MODULE 8
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- 4. Bacteria that do not require oxygen to survive.
- 8. Respiratory infection causing inflammation of the bronchial tubes.
- 10. Requires X and V factors for growth, causes respiratory infections.
- 11. Eye infection, also known as pink eye.
- 13. Common in animal flora, transmitted to humans by bites.
- 14. Toxin produced by bacteria, causing host cell damage.
- 15. Upper part of the throat behind the nose, habitat for some bacteria.
- 18. Sexually transmitted infection caused by Haemophilus ducreyi.
- 21. Infection of the ear, often middle ear in children.
- 25. Distinct smell associated with some Pasteurella colonies on media.
- 27. Test identifying bacteria like Moraxella through filament formation.
- 28. Inflammation of the epiglottis, can obstruct breathing.
- 29. Common sugar utilized by various bacteria for energy.
- 30. Bacterial shape where cells are paired, often in respiratory infections.
- 32. Nutrient-rich medium for culturing bacteria, especially to observe hemolysis.
- 33. Serious infection of the membranes around the brain, often caused by bacteria.
- 36. Enzyme test used to identify if bacteria can break down hydrogen peroxide.
- 38. Gram-negative bacteria, often found in respiratory tract infections.
- 39. Biochemical test that distinguishes bacteria based on metabolic byproducts.
- 40. Opportunistic pathogen found in the human oral cavity, can cause abscesses.
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- 1. Heart infection sometimes caused by oral bacteria entering the bloodstream.
- 2. Presence of bacteria in the blood, leading to systemic infections.
- 3. Inflammation or infection of the sinus cavities, often bacterial.
- 5. Sugar tested in biochemical assays to differentiate bacteria.
- 6. Blood infection, can spread rapidly and be life-threatening.
- 7. Organism that provides nutrients to another, often in a parasitic relationship.
- 9. System that can be infected by bacteria like Moraxella and Haemophilus.
- 12. Refers to certain immune cells with a multi-lobed nucleus.
- 16. Refers to bacteria that do not break down sugars for energy.
- 17. Describes bacterial ability to resist engulfment by immune cells.
- 19. Medium used to test hemolysis in pathogens like Haemophilus.
- 20. Type of anaerobic bacteria that can live with or without oxygen.
- 22. Tissue lining of body tracts where many bacteria are normal flora.
- 23. Body secretion that traps and clears pathogens in the respiratory tract.
- 24. Shape of many gram-negative bacteria, often elongated.
- 26. Enzyme test positive in certain bacteria, like Moraxella.
- 31. Molecule in gram-negative bacteria, part of the outer membrane.
- 34. Bacterial shape between cocci and bacilli, often found in respiratory pathogens.
- 35. Protective layer on some bacteria, preventing phagocytosis.
- 37. Skin infection with possible bacteremia, often painful.