(3) Bacterial Pathway Flashcards

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1
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Flagella arrangement where flagella are found all over the bacteria

A

Peritrichous

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2
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Molecules on bacteria that bind to specific receptors on the host tissue surface and keep microorganisms from being washed away

A

Adhesion proteins

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3
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Bacterial products that directly harm tissue or trigger destructive biological activities

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Bacterial exotoxins

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4
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Pathogenic microorganism can be deposited directly into deep tissues of the body, as in puncture wounds and surgery

A

Parenteral route

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5
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A type of bacterial exotoxin that creates a ion channel that leads to the lysis of cells

A

Hemolytic alpha toxin

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6
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Small, circular, extra chromosomal DNA

A

Plasmid

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7
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Loose, water soluble glycocalyx

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Slime layer

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A long protein that connects a bacterial cell to a molecule (another bacteria, surface or tissue)

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Pili

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9
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Sticky external sheath of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells

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Glycocalyx

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10
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A type of bacterial toxin that prevents host immune cells moving from the blood vessels to the site of infection

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Pertussis toxin

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11
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An external structure found on some bacteria that are anchored on the cell membrane and cell wall that have a long thin filament that rotates by a sodium ion concentration gradient

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Prokaryotic flagella

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12
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A type of bacterial toxin that binds to the Fc portion of antibodies to block the antibodies biological function

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Protein A

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13
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Flagella arrangement only found on only one side of the bacteria

A

Polar flagella

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14
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A type of bacterial enzyme that hydrolyzes a bacteria fibrin coat

A

Fibrinolysis

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15
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A type of bacterial enzyme that cleaves host desmosomes

A

Exfoliative toxins

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16
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Flagella arrangement where flagella are found on opposite ends

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Endoflagella

17
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Membrane protein that changes its three-dimensional shape in response to a stimulus

A

Gated channel

18
Q

A multi protein rRNA complex that is part of the translation complex used to produce polypeptides and proteins

A

Ribosome

19
Q

Cell junction that connects adjacent plasma membranes

A

Desmosome

20
Q

A type of bacterial exotoxin that causes continuous activation of the chloride channel that leads to diarrhea symptoms

A

Cholera toxin

21
Q

Structured glycocalyx composed of repeating sugar molecules that will firmly attach to the cell surface

A

Capsule

22
Q

A type of bacterial exotoxin that prevents host protein production

A

Shiga-like toxin

23
Q

A type of bacterial enzyme that converts hosts fibrinogen to fibrin

A

Coagulase

24
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A type of bacterial enzyme that hydrolyzes a beta lactam ring in the antibiotic penicillin to inactive the antibiotic

A

Beta lactamase