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Lecture 33 - What Makes a Bacterium Pathogenic Flashcards

1
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Which is NOT an immune component encountered by a bacterium upon first exposure?

a. IgM
b. Mucus
c. Neutrophil
d. Macrophage

A

c. neutrophil

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Which bacterium is acid-fast?

a. E. coli
b. bacillus
c. mycoplasma
d. mycobacterium

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d. mycobacterium

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3
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Which bacterium is perfectly happy at 4 degrees Celsius?

a. E. coli
b. Listeria
c. Leptospira
d. salmonella

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b. listeria

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4
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which is the MOST common leukocyte in an abscess?

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neutrophil

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5
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self-replicating genes in bacteria are called

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plasmids

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6
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which is an example of a slow-growing bacterium

a. leptospira spp.
b. escherichia coli
c. listeria monocytogenes
d. mycobacterium tuberculosis

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d. mycobacterium tuberculosis

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parasite

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an organism that lives in association with and at the expense of an animal host

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primary pathogen

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a microbe that WILL cause disease if exposed

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opportunistic pathogen

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an organism that CAN cause disease under certain circumstances

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saprophyte

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organism that normally inhabits inanimate environments shared with animals

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commensal

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organisms that do not cause harm to the host

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what are the first innate immune defenses that a microbe encounters?

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  1. mucus, sebum, tears
  2. low/high pH
  3. mucociliary escalator
  4. IgA, complement
  5. epithelial barrier
  6. sentinel cells (mast, macro -, and dendritic)
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Pathogenicity

A

ability to cause disease

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Virulence

A

degree of pathogenicity, clinical signs

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15
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Virulence factor

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products produced by the pathogen that facilitates pathogenesis

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16
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host

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animal affected

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17
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host-specificity

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range of species that can be infected and affected by the pathogen

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18
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what were Koch’s postulates?

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  1. present in all cases
  2. agent isolated and propagated outside the host
  3. produces original disease in host
  4. re-isolated from experimental infection
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19
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Virulence factors are either _____ or _____

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synthesized; structural

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20
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what do virulence factors allow for?

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  1. colonization (adhesins)
  2. invasion (invasins)
  3. evasion
  4. suppression
  5. acquisition of nutrients
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21
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pathogenicity islands

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clusters of genes that code for virulence determinates

22
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virulence plasmids

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clusters of self-replicating extrachromosomal genes encoding virulence

23
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what are the 7 steps in pathogenicity

A
  1. exposure
  2. adhesion
  3. colonization
  4. invasion
  5. evasion of host defenses
  6. damage to host tissue
  7. +/- transmission
24
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what are the main modes of exposure

A
  1. ingestion
  2. inhalation
  3. inoculation
25
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what are adhesins? give examples

A

proteins on the surface that help with attachment
fimbrial proteins or pili

26
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what are host receptors that bacteria attach to

A

fibronectin
sialic acid

27
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how do commensal bacteria keep pathogenic bacteria from attaching

A

they block receptor sites and secrete toxic substances that prevent pathogens from colonizing

28
Q

Describe enterotoxigenic e. coli

A
  • diarrhea in young animals/people/travelers
  • bind receptors in the mucus layer via fimbrial attachment
  • secrete heat labile and stable enterotoxins that disrupt cell membrane transport
  • disrupt chloride channels
29
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What are invasins responsible for

A

cytoskeletal arrangements

30
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describe the “zipper” mechanism

A
  1. infection - bacteria w adhesin finds target cell
  2. receptor binding - adhesion binds to surface cell receptors
  3. membrane engulfment
  4. endosomal trafficking
31
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describe the “trigger” mechanism

A
  1. infection - bacteria w T3SS finds target cell
  2. effector injection - T3SS punctures the target cell
  3. membrane ruffling
  4. endosomal trafficking
32
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Describe enterohemorrhagic E. coli pathogenesis

A
  • carried by cattle
  • invasin called intimin
  • attaching and effacing lesions cause bloody diarrhea
  • humans are more susceptible to shiga toxin
33
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A bacterium that do not normally cause disease in or help its host is called a

A

commensal

34
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A bacterial PRODUCT that generally causes disease in the host is called a

A

virulence factor

35
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Adhesions can be found on

A

pili

36
Q

what are the 4 mechanisms of spread

A
  1. direct
  2. lymphatic/blood
  3. organ architecture (bronchial tree, bile ducts, nerves)
  4. within phagocytes
37
Q

describe Burkholderia mallei pathogenesis

A
  • gram-negative, aerobic, facultative intracellular rods
  • primary lesion in upper airways/skin
  • spread via lymphatic within macrophages
38
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what are the 6 host defense evasion mechanisms

A
  1. firm attachment
  2. prevention of mechanical removal
  3. avoidance of phagocytosis
  4. impairment of phagocytic function
  5. degradation of antibodies/complement
  6. alteration of blood supply
39
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how do bacteria prevent phagocytic degradation

A
  • make toxins/proteins that kill phagocytes
  • block opsonins
  • produce capsule that “hides” microbe
  • inhibit fusion of microbe-containing phagosomes w/ lysosomes
  • help escape into the cytoplasm
  • antioxidants block phagolysosomal killing
40
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describe mycobacterium tuberculosis pathogenesis

A
  • host-adapted and slow-growing
  • phagocytized but prevents phagolysosomal generation
  • can reactivate
41
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describe listeria pathogenesis

A
  • Gram-positive, facultatively intracellular rod
  • foodborne pathogen
  • grows at cooler temps
  • can be transmitted by peripheral nerve endings to the CNS
  • can translocate the intestine, use ActA to polymerize host actin and avoid immune response
42
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what is contained in abscesses

A

neutrophil, extracellular bacteria

43
Q

what enzyme is responsible for the production of pus-like liquid

A

myeloperoxidase

44
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Describe staphylococcus pathogenesis

A
  • gram-positive, “grape-like” clusters, facultative anaerobes
  • common on skin and mucus membranes
  • penicillin resistance common
  • methicillin-resistant (MRSA) common to hospitals
45
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what is a granuloma

A

focal aggregate of large, epitheliod macrophages

46
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what type of bacteria causes granulomas

A

intracellular; mycobacterium

47
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Describe the pathogenesis of Johne’s Disease

A
  • mycobacterium
  • a chronic, contagious disease in ruminants that affects the small intestine
  • lamina propria of villi expanded due to macrophages
48
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what is a biofilm

A

self-produced matrix of an extracellular polymeric substance

49
Q

which mechanism of immune evasion does Mycobacterium tuberculosis use

A

phagosomal maturation inhibition

50
Q

how does listeria spread from cell to cell while AVOIDING the immune response

A

polymerizing host actin

51
Q

what is the most concerning characteristic of biofilms

A

bacteria can exchange antibiotic resistance genes

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