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Microbial Mecanisms Of Pathogenicity Flashcards

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Pathogenicity

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The ability to cause disease

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Virulence

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The extent of pathogenicity

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What factors make a microbe a successful pathogen?

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if it has the ability to enter and infect a host’s cells, cause damage to the host,
spread from one host to another,
adapt to changing environments and host immune systems,
persist in the environment or host tissues,
and have a broad host range or be specific to a particular host.

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Portals of entry:

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Mucous membranes
Skin
Parenteral route
Preferred portal of entry

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Numbers of invading microbes:
ID50:

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infectious dose for 50% of the test population

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Number of invading microbes
LD50:

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lethal dose (of a toxin) for 50% of the test population

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Relative virulence of toxin

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Adhesins/ligands bind to

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Receptors on host cells
Glycocalyx: Streptococcus mutans
Fimbriae: Escherichia coli
M protein: Streptococcus pyogenes
Form biofilms

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Capsules

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Prevent phagocytosis
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Haemophilus influenzae
Bacillus anthracis

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Cell Wall Components

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M protein resists phagocytosis
Streptococcus pyogenes
Opa protein inhibits T helper cells Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Mycolic acid (waxy lipid) resists digestion Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Coagulase

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Coagulates fibrinogen

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Kinases

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Digest fibrin clots

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Hyaluronidase

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Hydrolyzes hyaluronic acid

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Collagenase

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Hydrolyzes collagen

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IgA proteases:

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Destroy IgA antibodies (found in mucous membranes)

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Using the Host’s Nutrients: Siderophores

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Use host’s iron

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Direct damage

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● Disrupt host cell function
● Produce waste products
● Toxins

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Toxin

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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 the 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 a specific toxin

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Exotoxins

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Specific for a structure or function in host cell

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Membrane-disrupting toxins

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Lyse host’s cells by
Making protein channels in the plasma
membrane
Disrupting phospholipid bilayer

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Leukocidins

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Destroys leukocytes

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Hemolysins

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Destroys RBCs

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Streptolysins

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Destroys immune cells

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Superantigens are usually an:

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Exotoxin or other bacterial protein

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Superantigens cause an:

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Intense immune response due to release of excessive amounts of cytokines from host cells

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Cytokines is a general term for:

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cell communication and immune mediator chemicals (protein)

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Superantigens symptoms of intense immune response:

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fever, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, shock, and death

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Exotoxin sources

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Exotoxins and lysogenic (virus stays dormant in cells) conversion

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Endotoxins = only one type:

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Lipid A released from dead Gram negative bacteria Lipopolysaccharide membrane

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Exotoxins are proteins produced:

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Inside pathogenic bacteria, most commonly gram-positive bacteria, as part of their growth and metabolism. The exotoxins are then secreted into the surrounding medium during log phase.

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Exotoxin is a
Ex(s)?

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toxic substance released outside the cell

Clostridium botulinum, an example of a gram positive bacterium that produces exotoxins

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Endotoxins are the

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Lipid portions of lipopolysaccharides (LPS) that are part of the outer membrane of the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria. The endotoxins are liberated when the bacteria die and the cell wall breaks apart.

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Endotoxins are a
Ex(s)?

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Toxin composed of lipids that are part of the
outer membrane
Ex: Salmonella typhimurium, an example of a gram-negative bacterium that produces endotoxins

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Endotoxin and Fever (pyrogenic response)

A macrophage ingests:

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a gram-negative bacterium.

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Endotoxin and Fever (pyrogenic response)
The bacterium is digested in a

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phagosome, releasing endotoxins that induce the macrophage to produce cytokines IL-1 and TNF-

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Endotoxin and Fever (pyrogenic response)

The cytokines reach the

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hypothalamus causing it to produce prostaglandins, which reset the body’s “thermostat” to a higher temperature, producing fever.

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Endotoxin and Fever (pyrogenic response)

As long as cytokines remain in the blood:

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temperature remains high. When cytokines are gone body temp will go back to normal

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Endotoxins and the pyrogenic response (4 steps)

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Cytopathic Effects of Viruses

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● Cell lysis
● Inclusion bodies (what’s left behind)
● Stop macromolecular synthesis in host cell
● Cause cell fusion (syncytium)
● Interfere with cell functions
● Cause antigenic changes on host cell surface leading to cell being destroyed by the immune system
● Chromosomal changes (possibly activation of oncogenes)
● Transformation of host cells- loss of contact inhibition leading to unregulated cell growth

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Pathogenic Properties of Fungi

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-Fungal waste products may cause symptoms
-Chronic infections provoke an allergic response
-Trichothecene toxins inhibit protein synthesis :Fusarium
-Proteases:Candida, Trichophyton
-Capsule prevents phagocytosis: Cryptococcus
● Ergot toxin: Claviceps
● Aflatoxin: Aspergillus
● Mycotoxins: Neurotoxins: phalloidin,
amanitin

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Pathogenic Properties of Protozoa

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Presence of protozoa
Protozoan waste products may cause symptoms
Avoid host defenses by Growing in phagocytes Antigenic variation

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Pathogenic Properties of Helminths

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-Use host tissue
● Presence of parasite interferes with host function
● Parasite’s metabolic waste can cause symptoms

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Pathogenic Properties of Algae

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Paralytic shellfish poisoning
-Dinoflagellates
-Saxitoxin
Red tide: more algae than normal (irritating to skin)

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Pathogenic Properties of Algae

Portals of Exit:

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-Respiratory tract: Coughing and sneezing
Gastrointestinal tract: Feces and saliva
Genitourinary tract: Urine and secretions
-Skin
-Blood: Arthropods that suck blood; needles or syringes

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Mechanisms of microbial pathogenicity is fundamental to understanding how pathogens are able to overcome the host’s defenses:

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PORTALS OF ENTRY:

Mucous membranes
• Respiratory tract
• Gastrointestinal tract
• Genitourinary tract
• Conjunctiva
Skin
Parenteral route

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Mechanisms of microbial pathogenicity is fundamental to understanding how pathogens are able to overcome the host’s defenses:

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PENETRATION OR EVASION OF HOST DEFENSES:
Capsules
Cell wall components
Enzymes
Antigenic variation
Invasins
Intracellular growth

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Mechanisms of microbial pathogenicity is fundamental to understanding how pathogens are able to overcome the host’s defenses:

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DAMAGE TO HOST CELLS:

Siderophores
Direct damage
Toxins:
• Exotoxins
• Endotoxins
Lysogenic conversion
Cytopathic effects

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Mechanisms of microbial pathogenicity is fundamental to understanding how pathogens are able to overcome the host’s defenses:

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PORTALS OF EXIT:

Generally the same as the portals of entry for a given microbe:
• Mucous membranes
• Skin
• Parenteral route

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