Bacteria Quiz 1

• What is the bacteria that causes syphilis?

  Treponema pallidum
• Treponema pallidum causes what?

  Syphilis
• what disease is transmitted by the deer tick?

  Lyme disease
• What bacteria causes Lyme disease?

  Borrelia burgdorferi
• what bacteria is transmitted by the deer tick?

  Borrelia burgdorferi
• What disease is commonly caused by poultry?

  Campylobacter jejuni
• foodborne gastroenteritis is caused by what bacteria?

  Campylobacter jejuni
• The bacteria campylobacter jejuni causes what disease?

  Foodborne gastroenteritis
• What bacteria is commonly associated with poultry?

  Campylobacter jejuni
• Helicobacter pylori is a bacteria that causes problems with what types of ulcers?

  peptic and duodenal
• Peptic and duodenal ulcers are commonly caused by what bacteria?

  Helicobacter pylori
• Treponema pallidum or syphilis identifies as what type of bacteria?

  spirochetes
• Borrelia burgdorferi or lyme disease identifies as what type of bacteria?

  spirochete
• Campylobacter jejuni or foodborne gastroenteritis identifies as what type of bacteria?

  spiral
• Helicobacter pylori or peptic/duodenal ulcers identify as what type of bacteria?

  spiral
• What bacteria survives well in acidic environments?

  Helicobacter pylori
• How does Helicobacter pylori survive well in acidic environments?

  Adapts well and urease turns into ammonia to neutralize pH to allow organism survival
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa identifies as what type of bacteria?

  gram-negative rod
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa is commonly known as 'blue pus' due to its production of ?

  pyocyanin
• Burns, cystic fibrosis patients, wounds, nosocomial infections are all caused by what bacteria?

  Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• What bacteria is a common cause of infection among burn patients?

  Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa commonly causes these issues ?

  burns cystic fibrosis patients wounds nosocomial infections
• Which bacteria is commonly responsible for nosocomial infections?

  Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Which bacteria is very resistant to antibiotics and disinfectants?

  Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• This bacteria prefers a soil and moist environment

  Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• Which bacteria causes pertussis/whooping cough?

  Bordetella pertussis
• Bordetella pertussis or whooping cough is what kind of bacteria?

  gram-negative rod
• Bordetella pertussis causes what ?

  whooping cough or pertussis
• Legionella pneumophila is a bacteria that causes what?

  Legionnaire's disease
• Legionnaire's disease is caused by what bacteria?

  Legionella pneumophila
• Legionella pneumophila or Legionnaire's disease is what type of bacteria?

  gram-negative rod
• Legionella pneumophila is also called ?


  Legionellosis
• Neisseria meningitidis or epidemic/meningococcal meningitis is what type of bacteria?

  gram-negative cocci
• Neisseria meningitidis causes what disease?

  Epidemic or meningococcal meningitis
• Epidemic/meningococcal meningitis is caused by what bacteria?

  Neisseria meningitidis
• Neisseria gonorrhoeae or gonorrhea is what type of bacteria?

  gram-negative cocci
• Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes what disease?

  Gonorrhea
• Gonorrhea is caused by what bacteria?

  Neisseria gonorrhoeae