Retired NBME Answer Explanations

Second Aid\microbiology\basic_bacteriology

\Bacterial structures
\Cell envelope
\Bacterial taxonomy
\Pleomorphic bacteria
\Bacteria with unusual cell membranes/walls
\Gram stain limitations
\Stains
\Special culture requirements
\Aerobes
\Anaerobes
\Intracellular bugs
\Encapsulated bacteria
\Catalase/coagulase (gram-positive cocci)
\Vaccines
\Urease-positive bugs
\Pigment-producing bacteria
\Bacterial virulence factors
\Main features of exotoxins and endotoxins
\Bugs with exotoxins
\Bugs with exotoxins (continued)
\Endotoxin
\Bacterial growth curve
\Bacterial genetics
\Lysogeny, specialized transduction