BACILLI QUIZ

Which of the following is not a Gram-positive Bacilli aerobes?

• Clostridia

• Listeria

• Corynebacteria

• Bacillus cereus

Match the following

• Food poisoning and eye infections

• Bacillus cereus

• Spastic paralysis

• C.botulinum

• Bioterrorism

• Bacillus anthrax

• Flaccid paralysis

• C.tetani

Major potential agent for bioterrorism and biologic warfare. (not the bacteria)

What is the major virulence factor of B.anthracis that causes death in infected animals and humans.

• Protective antigen

• Edema Factor

• Lethal factor

• Endospores

Medussa head or curled hair are usually found on agar plates for what species?

• B.anthracis

• B. cereus

• C.tetani

• C.botulinum

WHich of the following is associated with Diarrhea after eating rice, meat dishes and sauces?

• B.cereus

• B.anthracis

• C.tetani

• C. perfringens

What type (only the letter) of Botulinum toxin causes botulism in Mammals?

What is the most frequent vehicle of infection for Infant Botulism?

Medical Condition in tetanus infection where the mouth contracts and then cannot be opened

What causes pseudomembranous colitis?

• C.difficile

• C. perfrengens

• C. tetani

• C. botulinum