The disease mechanism of enterotoxigenic E. coli closely resembles that of
A) Vibrio cholerae. B) Salmonella typhi.
C) Shigella spp. D) Campylobacter jejuni.
Question 2
A rectal swab from a 58-year-old male is submitted for culture for Neisseria gonorrhoeae. A gray, opaque oxidase positive colony grew on the chocolate and Thayer-Martin agar.
The gram-negative diplococcus was weak glucose positive with the CTA carbohydrate tubes. This organism should be
A) identified as N. gonorrhoeae. B) identified as N. cinerea.
C) ignored and reported as normal flora. D) tested for colistin susceptibility.
The Lyme disease tick
Diphtheria. The bacteria that cause this disease, called Corynebacterium diphtheriae, proliferate in
Mechanism that specify cell fate
Selected Drugs for Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome
E. coli O157:H7
Draw step two of the mechanism.