Question
Acid-fast members of this genus appear red when treated with Ziehl–Neelsen stain. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this bacterial genus that contains the causative agents of leprosy and tuberculosis.
ANSWER: Mycobacterium [accept Mycobacteria; accept Mycobacterium tuberculosis; accept Mycobacterium leprae; reject “Mycoplasma”]
[10e] Tuberculosis can be diagnosed by staining for acid-fast Mycobacteria within a type of this substance called sputum. This thick slimy substance builds up in the lungs of patients with cystic fibrosis.
ANSWER: mucus [accept phlegm]
[10h] Latent TB infections can be detected by quantifying the release of the “gamma” isoform of these molecules from a patient’s T-cells. These cytokines are named for their ability to block viral replication.
ANSWER: interferons [or IFNs; accept interferon-gamma or IFN-gamma]
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Summary
| 2023 ACF Winter @ Columbia | 11/11/2023 | Y | 9 | 17.78 | 100% | 44% | 33% |
Data
| Yale B | Bard A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Columbia B | NYU B | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Cornell C | Penn B | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Columbia A | Princeton B | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| NYU A | Rowan A | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Rutgers A | Columbia C | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Rutgers B | Vassar | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Yale A | Haverford | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Penn A | Yale C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |