Cholera Flashcards
0
Q
on TCBS medium
A
yellow
1
Q
motility of cholera
A
flagellum
2
Q
virulence factors
A
O antigen, H antigen, endotoxin, enterotoxin (cholera toxin)
3
Q
all epidemic cholera is produced by
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V cholerae O1
4
Q
2 OI biotypes
A
classical
El Tor- hemolytic-epidemic all cholera in last decade
5
Q
major colonization factor
A
TCP-toxin coregulated pilus
6
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gastric acid
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usually inactivates, but some survive
