Microbiology - Name the Bacteria - Midterms

Bacterial agents, their diseases, uses, cures and common names.

Penecillium notatum

the fungi that produces a well known beta-lactam antibiotic

Bacillus anthracis

causes anthracis

Bacillus cereus

causes fried rice food poisoning

Bacillus subtilis

is a common laboratory contaminant

Yersinia pestis

the causative agent of bubonic plague or the black death, characterized by lesions with black scars

Borrelia recurrentis

a tick borne bacteria that can cause relapsing fever

Listeria monocytogenes

bacteria present in cold cuts

Thermus aquaticus

bacteria present in hot springs

Brucella abortus

may cause abortion in animals equipped with undulant fever.

Chlamydia trachomatis

agent of the most common sexually transmitted diseases

Clostridium botulinum

causes botulism

Clostridium dificille

causes pseudomembranous colitis

Clostridium perfringens

causes gas gangrene mostly in people with diabetes

Clostridium tetani

causes locked jaw leading to risus sardonicus

Bacillus anthracis

usually utilized as a bioterrorism agent

Clostridium tetani

a bacteria that is a common contaminant of rusty nails

Bacillus subtilis

a bacteria that produces the chemical bacitracin — utilized in medicine as an antibiotic

Clostridium botulinum

a bacteria that produces a drug called botox

Brucella abortus

causes undulant fever

Entamoeba histolytica

agent of amoebic dysentery

Helicobacter pylori

A microaerophilic bacterium that infects the stomach lining and is a major cause of peptic ulcers and gastritis.

Campylobacter jejuni

A microaerophilic bacterial species that commonly causes gastroenteritis, with symptoms like diarrhea, fever, and abdominal pain

Enterobacter aerogenes

is a facultative bacteria that is a normal microflora of the intestine aside from E. coli

Borrelia burgdorferi

a tick borne bacteria that can cause Lyme disease

Escherichia coli

a normal microflora of the intestine that can be an agent of UTI

Lactobacilli spp.

Bacteria that produce lactic acid through fermentation. Found in the digestive system, vagina, and fermented foods.

Leishmania infantum

Protozoan parasite transmitted through sandfly bites

Leptospira biflexa

bacterial saprophyte in soil

Xenopsylla cheopsis

the scientific name of the vector of Yersinia pestis

Leptospira interrogans

an agent of Weil’s disease

Listeria monocytogenes

a psychrophile that can cause infections in pregnant women and their fetuses

Mycobacterium leprae

known as Hansen’s bacillus

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

is a slow grower bacteria that causes tuberculosis

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

agent of primary atypical pneumonia

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

agent of an STD that involves the continuous discharge from reproductive organs

Proteus spp.

Known to cause urinary tract infections that involves the production of a distinct odor due to the release of volatile compounds.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

A nosocomial opportunistic bacteria that infects most immunocompromised patients

Rickettsia spp.

agent of the typhus fever

Salmonella typhi

agent of the typhoid fever — accompanied by stomach aches and fever

Leptospira interrogans

the only human acquired Leptospira

Serratia marcescens

bacteria that produces a water-insoluble pigment called a prodigiosin

Mycobacterium leprae

agent of leprosy

Shigella dysenteriae

agent of the bacilliary dysentery

Brucella abortus

also known as Bang’s bacillus

Spirillum minus

agent of the rate bite fever

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

is able to produce water-soluble pigments called pyoverdin and pyocyanin

Mycobacterium lepriae

a bacteria that targets the nerve endings and can be infectious if open wound it is accompanied by the presence of white spots and face disfigurement

Staphylococcus aureus

bacterial infection can cause skin infections, boils, furuncles or carbuncles

Streptococcus viridans

they are often associated with dental caries, endocarditis, and abscesses, that is alpha hemolytic

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

known for its unique palisade cell arrangement

Escherichia coli

produces a dark purple colony with the presence of greeny sheets

Staphylococcus epidermidis

bacteria that can is part of the normal microflora of that skin that can sometimes causes stitch abscess

Streptococcus mutans

associated with dental caries, tooth decay and periodontitis that is beta hemolytic

Streptococcus pyogenes

a bacteria that is the agent of strep throat and impetigo

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

a nosocomial bacteria that is hard to treat related to biofilm formation

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

bacteria that is when grown resembles a cauliflower on a medium

Streptococcus pneumoniae

agent of lobar pneumonia

Thermus aquaticus

a thermophile associated with its utilization for PCR testing

Treponema pallidum

A STD causing bacteria associated with lesions on the genitalia and if left untreated can cause neurological infection

Trichomonas vaginalis

erosion of vaginal epithelial tissues, due to the presence of flagella on this bacteria making the victim’s urine turbid

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

can cause neonatal blindness, especially in places that are inflicted with this bacteria

Chlamydia trachomatis

associated with pelvic inflammatory disease and itch

Escherichia coli

A UTI causing agent specifically in boy neonates that are susceptible to this bacteria

Trypanosoma cruzi

Parasitic protozoan causing Chagas disease that are transmitted by triatomine bugs

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

also known as Klebs-Loeffler Bacilli

Trypanosoma gambiense

Protozoan parasite causing sleeping sickness (narcolepsy) that is transmitted by the tsetse fly bite

Trichomonas vaginalis

associated with the burning sensation of the external reproductive organ

Vibrio cholerae

agent of cholera

Vibrio parahaemolyticus

common in shellfish, infection that is left untreated can cause sepsis

Vibrio fischerii

commonly found in shrimps and squids, in quorum sensing they can produce bioluminescence.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

also known as Koch’s Bacilli

Salvarsan

the first chemo therapeutic drug formulated by Paul Ehrlich

Pulmonary, Intestinal and Cutaneous

Anthracis caused by Bacillus anthracis can be manifested in three different ways, what are these.

Leprosy

it is the disease caused by Mycobacterium lepriae

Tuberculosis

the disease caused by the Koch’s bacilli

Salvarsan

used as a treatment for syphilis

Ophthalmia neonatorum

disease causes by Neisseria gonorrhoeae associated with neonatal blindness accompanied by abscess and puss discharge.

Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber

this machine is utilized to kill anaerobic bacteria often those inflicted with ganglinous legs

Venereal Disease Research Lab

former used screening test in terms of clinical diagnosis of syphilis

Rapid Plasma Reagin

Current screening test used to clinically diagnose syphilis

Microscopic Agglutination Test

screening test for leptospirosis, that is the standard test used for its diagnosis

PCR

screening test for leptospirosis that tests the presence of the agent’s DNA.

Fluorescence Antibody Absorption Test

confirmatory test for syphilis

TDaP

toxoid utilized as protection against diphtheriae, tetanus and pertussis.

DTaP

vaccine utilized as protection against pertussis, tetanus and diphtheriae

Crede’s Prophylaxis

a treatment done to newborns specially those born with gonorrhoeae inflicted areas

Lepers or Hansenites

a term called to those patients affected by Hansen’s Bacillus

Chancre

stage of syphilis wherein there are visible lesions in the genitalia

Condyloma

stage of syphilis wherein rashes all over the body are present

Gumma

stage of syphilis wherein the nervous system is involved

Lobar pneumonia

disease caused by the Streptococcus pneumoniae

Pseudomembranous colitis

a disease that causes the inflammation of the epithelial lining turning them yellow to black in color, this is due to a bacterial infection caused by C. difficile

Pseudomembrane pathognomonic

a grayish white membrane on the throat that may block the airway

Gas Gangrene

a disease causing a foamy appearance due to gas production and decay

Leptospirosis

caused by L. interrogans, it is evident with jaundice and hepatosplenomegalin

Cholera

appearance of stool in this disease is rice watery

Bacillary dysentery

appearance of stool in this disease is bloody, watery and mucoidal with the presence of puss cells

Amoebic dysentery

appearance of stool in this disease is bloody, watery and mucoidal with the scarce presence of puss cells

Enterobacteriaceae

family of bacteria that is part of the common microflora of the intestine

Clostridium

is a genus that is exemplified example of an obligate anaerobe