bacteria info

Question 1

increases virulence

Answer 1

Presence of fimbriae, flagella, and capsule

Question 2

Pathogen

Answer 2

microbe that can cause disease

Question 3

Pathogenesis

Answer 3

Mechanisms by which cause disease

Question 4

Virulence factors

Answer 4

Virulence Factor – a pathogen-produced substance that promotes the establishment and maintenance of disease

Question 5

has a thick peptidoglycan layer.

Answer 5

Gram positive

Question 6

Virulence Factors

Answer 6

Adherence components (attachment) Capsules (evasion) Invasion enzymes (entry into host, colonization) - hyaluronidase: breaks down the polysaccharide that glues the host cells together - collagenase: breaks down collagen network in connective tissues - fibrinolytic enzymes (e.g., streptokinase) that destroys fibrin of blood clots (escape) - coagulase: promotes blood clotting (protection) - various other proteases, nucleases, lipases Toxins - Exotoxins (including enterotoxins) See - Endotoxins