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Micro Exam 3a Flashcards

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portals of entry

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  • mucous membranes
  • skin
  • parenteral route
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adhesion

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surface structure or macromolecule that binds a bacterium to specific surface

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lectin

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any protein that binds to a carbohydrate

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ligand

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surface molecule that exhibits specific binding to a receptor molecule on another surface

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fimbriae

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filamentous proteins on surface of bacterial cells that may behave as adhesions for specific adherence

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glycocalyx

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layer of fibers on the surface of bacterial cells which may be involved in adherence to surfaces

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capsule

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detectable layer of polysaccharide on surface of bacterial cell which may mediate specific or nonspecific attachment

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lipopolysaccharide

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distinct cell wall component of the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria with potential structural diversity to mediate adherence

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nonspecific adherence

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reversible attachment of bacterium to eukaryotic surface

  • hydrophobic interactions
  • electrostatic interactions
  • brownian movement
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specific adherence

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irreversible permanent attachment of microorganism to surface
- lock-and-key bonds

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ID50

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infectious dose for 50% of the test population

  • skin: 10-50 endospores
  • inhalation: 10000-20000 endospores
  • ingestion: 250000-1000000 endospores
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LD50

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lethal dose of a toxin for 50% of test population

  • botulinum: 0.03 ng/kg
  • staphylococcal enterotoxin: 1350 ng/kg
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capsule

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  • prevents phagocytosis

- components: M protein, Opa protein and mycolic acid

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M protein

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resists phagocytosis

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Opa protein

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inhibits T helper cells

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mycolic acid

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waxy lipid, resists digestion

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coagulase

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coagulates fibrinogen in blood

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kinases

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digest fibrin clots that are formed by body to isolate infection

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hyaluronidase

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hydrolyzes hyaluronic acid, polysaccharide that holds certain cells together particularly connective tissue

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collagenase

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hydrolyzes collagen, making up connective tissue

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IgA proteases

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destroy IgA antibodies that are particularly important in first immune response

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antigenic variation

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alteration of surface proteins in order to evade immune response

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what does disease occur?

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  • weakened host

- increased virulence

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how do bacteria penetrate host cell cytoskeleton?

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  • invasion, by altering structure of host cell

- using actin to move from one cell to the next

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effector molecules

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secrete proteins into host cell in order to change things before the bacteria enters

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how does bacteria damage host cell? (4)

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  • uses hosts nutrients
  • causes direct damage in immediate vicinity of invasion
  • produces toxins, transported by blood and lymph, that damage sites far removed from original site of invasion
  • induce hypersensitivity reactions
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siderophores

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mechanism used by bacteria to take in iron, host cell and pathogen compete for it.

  • can be salvaged by secreted siderophores
  • taken in as complex with the siderophore or released from siderophore prior to entry
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toxin

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poisonous substance that contributes to pathogenicity

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toxigenicity

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ability to produce a toxin

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toxemia

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presence of toxin in host’s blood

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toxoid

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inactivated toxin used in a vaccine

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antitoxin

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antibodies against specific toxin

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exotoxins

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  • come from gram (-) or gram(+)
  • genes carried on bacterial plasmid or phage
  • secreted into surrounding after metabolism
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endotoxin

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  • part of outer portion of cell wall of gram(-)
  • ex: lipid A
  • produce same symptoms from stimulating cytokine production
  • endotoxic shock
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types of exotoxins

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  • A-B toxins(Cholera)
  • membrane-disrupting toxins (pore-formers)
  • superantigens
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superantigens

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  • very intense T-cell immune response (cytokine)

- cause food poisoning or toxic shock syndrome

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process used by endotoxin

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  • macrophage ingests gram-negative bacterium
  • bacterium degraded in vacuole, releasing endotoxins that induce production of cytokines
  • cytokines released into the bloodstream by macrophages, through which they travel to hypothalamus
  • cytokines induce hypothalamus to produce prostaglandins which reset body’s temp giving fever
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pathogenic properties of helminths

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  • use host tissue
  • presence of parasite interferes with host function
  • parasites metabolic waste can cause symptoms
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portals of exit

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  • respiratory tract, coughing and sneezing
  • gastrointestinal tract, feces and saliva
  • genitourinary tract, urine and vaginal secretions
  • skin
  • blood, biting arthropods and needles or syringes

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