Adhesins Flashcards
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Adhesins
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promote attachment to host cells and tissues
2
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pili
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Escherichia coli and Neisseria gonorrhoeae use these to attach to urethral cells; Salmonella use them to attach to intestinal cells
3
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capsules
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Escherichia coli uses these for attachment
4
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hemagglutinins
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bacteria (Salmonella and Bordetella) and many viruses use these to attach to various host cells
5
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spikes (peplomers)
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used by viruses to attach to cells they then infect
6
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holdfasts
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used by helminths
7
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unknown mechanisms
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are also used by a number of pathogens, including protozoa such as Plasmodium (malaria) and Trichomonas vaginalis, and bacteria such as Shigella dysenteriae and Vibrio cholera
