Overview Flashcards
1
Q
Function of bacteria in a healthy person
A
They participate in organ development, digestion of food, synthesis of vitamins, and, most importantly, prevent bacterial infection.
2
Q
List examples of niches and adaptations.
A
Differing pH ranges, provide motility, and methods to evade the immune system.
3
Q
Five ways they clinically diagnose infectious bacteria
A
Metabolism Oxygen requirement Antibiotic sensitivity Gram staining Morphology
4
Q
Four major steps of bacterial infection
A
Adherence
Proliferation
Invasion
Toxin-induced damage
5
Q
Four things that can happen after the bacteria adhere
A
- Destruction by host
- Endocytosis and dormancy
- Lesion formation and entry by manipulation of host
- Lesion formation with bacterium remaining in extracellular environment
