Which bacterium causes infections in many burn victims?
a. Moraxella catarrhalis
b. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
c. Escherichia coli
d. Bartonella bacilliformis

A coliform bacterium that likely contaminates dairy products is ___________.

a. Bartonella

b. Serratia

c. Enterobacter

d. Proteus

Capsules of pathogenic enteric bacteria are virulence factors because they __________.

a. Capture iron from hemoglobin and store it in the bacteria

b. Release hemolysins that destroy red blood cells

c. Produce fimbriae that enable the bacteria to attach to human cells

d. Protect the bacteria from phagocytosis and from some antibodies

The pathogen Haemophilus influenzae b causes.

a. Meningitis in children

b. Upper respiratory flu

c. Endocarditis

d. Genital chancroid

Which of the following diseases is typically mild?

a. Brazilian purpuric fever

b. Bartonellosis

c. Pediatric meningitis

d. Cat scratch disease

Which of the following statements is true of Q fever?

a. For many years its cause was questionable.

b. It was first described in 1976 during an outbreak in Quincy, Massachusetts.

c. Researchers found it could be effectively treated with quinine.

d. The sharp spikes of fever on patients' temperature charts resemble porcupine quills.

Which of the following is a bile-tolerant anaerobe?

a. Bacteroides

b. Escherichia

c. Shigella

d. Prevotella

Match each bacterium with the disease or manifestations it causes.

1. _____ Escherichia coli

2. _____ Klebsiella pneumoniae

3. _____ Proteus mirabilis

4. _____ Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi

5. _____ Shigella flexneri

6. _____ Yersinia pestis

A. Bubonic plague

B. Typhoid fever

C. Gastroenteritis

D. Kidney stones

E. Pus-filled, bloody stools; cramps; fever; and diarrhea

F. Pneumonia

Name six factors that facilitate the production of disease by Bordetella pertussis.