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Pseudomonas infections Flashcards

exam 4

1
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gram negative, highly motile, rod-shaped bacterium

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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2
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P. aerugionosa, adheres tightly to

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lung epithelium

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3
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P. aerugionosa, produces

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extracellular polysaccharide (mucoidy)

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4
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P. aerugionosa, is the primary cause of death in

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CF patients

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5
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enlargement of the airway space due to continuous damage

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Bronchiectasis

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Gram negative envelope contains in the periplasmic space [3]

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  1. hydrolytic enzymes
  2. chemoreceptors
  3. Transport proteins
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7
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a phospholipid inner leaflet provides a

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barrier to hydrophilic compounds

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8
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LPS in outer leaflet [2]

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  1. negative charged surface

2. resistant to detergents and other hydrophobic molecules

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9
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allow entry of small nutrient molecules through outer membrane

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Pores

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10
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Pores in outer membrane allow ____________ but not _____________ to enter the periplasm

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Pores in outer membrane allow small (,700 MW) hydrophilic compounds to but not larger molecules like antibiotics to enter the periplasm

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11
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known as an endotoxin or O-Ag is a very potent antigen

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LPS

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12
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LPS causes a strong innate immune response: ___________ and _________

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cytokine production and septic schock

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13
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LPS causes a strong adaptive immune response: _______

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serotyping of strains

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14
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found on microbial cell surfaces sand bind to sugars or proteins on the host cell surface

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adhesins

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15
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adhesins can be ____________; some bind only to a single type of epithelial cel in a single animal species

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remarkable specific

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16
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in some areas, including the human mouth, cell receptors and _____________ that bind them vary from one tiny area to another

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adhesins

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17
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potentially adhesive structures of bacteria [3]

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  1. Pili- fimbriae
  2. flagella
  3. capsules
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18
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H7

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flagellum

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19
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O157

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serotype

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20
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most common agent of motility

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flagellum

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21
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allows bacteria to penetrate mucous layer

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motility

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22
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movement towards food or away from poisons. Specific receptors on bacterial cell surface direct motility

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chemotaxis

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23
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has a single, polar flagellum

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P. aeruginosa

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24
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can be polar or all over cell

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peritrichous

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25
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How does a bacterium know when and where

it should swim?

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Bacterial chemotaxis and motility are controlled
by signal-sensing,“two-component”
regulatory systems

26
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loose network of polymers surrounding cell and be either polysaccharide or protein or both

27
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alginate of Pseudomonas

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Mannuronate-guluronate co-polymer

28
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role of capsules [4]

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  1. resists drying
  2. promote adherence
  3. protects against phagocytosis
  4. protects against some environmental stresses
29
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often capable of causing septicemia and meningitis

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encapsulated bacteria

30
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a polysaccharide excreted by P.aeruginosa

31
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bacteria that produce large amounts of alginate are said to be

32
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alginate coats the bacterial cells forming a

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capsule-like structure

33
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protects P.aeruginosa against host defense sand antibiotics

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alginate capsule

34
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sigma factor for toxin gene transcription

35
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alginate production depends on _________ for transcription of alginate genes

36
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AlgU

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alternative sigma factor

37
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AlgU normally held in an inactive state by interaction with

38
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When cells sense cell wall stress, ______ is degraded by a protease in the periplasm

39
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When MucA is degraded, ____________ is freed and then can direct transcription of the alginate genes

40
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The lungs of CF patients accumulate mutant strains of P. aeruginosa that produce a truncated

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inactive MucA

41
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When the MucA is inactivated what happens to AlgU?

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it is always active leading to high levels of alginate are produced= mucoidy

42
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Why aren’t antibiotics effective in eliminating P. aeruginosa? [3]

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  1. airway mucous is viscous
  2. mucoidy
  3. biofilm formation
43
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Pod of bacteria

44
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Biofilm formation in nature,

Step 1

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attachment- Fla+ and Pil+

45
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Biofilm formation in nature,

Step 2

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stable binding growth- Fla- and Pil-

46
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Biofilm formation in nature,

Step 3

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capsule synthesis- Alg+

47
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Biofilm formation in nature,

Step 4

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readying for release- Fla+ and Pil+

48
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Biofilm formation in nature,

Step 5

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planktonic bacteria- Fla+ and Pil+

49
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over-production or under-production of alginate in CF?

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over-production

50
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intercellular signaling occurs [2]

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  1. within a species or across species lines

2. withing populations of dispersed cells or in communities of cells

51
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acylated homoserine lactones

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gram-negatives

52
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peptides

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gram-positive

53
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what happens in the absence of phosphorylated response regulator?

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unstable recognition of promoter–> no transcription

54
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Bacteria have __________ and ____________ capabilities that enable them to coordinate growth, movement and biochemical activities. These capabilities affect growth in many environments as well as _____________

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Bacteria have communication and decision-making capabilities that enable them to coordinate growth, movement and biochemical activities. These capabilities affect growth in many environments as well as
pathogenesis

55
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Communication and coordination are _________ and not limited to a few specialized groups of bacteria.

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Communication and coordination are widespread and not limited to a few specialized groups of bacteria.

56
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Bacterial populations derive adaptive benefits from ______________

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multi-cellular cooperation.

57
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In the presence of ______________, binds of regulator to DNA just upstream of RNA polymerase and stabilizes RNA polymerase binding to the promoter.

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In the presence of phosphorylated response regulator binds of regulator to DNA just upstream of RNA polymerase and stabilizes RNA polymerase binding to the promoter.

58
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bacteria sense if we have quorum to do something

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quorum sensing

59
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acylated homoserine lactones and peptides are

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quorum sensing

60
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histidine kinase

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sensor receptor

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