Exotoxins Flashcards
1
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Type II secretory apparatus
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Structure is closely related to flagellum
Very tip of needle is able to interact and puncture the host cell
2
Q
Factors affecting growth rate
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Medium composition
Temperature
Oxygen
3
Q
Peptidoglycan synthesis
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Glycan is synthesized in bacterial cytoplasm and transferred across inner membrane and ligated into pre-existing strands
These synthetic proteins are targeted and inhibited by penicillin
4
Q
Siderophores
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Important for pathogenesis
Bacteria synthesizes it, sends it out to go bind Fe, the complex gets taken up by bacteria
Important virulence factors, can be coded on plasmids and shared between bacteria
5
Q
Respiration
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On inner membrane
Enzymes to clear O2 toxins; peroxidases, superoxide dismutases
