Bacteriology Flashcards
1
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Horizontal Gene Transfer
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allows of the rapid exchange and spread virulence determinants and antibiotic resistance genes
2
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Prophage
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A virus phage that got integrated into bacteria
3
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Gene Duplication and amplification GDA
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Adaptive mechanism allowing them to become resistant to antibiotic or other
4
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Type I pili
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Allows bacteria to attach to host and become virulent.
5
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Horizontal gene transfer HGT
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transmission of information within the same generation
6
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F plasmid
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fertility plasmid
7
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Resistance plasmids
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contain genes that provided resistance against antibiotics or poisons.