#1Introduction to Clinical Microbiology

These are organism which are enclosed in a protein coat that contains nucleic acid which are either RNA and DNA

• Viruses

• Prokaryotes

• Eukaryotes

• Prions

A type of microscope that can identify Treponema pallidum

• Dark -field microscope

• Light microscope

• Bright-field microscope

• Fluorescence microscope

This cellular organelle contains attached 80s ribosomes

• Rough endoplasmic reticulum

• Nucleus

• Smooth endoplasmic reticulum

• Mitochondria

This bacterium exhibits metachromatic granules

• Corynebacterium

• Escherichia

• Mycobacteria

• Klebsiella

Gram positive bacteria will exhibit this color on microscopy

• Blue

• Yellow

• Red

• Green

Gram negative bacteria will exhibit this color on microscopy

• Red

• Yellow

• Green

• Blue

A special wax very of mycobacterium tuberculosis that renders it very resistant to detergents and strong acids.

• Mycolic acid

• Stearic acid

• Lauric acid

• Hydroxybutyric acid

This cell structure contains adhesins that is responsible for attachment properties

• Pili

• Cilia

• Flagella

• Fiber

Bacteria in chains

• Streptococci

• Staphylococci

• Gonococci

• Mycoplasma

An example of acid fast bacteria

• Mycobacterium tuberculosis

• Escherichia coli

• Corynebacterium deficile

• Klebsiella pneumonia