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Pathogen

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Organism that causes or is capable of causing disease

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Commensal

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Organism which colonises the host but causes no disease in normal circumstances

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Opportunist Pathogen

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Microbe that only causes disease if host defences are compromised

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Virulence / Pathogenicity

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The degree to which a given organism is pathogenic

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Asymptomatic carriage

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When a pathogen is carried harmlessly at a tissue site where it causes no disease

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What colour do gram positive bacteria stain?

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Purple

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What colour do gram negative bacteria stain?

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Red

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A typical bacteria cell wall has…

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Cell wall
1 or 2 cell membranes
Covalently closed chromosome (circular, double stranded)
Capsule

Some bacteria have flagella, pili/fimbriae

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How many membranes does a gram positive bacteria have?

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1

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A gram positive bacteria has a capsule, peptidoglycan, lipoteichoic acid and c_____ m______

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cytoplasmic membrane

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Gram negative bacteria

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Have lipoproteins and lipopolysaccharide (endotoxin)

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Gram +ve vs gram -ve bacteria

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What are the 2 main toxins made by bacteria?

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Endotoxin and exotoxin

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Endotoxin - component of the outer m_____ of bacteria and give an example

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membrane
lipopolysacchardie in gram negative bacteria

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Extoxin - secreted proteins of g__ p_____ and g___ n_____ bacteria

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gram positive, gram negative

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How do bacteria swap genetic information with each other?

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Bacterial conjugation via sex pilus

17
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Gene transfer can occur via plasmid in process called t______

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transformation

18
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What is the process of gene transfer via phage in bacteria?

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Transduction

19
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Give examples of obligate intracellular bacteria?

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Rickettsia, Chlamydia, Coxiella

20
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Bacteria that may be cultured on an artificial media can be divided into those with and those without a…

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cell wall

21
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Bacteria that do have a cell wall can either grow as single cells or as f_____

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filaments

22
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What are teh 3 types of bacteria that can grow as single cells?

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Rods, Cocci and Spirochaetes

23
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What are the 2 main aerobic gram positive bacteria?

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Staphylococcus and streptococcus

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What are the 3 types of streptococcae?

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Beta-haemolytic, alpha-haemolytic and non-haemolytic

25
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What are anaerobic gram positive bacteria?

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Peptostreptococcus

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