridium
What organism causes Hansen's disease?
What is Mycobacterium leprae?
Name the three:
What is Shistosoma mansoni, haematobium and japonicum
This is the most severe species of disease causing black water fever as a result of the anopheles mosquito. There are 1-2 signet rings/cell and banana gametocytes
What is Plasmodium falciparum?
T or F
Aseptate hyphae have walls that separate nuclei
What is false? (septate)