Endotoxins Key Words Flashcards by ryan seed | Brainscape

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Lipoteichoic acid

A

TOXIC molecule on POSITIVE

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Muramyl Peptide

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TOXIC MOLECULE In POSITIVE

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Lipopolysaccharides

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TOXIC MOLECULE on NEGATIVE

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Lipid A

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Toxic part of LPS

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Virulence

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Ability of pathogen to cause HARM

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Attenuation

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Decrease/loss of virulence

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Glyocalyx

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Polymer secreted by pathogen to form CAPSULE

Spretococcus mutans (dental plaque)

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Adhesions

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Pilli that attach to HOST PROTEINS

E.coli cd48 monocytes

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Cytolytic Toxins

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Attack phospholipid LECITHIN
Lyse erythrocytes

Haemolysin

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AB

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A = disrupts Protein SYNTHESIS

B = BINDS TO HOST

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Enterotoxin

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Infects SMALL INTESTINE

Vibrio cholerae

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