Microorganisms and Disease
Both Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Streptococcus pneumoniae

are acquired by inhalation
have polysaccharide capsules
have cell walls that contain a high content of mycolic acids
stay in the lung and rarely, if ever, enter the bloodstream

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Microorganisms and Disease
Which of the following is true regarding anthrax?

Anthrax is highly contagious
Inhalation Anthrax requires infection with a large number of spores
Inhalation anthrax and cutaneous anthrax are caused by separate strains of Bacillus anthracis
Anthrax is caused by a virus

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Microorganisms and Disease
Plastic implants can pose a serious nosocomial infection problem because

phagocytes have trouble engulfing bacteria embedded in a biofilm
phagocytes have trouble moving on the plastic surface
All of these
infected implants usually have to be surgically removed

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