SAQ

Question 1

Gliding

Answer 1

Independent of Flagella, pilli and fimbraie structures

Question 2

Irreversible adhesion polymers

ffs love

Answer 2

F- flagella
F-fimbraie
S-Stalk
L- LPS

Question 3

Benefit fungi

Answer 3

Pencilium chrygsogenum

Question 4

Features of Ebola

Answer 4

Pathogenesis- Breaks in skin/mucous membrane
Replication in tissues/ organs
Inflammation and organ failure
Envelope- glypoprotiens, dervied host membrane
Morphology- thread-like filamentious
Genome- ssRNA - structural and non-structural proteins

Question 5

Important catheter associated pathogens

PEPE

Answer 5

P- pseudomonas aeruginosa
E- Echerichia coli
P- Proteus mirabilis
E-Enterococus faecalis

Question 6

4 symptoms of meningitis

Answer 6

Stiff neck
fever
headache
altered mental status

Question 7

4 virulence factor Neisseria gonnorrhaea

PICO

Answer 7

P -Pilus
I- IgA proteus
C- Capsule
O-Opa protein

Question 8

Steps in Biofilm

Answer 8

Adhesion - reversible/irreversible
Maturation 1 - microcolonies, EPS
Maturation 2- development of continueous biofilm
Dispersion and sloughing off- Programmed cell death and lytic phage expression/ nitric oxide signalling
Transport of biofilm particles (flocs): dispersed organisms phenotypically similar to planktonic cells