Grossmont College Medical Microbiology Lab report

Medical Microbiology Homework

1a. Based on the results you recorded in Table 2 and compared to the data in Table 1, what Lancefield group is S. pyogenes in? What are the major features of this organism that places it in this group?

1b. What major diseases are caused by this organism? Does it occur as normal flora, and if so, where in the body does it reside?

2a. Based on the results you recorded in Table 2 and compared to the data in Table 1, what Lancefield group is S. agalactiae in? What are the major features of this organism that places it in this group?

2b. What major diseases are caused by this organism? Does it occur as normal flora, and if so, where in the body does it reside?

3a. Based on the results you recorded in Table 2 and compared to the data in Table 1, what Lancefield group is S. pneumoniae in? What are the major features of this organism that places it in this group?

3b. What major diseases are caused by this organism? Does it occur as normal flora, and if so, where in the body does it reside?

4a. Based on the results you recorded in Table 2 and compared to the data in Table 1, what Lancefield group is S. mitis in? What are the major features of this organism that places it in this group?

4b. What major diseases are caused by this organism? Does it occur as normal flora, and if so, where in the body does it reside?

5a. Based on the results you recorded in Table 2 and compared to the data in Table 1, what Lancefield group is E. faecalis in? What are the major features of this organism that places it in this group?

5b. What major diseases are caused by this organism? Does it occur as normal flora, and if so, where in the body does it reside?

Med Micro III HW #1

1. Differentiate campylobacteriosis from salmonellosis and shigellosis in terms of symptoms, ways to diagnose, and ways to treat.

2. What are coliforms? Where are they normally found? Give examples of coliforms.

Med Micro III HW #2

1. Using the given link to an article and using other online sources, explain what Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) is and what the symptoms are. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC28159…

2. Using the same article from #1, What are lipooligosaccharides (LOS) and how does LOS cause Guillain-Barre syndrome or GBS?