lecture 5 bacteria Flashcards
1
Q
pathogen
A
organism capable of causing a disease
2
Q
microbe free liquids
A
blood, urine, CSF
3
Q
microbe free tissues
A
muscles
bones
4
Q
how does normal flora fight bacterial infection
A
competition for food
5
Q
what found in the eyes degrades cell walls
A
lysozymes
6
Q
faculative pathogen
A
can grow in another environement
7
Q
what factors support bacterial infection
A
virulence
8
Q
what do adhesins allow
A
attatch to surfaces
9
Q
flagella use
A
motility
10
Q
type 3 secreted molecules
A
injected directly into the host cell
11
Q
endotoxin
A
cell bound toxin
12
Q
endotoxin heat stability? and why
A
stable - not a protein
13
Q
endotoxin symptoms
A
general
14
Q
toxicity of endotoxin
A
weak
15
Q
exotoxin
A
released extracellularly
