Exam 1 Flashcards
PRR for motile bacteria
TLR5
PRR for dsRNA
TLR3
PRR for soluble teichoic/lipoteichoic proteins
c-reactive protein
PRR for foreign products in cytoplasm
NOD-like
PRR for surface lipoprotein
TLR1/TLR2
PRR for LPS
TLR4
steps of infection
exposure
adherence
invasion
multiplication
Swine flu
pathogen
year
consequence
orthomyxovirus H1N1
1976
rushed & tainted vaccine
Legionnaire’s
pathogen
year
consequence
Legionella pneumophila
1976
CDC believed it was virus, ignored bacteria
AIDS
outbreak
earliest incidence
1981
1920
pathogenic E. coli strain
O157:H7
3 food/waterborne diseases
Salmonella typhi
M. tuberculosis bovis
Clostridium botulinum
endophytic
example
inside plants
E. coli
lung infections from contaminated mouthwash
Burkholderia cepacia
wound/burn victims
cystic fibrosis patients
blue-green
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Iraq war vet infection
uses HGT
Acinetobacterium baumannii
monitored by FoodNet
Campylobacter jejuni
monitors selected points in food production
Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Point program
vaginosis
shift from normal Lactobacillus to GN anaerobes
8 skin defenses
dry, acidic environment
cooler than internal body
keratinized cells
desquamation (shedding cells)
sebum containing harmful compounds
commensals
SALT with WBCs
tight junctions