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tolito
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04/24/06 - 08:42 PM

i am surprised we dont have this thread in micro. so i start off with this one. hope it is good

facultative intracellular organisms

yes frank may brush sally list's legs

yersinia
franciscella
mycobacterium tb
brucella
salmonella
listeria
legionella

Edited by tolito on 04/25/06 - 01:44 AM

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sameenahmd
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05/08/06 - 09:26 AM

CApREOcorn from CUBa cant fit an envelope.
RNA viruses
CAlici, Picorna and REo are CUBIC NONENVELOPED RNA viuses

WALK and CAlcium make bones HEP-E(HAPPY)

norwalk-->calicivirus<--hep-E

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newyg
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05/13/06 - 02:38 AM

Facultative Intracellular Bacteria; "FaT BoY LoST in MaiL"

-Francisella Tularensis - Brucella - Yersinia - Legionella - Salmonella Typhi - Mycobacterium - Listeria

mjl1717
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06/24/06 - 08:44 AM

"rest in peace"

Rifampim/Isoniazid/ Pyrazinamide

{many drugs can be used}
{my pnemonics and qs are original]
{Isoniazid used with B6 to prevent peripheral neuropathy & Tb}

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raseny
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08/06/06 - 03:45 PM

i've made up this one.. it is based on scientific facts..easy to remember.. smiling face

when and why do you get naked?

the answer also works for the RNA viruses..

The RNA viruses get naked when they want to REPLICATE!! nod

REovirus
PLIcavirus
CAlicivirus
Astrovirus

Ivil
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08/06/06 - 09:10 PM

nice one raseny

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blueocean
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09/26/06 - 01:10 PM

RNA viruses: negative stranded
"Always Bring Polymerase Or Fail Replication":
Arena
Bunya
Paramyxo
Orthomyxo
Filo
Rhabdo

docarchana
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09/27/06 - 07:57 PM

nice one blueocean

thanku.

milrac
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12/04/06 - 09:21 AM

DIMORPHIC FUNGI HAVE HSBC BANK
HISTOPLASMOSIS,
SPOROTHRIX
BLASTOMYCOSISI
CRYPTOMYCOSIS

milrac
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12/14/06 - 05:01 AM

#10

this is for parasites
EAT EGGS - this means those parasite swhich enter our body by means of ingestion of eggs -Enterobius vermicularis, Ascaris
Trichuris

SAN SKIN-Strongyloides,Ancylostoma,Necator- enter the body by penetrating the skin

TrichiMelLa-M-Meat
L-larva, so,larva form enters via meat

barjinder
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01/08/07 - 10:46 AM

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tolito wrote:
i am surprised we dont have this thread in micro. so i start off with this one. hope it is good

facultative intracellular organisms

yes frank may brush sally list's legs

yersinia
franciscella
mycobacterium tb
brucella
salmonella
listeria
legionella

StemCell
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04/30/07 - 09:24 AM

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DNA viruses

HHAPPPy
Herpesviridae
Hepadnaviridae
Adenovirus
Papova
Poxviridae
Parvovirus

StemCell
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04/30/07 - 09:26 AM

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DNA naked virus

PAP smear you need to be naked

Papova
Adenovirus
Parvovirus

All DNA viruses have a double strand DNA, except Parvovirus

StemCell
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04/30/07 - 01:49 PM

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RIP A Rest In Pace Always ( For killed viruses in vaccination)

Rabies
Influenza
Polio
A Hepatitis

unique1
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05/24/07 - 07:44 AM

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All RNA viruses have linear RNA except BAD ones:

Bunya , Arena and Delta .

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angel^Doctor
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07/21/07 - 06:41 PM

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(MY OWN MNEMONICS )
U WILL FIND IT NO WHERE ELSE
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>& gt;>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ;>>>>>> The 2 antifungal flu , flucanazole and flucytosine , can easily flu (flow ) in the CSF and the urine!!

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