Bacteria & Bacterial Infections Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• folliculitis : bacterial infection of hair follicles
• quinolone : a type of antibacterial that inhibits bacterial dna gyrase enzymes
• resistance : a phenomenon that occurs when bacteria become less susceptible to antibiotics
• aerobes : need oxygen to survive
• resistant : the property of biofilms that makes them harder to kill by antimicrobial agents
• primary infection : microorganisms invade otherwise healthy skin
• mdr : the acronym for multidrug resistance, which can result from efflux pump overexpression
• topoisomerase : another type of enzyme that alters the shape and topology of dna
• mutant : a word that means an organism that has undergone a genetic change
• mexab : the name of the efflux pump that is constitutionally expressed in pseudomonas aeruginosa
• cellulitis : non-purulent infections
• pseudomonas : the genus of bacteria that is known for its efflux pump-mediated resistance and pathogenicity
• matrix : the self-produced substance that supports the biofilm structure
• impetigo : most commonly affected are children
• gram positive : simple cell wall which takes the stain and appears purple
• efflux : the type of pumps that contribute to biofilm resistance by expelling antibiotics
• biofilm : collections of bacteria that have attached to a surface and/or to each other
• ozenoxacin : the active ingredient in noxprin
• chronic : the type of infections that are mostly associated with biofilms
• bactericidal : a property that means killing bacteria
• prokaryotic : bacteria & blue green algae
• quinolones : the class of antibiotics that are affected by efflux pump overexpression in pseudomonas aeruginosa
• carbunlcles : clusters of furuncles
• mrsa : an acronym for a type of bacteria that is resistant to many antibiotics and can cause skin infections