Gastro: Virulence Flashcards
1
Q
Staph. aureus
A
Heat stable enterotoxin
2
Q
Bacillus cereus; emetic
A
Cereulide peptide
Heat stable toxin
3
Q
Bacillus cereus; diarrhoeal
A
Haemolysin
Heat labile enterotoxin
4
Q
Clostridium perfringens
A
Heat labile enterotoxin
5
Q
Vibrio cholerae
A
Colonisation:
• Tcp
Toxin:
• Cholera toxin
6
Q
EHEC
A
Colonisation: • Tir + Intimin • Type III SS Toxin: • Shiga toxin
7
Q
ETEC
A
Colonisation: • CFA Toxin: • ST • LT
8
Q
EPEC
A
Colonisation:
• Bfp
Toxin:
• none
9
Q
Shigella
A
Colonisation: • Type III SS • Ipa • IcsA Toxin: • Shiga toxin
10
Q
Salmonella
A
Colonisation: • Sip • Type III SS Toxin: • Ssa
11
Q
Campylobacter
A
Colonisation:
• ?
Toxin:
• ? Cytolytic endotoxin
12
Q
Yersinia enterocolytica
A
Colonisation: • Type III SS • Yop Toxin: • Yop
13
Q
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
A
Colonisation:
• ?
Toxin:
• ? no toxin
14
Q
Giardia lamblia
A
Colonisation:
• ventral sucking disc
Toxin:
• none
Virulence:
• malabsorption due to colonisation
15
Q
Entamoeba histolytica
A
Colonisation:
• digalatose + surface lectin
Toxin:
• preformed toxin (forms pores)
Virulence:
toxin forms pores
