Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134832302
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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The only genus of gram-negative cocci causing significant diseases is Neisseria. The bacteria included in the “genus Neisseria” have an antigen called lipooligosaccharide in their cell walls, which contains molecules of sugar and “Lipid A”; both of which help the bacteria to attach to the host cell in humans and infect it. Neisseria causes diseases like gonorrhea and meningitis. Neisseria cells are not motile and they appear round in shape and flat on sides.
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Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
Ch. 20 - Neisseria gonorrhoeae can be deposited in the...Ch. 20 - Prob. 2TMWCh. 20 - Prob. 3TMWCh. 20 - Prob. 4TMWCh. 20 - A 20-year-old male reports to his physician that...Ch. 20 - Prob. 3CCSCh. 20 - In a single day, two 19-year-old women and one...Ch. 20 - The presence of lipid A in the outer membranes of...Ch. 20 - Prob. 2MCCh. 20 - Prob. 3MC
Ch. 20 - Prob. 4MCCh. 20 - Prob. 5MCCh. 20 - Prob. 6MCCh. 20 - Prob. 7MCCh. 20 - Prob. 9MCCh. 20 - Which bacterium causes infections in many burn...Ch. 20 - Prob. 11MCCh. 20 - Prob. 12MCCh. 20 - Prob. 1MCh. 20 - Prob. 2VICh. 20 - Prob. 1SACh. 20 - Prob. 2SACh. 20 - Why do nurses place antimicrobial agents in babies...Ch. 20 - Prob. 4SACh. 20 - Prob. 5SACh. 20 - Prob. 6SACh. 20 - Given that pseudomonads are present in almost...Ch. 20 - Prob. 8SACh. 20 - Prob. 9SACh. 20 - Prob. 10SACh. 20 - Prob. 11SACh. 20 - Prob. 12SACh. 20 - Describe transovarian transmission of a pathogen.Ch. 20 - A three-year-old boy complains to his day care...Ch. 20 - Prob. 2CTCh. 20 - In one summer month, local physicians reported 11...Ch. 20 - Prob. 4CTCh. 20 - Prob. 5CTCh. 20 - A hunter reports to his physician that he has been...Ch. 20 - Ear piercings resulted in a rash of infections in...Ch. 20 - A 21-month-old child was admitted to the hospital...Ch. 20 - Prob. 9CTCh. 20 - Prob. 10CTCh. 20 - Prob. 11CTCh. 20 - Prob. 12CT
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