3. Inflammation + Infection + Immunology Flashcards
Monotrichous flagella have what?
One flagella
Peritrichous flagella have what?
Loads of flagella everywhere
Lopotrichous flagella have what?
flagella on one side of bacteria
Amphitrichous flagella have what?
Flagella on both sides
Capsule is made from what
polysacharides
Endospores are what
metabolically inert form of bacteria
gram positive =
Blue / purple
–> Staph / Strepto
Gram negative =
Red / pink
Binary replication occurs through what type of gene transfer
vertical
Acquisition replication occurs through what type of gene transfer
Horizontal
Ringworm // Atheletes foot // Aspergilliosis
are all what type of fungi
Fillamentous moulds
Microbiota definition
All organisms in a community
Microbiome
All genes present within microbiota
What type of bacteria is typical in mouth
what do they do that cause damage to teeth
Oral streptococci
sugars –> lactic acid
What type of bacteria are generally found in the large GI system
anaerobic = 95-99%
virulence
Degree to which can cause disease
Pneumococcal surface protein A does what
prevent complement mediated killing
Hyaluronidase + streptokinase do what that are released from s.pyogenes
break down BM to allow entry
90% of leg ulcers originate from what
Vascular cause
–> 70% venous cause
Where is the gaiter area of the leg?
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