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1
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Al bacterial cells must possess

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cell membrane, genome, ribosomes, intracellular macromolecules, almost always a cell wall

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Extrachromosomal elements (ECE)

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plasmids or prophages may be present

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3
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Describe a bacterial ribosome

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70S (50S + 30S)

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4
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What are 3 cell surface structures that may or may not be present on bacteria

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Flagella, Pili, Capsules

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dipococci

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pair of cocci

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streptococci

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chain of cocci

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staphylococci

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cluster of cocci

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8
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antimicrobics may alter

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cell morphology (shape and arrangement)

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9
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Flagella or antigen ____

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H

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10
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Flagella is composed of

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polypeptides - different than pili

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11
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Plain flagella

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extend from the cell surface into the environment for motility

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12
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Endoflagella of spirochetes

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internal structure that allow them to perform a corkscrew movement

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Flagella function to

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provide motility in liquid and some surface translocation

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14
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What allows flagella to propel?

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sensory system control via chemotaxis

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15
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Virulence factor of flagella

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motility with chemotaxis

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16
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H-antigen

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flagella

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17
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Pili are composed of

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polypeptide chain - different than flagella

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18
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Normal pili and sex pili

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extend out from the cell surface into the environment

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19
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Pili functions to

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aid in adherence to host, antiphagocytic, involved in surface translocation (pili type IV)

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20
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Sex pilus function

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conjugation (spread of antibiotic resistance)

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21
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Another name for capsules

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glycocalyx, exopolysaccharide (EPS), slime layer

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22
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Capsule is composed of

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complex polysaccharides, simple sugar, or D-glutamic acid

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23
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O antigen

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LPS

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24
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K antigen

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capsule formed from simple sugar, complex polysaccharide, or D-glutamic acid

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25
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Biofilm

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complex, 3-D structure, microcolony of bacteria or yeast, enmeshed in a mucoid exopolysaccharide film

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Biofilm composition

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exopolysaccharides and in some cases proteins (amyloid fibers)

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27
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Phenotypic changes of bacteria in biofilms

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non-motile, persist even with antimicrobials, multi-drug resistant

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28
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the activation of biofilm formation involves

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quorum sensing: sensing the density of the population and switching gene expression

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29
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Re-seeding from biofilm

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some cells in the biofilm revert back to normal, therefore even if anti-microbials have been used the infection may return

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30
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How are cells released from a biofilm and when?

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when the amyloid structural protein is broken down by D-A.A. when the situation dictates it

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31
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Biofilms function

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adherence to host tissue and surfaces (surface colonization), protection against antibiotics and desiccation (Drying out)

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32
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surface colonization of biofilms allow them to

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thrive in a moving environment

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33
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K antigen

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capsular antigen

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34
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O antigen

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LPS

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35
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Do gram positive bacteria have capsules?

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They may or may NOT have capsules

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36
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Do gram negative bacteria have capsules?

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They may or may NOT, O antigen + and K antigen - if no capsule, O antigen + and K antigen + is capsule differs from LPS, O antigen + and K antigen - if capsule is an extension of LPS

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37
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S-Layers

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layer lying directly on cell walls, rigid layer with pores of fixed diameter

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38
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S-Layers are composed of

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protein or glycoprotein

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39
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S-Layers function

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resistance to C3b binding (resists complement mediated killing), prevents phagocytosis by PMNs

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40
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Translocation

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passage through human cells to access new sites

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41
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Genera capable of Translocation

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H. flu, S. pyrogenes, M. tuberculosis

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42
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Paracellular translocation

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passage between cells to enter tissues

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43
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The ability to slide on solid surfaces is associated with

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biofilm formation at least with Mycobacterium smegmatis

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44
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Polypeptides embedded in the lipid bilayer are stabilized by

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divalent cations (Ca and Mg) and hydrophobic interactions with fatty acid moiety of phospholipids

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45
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Which genera of bacteria DO CONTAIN sterols?

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Mycoplasma, helicobacter, ehrlichia, Anaplasma spp.

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46
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Cell membrane characteristics

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permeable for transport, specific transport mechanisms for secretion of proteins (6 types), respiratory components, biosynthetic pathways, sensory and osmoregulatory mechanisms and chemotaxis

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47
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Type III transport system (injectosomes)

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conserved multiprotein system that pathogenic gram-NEGATIVE bacteria use to insert protein toxins into cells

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48
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Respiratory components found in the cell membrane

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ETC, ATP synthase, generating proton motive force

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49
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Cell membrane contains components for biosynthesis of

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cell wall, cellular replication (septal ring)

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50
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The cell wall regulates osmotic pressure, such that the bacterial cell is ____________ compared to the environment

A

hypertonic

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51
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Chemotaxis mechanisms lie within the

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cell membrane

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52
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The peptidoglycan layer in the gram positive cell wall is much ______ than the gram negative cell wall

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thicker

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53
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Describe the peptidoglycan layer of the cell wall of gram-positive cells

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thick peptidoglycan layer, covalently linked polysaccharides, lipoteichoic acid extend through the peptidoglycan layer, no outer LPS layer

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54
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Describe the peptidoglycan layer of the cell wall of gram-negative cells

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thin peptidoglycan layer, no covantely linked polysaccharides or LA extending through, contains an outer layer of LPS, located within the periplasm

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55
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Cell wall function

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maintain cell shape, shield from environment, virulence and toxicity factors

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56
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What portion of the cell wall is important in maintaining cell shape and providing mechanical strength

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peptidoglycan layer

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57
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What portion of the cell wall determines the gram staining

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peptidoglycan layer

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58
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Peptidoglycan layer composition

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woven network of NAG and NAM (N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetylglucosamine)

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59
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Lysozyme

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cleaves the amino sugar bonds (NAM, NAG) of the peptidoglycan layer, lysing the bacteria

60
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Where is lysozyme found

A

saliva and tears

61
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Peptide stems allow for

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(amino acid side chains) weaving/covalent linking of the NAM and NAG molecules of the peptidoglycan layer

62
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Peptide side chains of NAM and NAG must contain

63
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Peptidoglycan layer functions

A

prevents cell bursting from osmotic forces, gives cell shape

64
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Which bacteria lack peptidoglycan

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Mycoplasma, Rickettsia, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma

65
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Outer cell membrane is

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a lipid bilayer with phospholipid as the inner leaflet and LPS as the outer leaflet

66
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Periplasm

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found outside the cell membrane of gram negative bacteria and contains the peptidoglycan layer

67
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Periplasm function

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  1. OSMOTIC PROTECTION

nutrient uptake from OM to CM, chemotaxis, degradative enzymes, osmoregulation

68
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Are Gram-negative bacterium more or less susceptible to cell-wall active agents?

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less; only 1 layer of peptidoglycan which is hidden in the periplasm beneath the outer membrane

69
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Outer Membrane functions

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  1. SHIELDS AGAINST ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES,
    virulence and toxicity factors, antigenic components, receptors for antibodies and sex pilus, anchors external structures of bacteria
70
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Outer Membrane prevents entrance of

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dyes, detergents, hydrolytic enzymes (lysozome)

71
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Outer membrane composition

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lipopolysaccharide, phospholipid, proteins

72
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The outer leaflet of the outer membrane lipid bilayer

73
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The inner leaflet of the outer membrane lipid bilayer

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phospholipid

74
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Porins

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Outer membrane proteins that form aqueous channels to allow hydrophilic substances pass through the OM

75
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LPS constituents

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Lipid A + core + O-antigenic chain

76
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Lipid A is composed of

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fatty acid + disaccharide, phosphate groups, fatty acids, LPS toxicity is associated with Lipid A

77
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Core is composed of

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oligosaccharides, sugars, ketodeoxyoctulonate [KDO] - common in enteric bacteria

78
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Terminal Polysaccharide

79
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Terminal Polysaccharide is composed of

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sugars, a unit repeating, highly specific and highly variable

80
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Terminal polysaccharide variation

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each strain of bacteria possesses a chemically distinct O-antigen

81
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Lipooligosaccharide (LOS) is composed of

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Lipid A + extended core

82
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Lipooligosaccharide (LOS) is

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synthesized in place of LPS in Neisseriameningitidis and N. gonorrhoeae, and H. flu and H. ducreyi

83
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Lipooligosaccharide (LOS)

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lacks O-antienic chain

84
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LPS functions

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structural component of OM, pyrogen, complement pathway, hageman factor, release of endogenous mediators

85
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LPS acts as a pyrogen by producing

A

induction of IL-1 which acts on the hypothalamus, or DIRECTLY acting on the hypothalamus

86
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LPS activates __________ complement pathway

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alternative

87
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LPS activates ___________ factor

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Hageman (factor XII)

88
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LPS induces the release of endogenous mediators:

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TNF-alpha, IL-1, IL-6, arachidonic metabolites, bradykinin, histamines, NO, free radicals

89
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LPS structure is

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heat stable unless with strong oxidizers

90
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LPS does not form

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toxoids, due to to heat stability

91
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How would one detoxify LPS?

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burning or oxidation

92
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LPS may potentially cause

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SIRS; with macrophages, PMNs, and endothelial cells as effector cells

93
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Bacterial endospore-formers

A

Clostridium and Bacillus

94
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Activation of the SIRS pathway occurs via

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infection (esp gram-negative bacteria) or non-infectious etiology

95
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How does LPS activate SIRS immune response

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LPS binds LBP, LBP-LPS complex binds membrane-bound CD14 on PMNs, macrophages, and monocytes to and activates TLR; complex interacts with soluble CD14 which causes endothelial leakiness (hypotension, edema)

96
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ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome) is a common feature of _________, not _________

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distributive shock, not systemic inflammatory response syndrome

97
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Endogenous mediators released by activation of TLR result in

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temperature > 38 or < 36
HR >90
RR >20
Leukocytosis >12,000 or leukopenia <4000

98
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The clinical definition of SIRS is

A 
TWO or MORE symptoms:
temperature > 38 or < 36
HR >90
RR >20
Leukocytosis >12,000 or leukopenia <4000
99
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SIRS consists of

A

ONE or MORE
Systemic inflammation/ “hyperinflammatory state”
Activation of coagulation
Inhibition of fibrinolysis

100
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Why does activation of coagulation occur in SIRS?

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LPS activation of Hageman Factor XII, activates clotting system and fibrinolysis, followed by inhibition of fibrinolysis by plasminogen activator inhibitor

101
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plasminogen activator inhibitor

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causes inhibition of fibrinolysis during SIRS

102
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DIC Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation

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results from accumulation of undissolved thrombin in the microcirculation

103
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DIC may lead to

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multi organ failure and purpuric skin lesions

104
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Survival of the hyper inflammatory state is followed by

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hypo inflammatory state “immunoparalysis”

105
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Hypoinflammatory state is manifested by

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loss of delayed hypersensitivity
failure to clear primary infection
development of secondary infection
reactivated dormant viruses

106
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Sepsis is defined by

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the presence of BOTH:

  • A proven infection
  • Presence of 2 or more SIRS manifestations
107
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Severe sepsis is defined by

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the presence of BOTH:

  • Sepsis
  • Organ Failure
108
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Septic Shock is defined by

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the presence of BOTH:

  • Severe sepsis
  • refractory hypotension (40-50/30-40)
109
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Shock is defined by

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inadequate perfusion of tissues

110
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3 Types of shock

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cardiogenic, vascular obstructive, hypovolemic

111
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Distributive shock is a type of

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hypovolemic shock

112
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Distributive shock consists of

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endothelial cell dysfunction (leakiness), loss of vascular resistance –> hypotension, coagulopathy/DIC, septic cardiomyopathy –> reduced CO (reversible)

113
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Septic cardiomyopathy is induced by

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LPS, C5A, IL-1beta, TNF-alpha, IL-6

114
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Clinical manifestations of distributive shock

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fever or hypothermia, chills, leukopenia or leukocytosis, high HR and RR, DIC, hypotension shock and DIC can lead to MOF or MOD

115
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Therapy for early Sepsis - sepsis resuscitation bundle

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Measure serum lactate, obtain blood specimen for culture, administer broad-spectrum antibiotics, if hypotensive administer fluids or vasopressin, achieve O2 saturation

116
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Therapy for early Sepsis - sepsis management bundle

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corticosteroids, tight glycemic control

117
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Failed sepsis therapies

A

anti-TLR4 (eritoran tatrasodium) and drotecogin alfa (activated, recombinant protein C)

118
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Detecting LPS in pharmaceutical industry

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Limulus amebocyte lysate test, mAb anti-LPS

119
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endotoxin v exotoxin - chromosome encoded?

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endotoxin only chromosome encoded, exotoxin may be encoded by chromosome or plasmid

120
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endotoxin v exotoxin - required for survival?

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endotoxin - yes; exotoxin - no

121
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endotoxin v exotoxin - composition?

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endotoxin - sugar-phosphate-fatty acids

exotoxin - protein

122
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endotoxin v exotoxin - number encoded by bacteria?

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endotoxin - more than 1 structural form

exotoxin - one specific form

123
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endotoxin v exotoxin - toxoid?

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endotoxin - NO, heat stable

exotoxin - YES, heat labile

124
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endotoxin v exotoxin - receptor?

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endotoxin - general PAR receptor

exotoxin - specific toxin receptor

125
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endotoxin v exotoxin - mechanism?

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endotoxin - systemic reaction > SIRS > DS

exotoxin - host cell reaction of altered function, lysis, molecule mimicry

126
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endotoxin v exotoxin - pyrogens

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endotoxin - exogenous (direct through BBB) and endogenous pyrogen (IL-1, TNF-alpha)
exotoxin - no

127
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endotoxin v exotoxin - presence in human blood

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endotoxin - sepsis

exotoxin - toxemia

128
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name the main components of the gram-positive cell wall

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peptidoglycan, teichoic acid, lipoteichoic acid (in outer CM leaflet)

129
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Peptidoglycan in gram positive bacteria

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extensively cross-linked (muramic side chains) and present in large amounts

130
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Lipoteichoic acid structure

A

glycerol-PO4 or ribitol-PO4 covalently linked to glycolipid, noncovalently linked to outer leaflet of CM, extending through the peptidoglycan to the external environment

131
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What is the primary factor in the adhesion of Strep pyrogenes to fibronectin on pharyngeal epithelial cells

A

Lipoteichoic acid

132
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Teichoic acid structure

A

glycerol-PO4 or ribitol-PO4 covalently linked to peptidoglycan, extending through the peptidoglycan to the external environment

133
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Teichoic acids medical importance

A

peptidoglycan + teichoic acid can produce endotoxin-like shock in patients with staph. aureus by interacting with C-reactive protein and activating the alternative complement pathway

134
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How can DIC and DS occur with pathogens lacking LPS?

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PARS recognition of PAMPS, releasing endogenous mediators that cause SIRS

135
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NOD1 and NOD2

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internal PAR, NOD2 deficiency is related to Crohn’s

136
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TLR

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extracellular PAR, bind peptidoglycan, teichoic acid, N-f-met-leu-phe, CpG, LPS

137
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Spores

A

a complete but inactive cell in a protective shell, forms inside mother cell which dies

138
Q

Most bacteria __________ form spores

139
Q

Spores are formed in order for bacteria to

A

survive adverse conditions until environmental conditions are favorable

140
Q

bacterial endospores have increased

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longevity, resistance to heat/temp, resistance to desiccation, resistance to chemical agent

141
Q

What 2 genera of bacteria are spore-forming

A

bacillus and clostridium

142
Q

Small colony variants

A

growth-deficient variants that fem colonies, due in part to deficiencies in energy metabolism, possess enhances resistance to antibiotics, recurrent infections

143
Q

small colony variants are formed by

A

Staphylococcus aureus, pseudomonas aeruginosa, E. coli and UTIs

144
Q

Small colony variants are associated with chronic, recurrent infections of

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heart,lung, bones, urinary tract

145
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Biofilm and SCV are phenotypic switching, meaning

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they can revert back to their previous form and re-seed

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