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1
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peptidoglycan - 2 functions

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1) gives rigid support

2) protects against osmotic pressure

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cell wall function

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major surface antigen - induces TNF and IL-1

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3
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outer membrane (gram -) functions

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site of endotoxin (LPS), major surface antigen
Lipid A induces TNF and IL-1
O polysaccharide is the antigen

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4
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plasma membrane function

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site of oxidative and transport enzymes

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5
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what ribosomes do bacteria have vs. eukaryotes

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bacteria: 30S + 50S = 70S
eukaryotes: 40S + 60S = 80S

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6
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periplasm - location and what it stores

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location: between outer membrane and cytoplasmic membrane in gram - bacteria
Stores: hydrolytic enzymes such as beta-lactamases

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7
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what are pilus and fimbrae made of

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glycoprotein

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8
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what is a flagellum made out of

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protein

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9
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spore - what is it resistant to, what is it made out of

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resistant to: dehydration, heat, chemicals

made out of: keratin-like coat, dipicolinic acid, peptidoglycan

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capsule - function

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protects against phagocytosis

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11
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quellung reaction

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used to see if a bacterium is encapsulated

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12
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glycocalyx function

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mediates adherence to surfaces, especially foreign surfaces (indwelling catheter)
either a capsule or a biofilm/slime - difficult to remove from surfaces

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13
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enzyme that crosslinks the peptide side chains in peptidoglycans

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transpeptidase

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14
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bugs that do not gram stain well + reason why

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These Microbes May Lack Real Color

Treponema: too thin to be visualized
Mycobacteria: high lipid content
Mycoplasma: no cell wall
Legionella: intracellular - branched chain fatty acids in cell wall do not stain well
Rickettsia: intracellular parasite
Chlamydia: intracellular parasite - lacks classic peptidoglycan because of low muramic acid

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15
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How to visualize treponema?

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dark field microscopy

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16
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How to visualize legionella?

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silver stain

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17
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What bugs can you visualize with Giemsa?

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Certain Bugs Really Try My PaSHience

C: chlamydia
B: borrelia
R: Rickettsia
T: trypanosomes --> t. cruzi
P: plasmodium
H: histoplasma
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18
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PAS (periodic acid schiff) stains what and what organisms can be visualized?

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stains: glycogen and mucopolysaccharides
diagnose: Whipple disease - tropheryma whipplei

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19
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Ziehl Neelsen (carbol fushsin) helps visualize what organisms

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Acid fast bacteria: nocordia, mycobacteria, protozoa (cryptosporidium oocyts)

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20
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What is the alternative to Ziehl Neelsen and how does it compare?

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Auramine/rhodamine stain for screening

inexpensive, more sensitive, less specific

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21
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India ink can be used to visualize which organisms?

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cryptococcus neoformans

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22
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mucicarmine stain

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stains red- really just used for cryptococcus neoformans or mucin (some cancers produce mucin)

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23
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Silver stain is used to visualize which organisms?

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fungi (pneumocystis), legionella, helicobacter pylori

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24
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H. influenzae requires what culture

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Chocolate agar

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25
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N. gonorrhea/meningitis requires what culture

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Thayer martin

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26
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B. pertussis requires what cultures

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Bordet Gengou

Regan Lowe

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27
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C. diphtheria requires what culture

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Tellurite agar, Loffler medium

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28
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M. tuberculosis requires what culture

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Lowenstein-Jensen

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29
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M. pneumoniae requires what culture

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Eaton agar

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30
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Lactose-fermenting enterics require what culture

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MacConkey agar

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31
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E. coli requires what culture:

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Eosin-methylene blue (EMB) agar

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32
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Legionella requires what culture

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Charcoal yeast extract agar buffered with cysteine and iron

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33
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Fungi require what culture

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Sabouraud agar

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34
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Chocolate agar contains what

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Factors V (NAD+) and X (hematin)

35
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Thayer Martin contains what

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Very Typically Cultures Neisseria

Vancomycin, Trimethoprim, Colistin, Nystatin

36
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Colistin inhibits what?

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inhibits gram - except Neisseria

37
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Bordet-Gengou agar contains what

38
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Regan Lowe medium contains what?

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Charcoal, blood, and antibiotic

39
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Eaton agar requires what?

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cholesterol

40
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MacConkey agar turns what color and why?

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Fermentation produces acid, which causes colonies to turn pink

41
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What colors do EMB agar colonies turn?

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colonies have a green metallic sheen

42
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Chocolate agar cultures what organisms?

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h. influenze

43
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Thayer Martin agar cultures what organisms?

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Neisseria gonorrhea/meningitidis

44
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Bordet Gengau agar cultures what organisms?

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B. pertussis

45
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Regan-Lowe medium cultures what organisms?

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B. pertussis

46
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Tellurite agar, Loffler medium cultures what organisms?

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C. diphtheriae

47
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Lowenstein Jensen agar cultures what organisms?

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M tubercululosis

48
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Eaton agar cultures what organisms?

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M. pneuoniae

49
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MacConkey agar cultures what organisms?

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Lactose fermenting enterics

50
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EMB agar cultures what organisms?

51
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Charcoal yeast extract agar buffered with cysteine and iron cultures what organisms?

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Legionella

52
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Sabuouraud agar cultures what organisms?

53
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aerobic organisms:

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Nagging Pests MustBreathe

Nocardia
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
MycoBacterium tuberculosis

54
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Anaerobic bacteria lack what enzyme(s)

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Catalase and/or superoxide dismutase - makes them susceptible to oxidative damage

55
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Three general features of anaerobic bacteria:

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1) foul smelling (short chain fatty acids)
2) difficult to culture
3) produce gas in tissue (CO2 and H2)

56
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Where are anaerobes normal flora in the body?

57
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What antibiotic is resistant to anaerobes and why?

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Aminoglycosides because they require O2 to enter the bacterial cell

58
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What bacteria are anaerobes?

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Frankly Can’t Breathe Air

Fusobacterium
Clostridium
Bacteroides
Actinomyces

59
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Obligate intracellular bugs:

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[stay inside when it is] Really COld and CHilly

Rickettsia
COxiella
CHlamydia

60
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Why are obligate intracellular bugs obligate intracellular?

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rely on host ATP

61
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Facultative intracellular bugs:

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Some Nasty Bugs May Live FacultativeLY

Salmonella
Neisseria
Brucella
Mycobacterium
Listeria
Francisella
Legionella
Yersinia Pestis
62
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Encapsulated organisms:

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SHiNE SKiS

Salmonella typhi
Haemophlius influenzae type B
Neisseria meningitidis
E. coli

Strep pneumoniae
Klebsiella pneumoniae
group B Strep (agalactiae)

63
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Urease postive organisms:

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CHunk PUNKSS

Cryptococcus
H pylori
Proteus
Ureaplasma
Nocardia
Klebsiella
Staph epidermidis
Staph saprophyticus
64
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Catalase positive organisms:

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Cats Need PLACESS

```
Catalase
Nocardia
Psuedomonas
Listeria
Aspergillus
Candida
E. coli
Staphylococci
Serratia
~~~

65
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Actinomyces israelli color

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yellow sulfur granules - composed of filaments of bacteria

66
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S. aureus pigment

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yellow pigment

67
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa pigment

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blue green pigment

68
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Serratia marcescens pigment

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red pigment

69
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Corynebacterium diphtheria toxin and MOA

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diphtheria toxin

Inactivates EF2 via ADP ribosylation

70
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa toxin and MOA

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Exotoxin A

Inactivates EF2 via ADP ribosylation

71
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Shigella toxin and MOA

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Shiga-toxin

Inactivates 60S ribosome by removing adenine from rRNA (inhibits protein synth)

72
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EHEC toxin and MOA

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Shiga-like toxin (SLT) - inactivates 60S ribosome by removing adenine from rRNA (inhibits protein synth)

73
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ETEC toxin and MOA

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Heat labile toxin & heat stable toxin

HLT: overactivates adenylate cyclase, increasing cAMP, increasing Cl- secretion in gut and water efflux

HST: overactivates guanylate cyclase, increasing cGMP, decreasing reabsoprtion of NACL and H20 in gut

74
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Bacillus anthracis toxin and MOA

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edema toxin

mimics adenylate cyclase enzyme, increasing cAMP

75
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Vibrio cholera toxin and MOA

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cholera toxin
Overactivates adenylate cyclase (increasing cAMP) by permanently activating Gs - increases Cl- secretion in gut and H20 efflux

76
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Bordatella pertussis toxin and MOA

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pertussis toxin

Overactivates adenylate cyclase (increasing cAMP) by disabling Gi = impairing phagocytosis to permit survival of microbe

77
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clostridium tetani toxin and MOA

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Tetanospasmin
Protease that cleaves SNARE - prevents release of inhibitory neurotransmitters (GABA and glycine) from Renshaw cells in spinal cord

78
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clostridium botulinum toxin and MOA

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botulinum toxin

protease that cleaves SNARE - prevents release of stimulatory Ach neurotransmitter that signals at NMJ

79
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clostridium perfringens toxin and MOA

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alpha toxin

phosphlipase (lecithinase) that degrades tissue and cell membranes

80
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Strep pyogenes toxin and MOA

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Streptolysin O

Protein that degrades cell membranes

81
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staph aureus toxin and MOA

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Toxic shock syndrome toxin 1
Binds to MHC II and TCR outsie of antigen binding site to cause overwhelming release of IL-1, IL-2, IFN gamma, and TNF-alpha

82
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strep pyogenes superantigen toxin and MOA

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exotoxin A
Binds to MHC II and TCR outsie of antigen binding site to cause overwhelming release of IL-1, IL-2, IFN gamma, and TNF-alpha

83
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What do spores have in their core?

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dipicolinic acid

84
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How do you kill spores

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must autoclave to potentially kills pores (steam at 121 degrees for 15 minutes)

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