BIOL 2420/2421         Bacterial Disease Lecture Review                     Dr. Weis

1. Name and describe four (4) exotoxins and their bacterial source.

2. Name and describe four (4) exoenzymes and their bacterial source.

3. Name and describe the four (4) endotoxin parts and their bacterial source.

4. Name and describe two (2) other virulence factors and an example of bacteria that have these factors.

5. For the following bacteria, know the detail, including but not limited to, gram stain, microscopic morphology, description, physical requirements, source/reservoir, transmission, virulence factors, the major disease(s) caused, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention [if applicable] :

            Staphylococcus aures, Streptococcus pyogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Bacillus anthracis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Clostridia (all species), Corynebacterium diptheriae, Neisseria sp., E. coli, Salmonella sp., Shigella sp., Pseudomonas sp., Haemophilus sp., Legionella pneumoniae, Vibrio cholera, Brucellosis sp., Yersina sp.

6. Know the general information including gram stain, microscopic morphology, virulence factor(s), and major disease(s) caused for the following bacteria:

            Non-Staph. Aureus sp., Non- Group A Strep. sp., Listeria, Nocardia, Actinomyces, Mycobacterium leprae, Bacillus cereus, Enterbacter family, Proteeae family, Pasteurella sp., Bacteroides sp., Serratia, Helicobacter, Campylobacteriosis, Francisella tularensis, Plesiomonas, Aeromonas, Alcaligenes sp., Streptobacillus sp.

7. Know the detail for the following, including description, source, transmission, virulence factor(s), major disease(s), diagnosis, treatment and prevention

            Spirochetes: Treponema pallidum, Borrelia burgdorferi

            Chlamydia: Chlamydia trachomatis

            Rickettsia: Bartonella henselae, Ehrlichia sp., Ricketsia rickettsii

            Mycoplasma: Mycoplasma pneumoniae

8. Know the general information including description, virulence factor(s), and major disease(s) caused for the following:

            Spirochetes: Treponema pertenue, Borrelia recurrentis, Leptospirosis, Spirullum

            Chlamydia: Chlamydia pneumoniae, Chlamydia psittaci

            Rickettsia: Coxiella, Other Rickettsial sp.

            Mycoplasma: Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma urealyticum

9. Define nosocomial infections and give three (3) examples of bacteria implicated in this process.

10. Be able to name three (3) specific [Genus] arthropod vectors involved in bacterial disease transmission and the diseases they transmit.