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Virulence Factors Flashcards

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Key virulence factors of Staph aureus and their role?

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Coagulase forms clots, Protein A binds IgG and disrupts complement pathway, Capsule, Endotoxin properties of the cell wall can lead to sepsis, enzymes and toxins can cause skin damage, 2 superantigens

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What are the staph aureus superantigens?

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heat-resistant enterotoxin causes food poisoning and TSST causes toxic shock syndrome

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Key virulence factor of staph epi?

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Biofilm

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Antibiotic resistance of Staph?

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Staph aureus and Staph epi both produce beta-lactamases and are sometimes resistant to PenG and methicillin because of an additionally altered PBP

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Key virulence factors of Strep pyogenes?

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M protein serves as a pilus associated with rheumatic fever, hyaluronidase promotes cellulitis, streptokinase dissolves clots, DNase, many toxins & hemolysins

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Virulence factor toxins associated with Strep pyogenes?

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Erythrogenic toxin (scarlet fever rash), streptolysis O, streptolysis S, exotoxin A (TSS), exotoxin B ( protease causing necrotizing fasciitis)

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Key virulence factor of Strep agalactiae?

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polysaccharide capsule

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Key virulence factors of Viridans strep?

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biofilm production in endocarditis

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What is the source of vancomycin resistance for multiple bacteria?

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enterococci

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Key virulence factors of Bacillus anthracis?

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Two A-B exotoxins that share a common B subunit: Edema factor (an adenylate cyclase that spurs fluid secretion) and Lethal factor (a protease that inhibits cell growth)

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Key virulence factors of Bacillus cereus?

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Two enterotoxins (one similar to cholera toxin and one similar to staph enterotoxin)

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Key virulence factors associated with Clostridium perfringenes?

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Alpha toxin (exotoxin) that is a lecinthinase that damages cell membranes and enterotoxin releases by spores germinating during cooking

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Key virulence factors of Clostridium difficile?

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Exotoxin A and B that lead to actin depolymerization and death

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Key virulence factor of Corynebacterium diphtheria?

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A-B exotoxin produced from a lysogenic phage ADP-ribosylates EF-2 inhibiting translation

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Key virulence factor of neisseria?

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Lipid A endotoxin of LOS (NOT LPS)

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Key virulence factors of Neisseria meningitidis?

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polysaccharide capsule, lipid A endotoxin

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Key virulence factors of Neisseria gonorrheae?

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pili for attachment and IgA protease

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Key virulence factor for E. coli causing UTI?

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P-type pilus allowing adherence to upper urinary tract epithelium

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Key virulence factor for E. coli causing neonatal meningitis?

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K1 capsule and LPS

20
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Key virulence factor for E. coli causing sepsis?

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capsule and LPS

21
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Key virulence factor of E. coli causing ETEC?

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2 exotoxins (1 being an AB toxin similar to cholera toxin) that causes watery diarrhea

22
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Key virulence factor of E. coli causing EHEC?

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shiga toxin (an AB exotoxin inhibiting protein synthesis) that causes bloody diarrhea and type III secretion system

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Key virulence factor of Salmonella enteriditis and salmonella typhimurium??

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type III secretion system and ability to kill macrophages

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Key virulence factor of salmonella typhi?

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Vi antigen that inhibits phagocytosis by neutrophils and the ability to replicate in macrophages (inhibition of phago-lysosome fusion)

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Key virulence factor of shigella?

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shiga toxin

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Virulence factors of vibrio cholera?

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cholera toxin (AB toxin that ADP-ribosylates G proteins leading to release of electrolytes and water from enterocytes) and a pilus co-regulated with toxin production

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Key virulence factors of helicobacter pylori?

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urease cleaves urea to ammonia and carbon dioxide to reduce acid in stomach and two toxins introduced into cells via type III secretion system

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Key virulence factor of bacteroides?

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polysaccharide capsule and tissue-destroying enzymes (collagenase and lipases)

29
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Key virulence factors of Pseudomonas aeruginosa?

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LPS endotoxin, elastase and protease degradative enzymes, exotoxin A (AB toxin causing tissue necrosis), pyocyanin to damage lung cilia, type III secretion system

30
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Key virulence factor of klebsiella pneumoniae?

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thick polysaccharide capsule producing “goopy” colonies on agar plate

31
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Virulence factor in haemophilus influenzae-caused meningitis?

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Type B capsule

32
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Virulence factor of Bordetella pertussis?

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pertussis toxin (AB toxin similar to cholera toxin) and cytotoxin that kills cilia in lung

33
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Main virulence factor of legionella pneumophila?

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LPS

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