MICROBIAL GROWTH PHASES III Flashcards
1
Q
are virulence factors that manipulate host cell functions and take over the control of vital processes of living organisms to favor microbial infection
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bacterial toxin
2
Q
Two major category
A
exotoxin
endotoxin
3
Q
EXOTOXIN
A
- are peptides
- reproduces by budding method
- has specific symptoms
- unstable with heat (60-80c)
- toxic
- not fever producing
4
Q
ENDOTOXIN
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- are lipopolysaccharides
- reproduced by lytic method
- has general symptoms
- stable with heat
- less toxic
- fever producing
5
Q
REPRESENTATIVE DISEASES of exotoxin
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gangrene
tetanus
botulism
diptheria
scarlet fever
cholera
traveler’s diarrhea
6
Q
REPRESENTATIVE DISEASES of endotoxin
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typhoid fever
urinary tract infection
meningococcal meningitis
7
Q
release the toxins only when the bacteria is killed
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lytic method
