Spirochaetes Quiz

1.

Weils Disease is caused by:

Treponema vincentii

Treponema pallidum

Borrelia recurrentis

Leptospira interrogans

Borrelia burgdoferi

2.

Which antibiotic is usually used to treat Leptospirosis?

Erythromycin

Vancomycin

Metronidazole

Gentamicin

Doxycycline

3.

ANUG is associated with:

Treponema vincentii

Treponema pallidum

Borrelia burgdoferi

Leptospira interrogans

Borrelia recurrentis

4.

Lyme Disease is caused by:

Leptospira interrogans

Treponema vincentii

Borrelia burgdoferi

Treponema pallidum

Borrelia recurrentis

5.

Which are the key characteristics of spirochaetes?

Gram positive, non-motile, anaerobe

Gram positive, motile, anaerobic

Gram negative, non-motile, anaerobe

Gram negative, motile, anaerobe

Gram negative, motile, aerobe