Micro Summary: Virulence Factors Flashcards
Bacteriodes: Bacilus, Prevotella, Porphoryngeus
LPS, capsule, enterotoxin
Histotoxic Clostridia: C. perfringens, C. septicum
Exotoxins, α toxin
C. tetani
Tetanus toxin
C. botulism
Exotoxin (neurotoxin), Botulinum toxin (type A most serious, persists the longest in the neuron), Spores: heat-resistant (toxin is heat-sensitive)
C. difficile
Toxins A & B: enterotoxins, render intestinal epithelial cells nonfunctional & leaky, chemoattractants for neutrophils, provoke inflammation, Binary toxin: causes cytoskeletal effects
Campylobacter jejuni
Adhesions, LPS
Haemophilus influenzae
Capsules, Hib, LOS, IgA, obtain iron from transferrin
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Adhesins, CARDS toxin, peroxides, inflammation
Escherichia coli
(1) Fimbrial & afimbrial adhesins: All produce a common (type 1) pili that attach to mannose receptors, Pathogenic E. coli have a unique pili (CFA for ETEC) to bind unoccupied receptors; (2) Iron acquisition: Produce siderophores w/ high affinity for iron; (3) Toxins: Endotoxin (LPS): outer membrane, Hemolysin: pyelonephritis, Heat-stable enterotoxin: increases cGMP, Heat-labile enterotoxin: increases cAMP, Shiga toxin: inactivates ribosomes
Salmonella
LPS: inflammation, Type III secretion system & effectors: Inv/Spa (entry) & Spi/Ssa (survival in macrophages), Pho/PhoQ: controls gene expression, PagC & outer membrane proteins: resist antimicrobial peptides, Adhesins, Typhoid toxin: damages hot DNA, Vi antigen: capsular polysaccharide, Flagella
Shigella
LPS, Ipa proteins, Mxi-Spa TTSS needle, IcsA, IcsB, Shiga toxin
Yersinia pestis
LPS, TTSS, plasminogen activator
Rickettsia rickettsii
Direct actin reorganization (filopodia enhances spread), Phospholipases, proteases, and membrane peroxidation result in host cell damage, Energy parasites
Borrelia burgdorferi
Osps (surface lipoproteins, differentially expressed, important for attachment/adhesins)
Bacillus anthracis
Capsule, Exotoxins (Edema toxin, Lethal toxin)
Francisella tularensis
Capsule, FPI
Helicobacter pylori
Urease & flagella (for higher pH), VacA, cag pathogenicity island (type IV secretion system & CagA), LPD, & inflammation/urease