Virginia Tech Microbiology 2604 (Popham): Test 4 Short answer

Bacteria that have been engulfed by a macrophage are killed inside a compartment called a/an ___________

Phagolysosome

The set of proteins that bind to an antibody-tagged bacteria and cause lysis are called ________

Complement

Activated B cells differentiate into long lived _______ cells

Memory

A disease that is constantly present at a low frequency in a population is described as ___________

Endemic

The vector that transfers lyme disease to humans is a __________

Deer tick

An inanimate object that transfers a pathogen to a new host is called a ________

Fomite

The major human disease that has been eradicated due to immunization is _________

Small Pox

(T/F) The genus that makes up the largest number of bacterial cells within the human colon is enterococcus

False

(T/F) Because all human cells rely on oxygen, microbes in all areas of the human body except the colon must be aerobic

False

(T/F) The toxin produced by clostridium tentani causes constant contraction of the muscles

True

(T/F) Borrelia Burgdorferi produces endotoxins that cause human cell lysis

False

(T/F) Meningitis caused by Neisseria is recognized by the presence of long chains of cells in the spinal fluid

False