Eukaryotic Pathogens Flashcards
Exam 4
How are Protozoa classified?
style of locomotion:
-flagella
-pseudopods
-cilia
How do Mastigophorans move?
-Have flagella
Trichonymptha
type of mastigophoran, symbiotic relationship
-lives in the gut of termites and helps digest cellulose
Trichomonas
type of mastigophoran, symbiotic relationship
lives in the human vagina, controlled by vaginal acidic environment. Thrive if pH becomes basic, can cause sterility.
Giardia Intestinalis
Type of mastigophoran, parasitize
feed off intestinal lining causing disease
-results from easting food/water that is contaminated (usually from feces)
-generates inflammation in large numbers.
-Chronic can cause malnourishment
Amebozoa
have pseudopods, eat and move by extending parts of their bodies.
-found in intestines w/out causing issues mostly
Entamoeba Histolytica
feeds on gut lining
contracted by by eating or drinking fecally contaminated food/water
Amoebic Dysetery
condition caused by Entamoeba histolytica irritation
Ciliates
have cilia to move
Balantidium Coli
only species of ciliate to parasitize humans
-colonizes large intestine to cause diarrhea
What is the common name of Naegleria fowleri?
the brain-eating amoeba
Where are amebo-flagellates found?
warm fresh water and soil
How many forms does Naegleria fowleri exist in nature?
3
Cyst
less than optimal conditions
Trophozoite (ameboid)
favorable conditions, feeding & reproductive form
Flagellate
tail that swims, cannot eat, revert back to trophozoites
How does Naegleria fowleri destroy brain tissue?
by trogocytosis (cell eating)
-attracted to nerve cell chemicals
Where does Apicomplexan’s name come from?
enzymes present in groups of organelles at tips of cells that digest their ways into host