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Compare disinfection and antisepsis

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disinfection: used on surfaces

antisepsis: on living tissue

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Is commercial sterilization an actual form of sterilization? What is it designed to destroy?

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commercial sterilization is not a form of sterilization

it is designed to destroy c diff in canned goods

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Does a bacteriostatic agent kill microbes?

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no, it inhibits their growth

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Remember that there are many factors that influence the effectiveness of disinfection. The key factor is the presence or absence of _____________________

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organic matter (fecal material, spit, blood)

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How does moist heat kill microbes? What is the time, pressure, and temperature in our autoclave? What is the key thing to remember when using an autoclave?

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moist heat denatures proteins
in our autoclave, for 15 mins 15 psi at 121 C
when using an autoclave, its important to remember it only works when it comes into direct contact with the organism

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How does dry heat sterilization (like flaming a loop) kill microbes?

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oxidizes, peels electrons off

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What does HEPA stand for?

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high efficiency particulate air filter

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What are good examples of items that you would use filtration to sterilize?

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use filtration anytime you can’t heat something up (vaccines)

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What are the 2 key differences between phenol and phenolics? Hint: The 3rd thing is that phenolics don’t smell as bad. What is the best example of a phenolic? In what environment does a phenolic work where most disinfectants will not?

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phenolics are used now because they’re more effective, less toxic, and less irritating
example of a phenolic is o phenylphenol (lysol)
phenolics work in the presence of organic matter

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What is in most antibacterial soaps?

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Triclosan

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Where would you find the very effective antiseptic chlorhexidine?

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surgical hand scrubs, mouthwashes, shampoos

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What does the chlorine in bleach become before it is an effective oxidizing agent?

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hypochlorous acid

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Is it generally easier to kill a virus with or without a lipid envelope? Gram-positive or gram-negative bacteria?

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without the lipid envelope would be easier to kill

gram negative bacteria are stronger than gram positive bacteria

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Which antimicrobial did we talk about that is more effective at killing Mycobacterium than most?

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phenolics

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Define a gene

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sequence of DNA that codes for a functional product (most of the time a protein)

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difference between genotype and phenotype

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genotype is your genetic makeup

phenotype are genes that are being used (observable traits)

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DNA complimentary base pairs

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A - T

G - C

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what direction is dna read in

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5’ to 3’

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steps of DNA replication

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1) RNA primers are laid down so the DNA polymerase has a starting point

2) okazaki fragments of DNA are produced off each RNA primer

3) RNA primers replaced w/ DNA

4) DNA ligase seals gaps and creates 1 continuous strand of DNA

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How is the lagging strand different than the leading strand

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leading strand is synthesized continuously

lagging strand runs the wrong direction and has to be looped around, has more steps than leading strand

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DNA polymerase

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DNA replication, reads and builds DNA

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RNA polymerase

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Transcription, reads DNA and builds RNA

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Define transcription

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conversion of DNA to mRNA

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translation

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mRNA to protein

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What is removed from eukaryotic RNA before it leaves the nucleus
introns
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3 letter sequences for the 1 start codon
AUG
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What is degeneracy?
When two codes code for the same amino acid, can tolerate mutation without any problems
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what is the most common type of genetic mutation?
base-substitution or point mutation
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What is usually the most damaging type of genetic mutation?
frame shift mutation
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what is the main way DNA is recombined in transformation
DNA is transferred and recombined as naked DNA in solutions
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what is the main way DNA is recombined in conjugation
DNA is transferred and recombined through a pilus on a plasmid
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what is the main way DNA is recombined in transduction
DNA is transferred and recombined using a phage or bacteriophage
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Define a plasmid
non-chromosomal or extra chromosomal genetic material can self-replicate
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phage
virus that infects bacteria
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What is the key feature of genetic vectors like plasmids and phages?
they are self-replicating
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Do we make restriction enzymes or find them?
we find them
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Why is the PCR so important to the study of genetics? What are the basics of the PCR process?
PCR is polymerase chain reaction this allows us to amplify DNA uses rapid temp change & chemicals to rip it apart and build new
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Are gene guns used with plant or animal cells (usually)? How about microinjection?
gene guns are used with plant or animal cells microinjections are used with animal cells
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What is cDNA?
complementary DNA
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What are the 2 key examples of biotechnology that we talked about in class?
human insulin human growth hormone
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What is the difference between infection and disease?
infection is when you've been colonized by a pathogen disease is a disruption of homeostasis
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Are transient microbiota important?
they are important can lead to immune or neurological responses
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Does Dr. O believe that our relationship with our microbiota is primarily an example of commensalism or mutualism? Why?
it is an example of mutualism because both sides win
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What are the 2 factors that increase the risk of infections by opportunistic pathogens?
compromised host wrong location
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Define probiotics
living organisms to enhance health
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prebiotics
fiber to feed organisms already in your body
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What are Koch’s postulates? What are they used for? Why can’t they be used to find the causative agents for all infectious diseases?
they are a way to find the causative agents of a disease they can't be used all the time because you might not be able to isolate the organism, you can't use it if an organism causes multiple diseases, and if one disease is caused by multiple organisms
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Define signs
things that can be measured
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symptoms
subjective things you have to say something about
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communicable
can be spread from one to another
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noncommunicable
not spread from one to another
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contagious
EASILY spread from one to another
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incidence
number of people that get a disease during a given time period
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When do we reach herd immunity?
70% - depends on how contagious disease
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prevalence
how many people have the disease (old cases + new cases)
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the key predisposing factors that increase infectiousdisease risk
anatomical malnutrition seasonality (flu season, cold weather) fatigue
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What is a secondary infection? What is the best example?
they are the second infection you get after already getting sick an example of the flu leading to pneumonia
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the basic differences between contact, vehicle, and vector spread of disease
contact spread is when you come into direct contact vehicle spread are substances like food or water vector spread is living things carrying diseases
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What is a fomite?
inanimate object that spreads disease
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Know the 3 types of contact transmission
direct: contact with someone with a disease indirect: fomites carrying diseases droplets: someone sneezing and getting their droplets on you
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What percent of hospital patients acquire nosocomial infections? Why?
5-15% compromised hosts, strong microbes, and chain of transmission
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What is virulence? What are some factors that can increase virulence?
virulence is how dangerous an organism can be things that increase virulence are gram negative envelopes around bacteria
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What is the most common nosocomial infection? What nosocomial infection has the highest mortality rate?
the most common are infections from catheters (UTIs) most deadly are pneumonia
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What is the most common portal of entry?
mucus membranes of respiratory tract
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What is the parenteral route?
anytime you bypass one of your body's defenses (bite, surgical wound, needles)
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What are the 3 adherence factors that you are supposed to remember?
fimbriae capsule (neatly organised) bio-films
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How do capsules increase virulence?
they evade phagocytosis
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What is antigenic variation? What organism is the best example that we talked about?
some organisms can change what they look like on the outside an example would be the flu
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What mineral does a siderophore attach to?
iron
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What is a toxoid? An antitoxin?
toxoid - vaccine against toxins (tetanus shot) antitoxin - antibody therapy to neutralize toxins
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What are the key portals of exit?
exits are the same as entry respiratory and gastrointestinal
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Know the ley differences between endotoxins and exotoxins. (gram-positive versus gram-negative, fever or no fever, high or low lethal dose, etc)
endotoxins - produced by gram negatives, FEVER, LD50 is higher, more common exotoxins - produced by gram positives, LD50 is lower, more toxic
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helicase
unwinds DNA
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DNA ligase
only needed on lagging strand seals gaps after fragments of DNA are built

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