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Non motile species
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B. mallei
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Host adapted
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B mallei = obligate pathogen
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B. mallei is clone of what
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b. pseudomallei
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Green color and grape odor
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pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Produce pyocynin and pyoverdine
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pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Grow at 42c
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p aeruginosa
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Can grow at low o2 conc.
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p aeruginosa
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Is p aeruginosa obligate or opportunistic
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opportunistic
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Predisposing factors for p aeuriginosa
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parasitic fungal inf of skin
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Slimy capsules
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p aeruginosa
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Cytolytic phenazine toxins killing neutrophils
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p aeruginosa
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Antioxidative enzymes 3 catalases
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p aeruginosa
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LPS alginate forms
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slimy capsule
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Flagellum used for
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motility
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Pili forms
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biofilm formation
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VERY GREEN
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pyocynin
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Disrupts beating of cilia and ca homeostasis in lung
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pyocynin
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Inactivates a1 protease inhibitor and cause apoptosis
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pyocyanin
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Inhibits ATP
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pyocyanin
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Inhibits protein biosynthesis
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exotoxin A
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Type III secretion effectors
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ExoU
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Bifunctional and cytotoxic
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EsoU and EsoS
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Why p. aeruginosa resistant to Ab
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capsule
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Grow in macrophages and biofilms
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p aeruginosa
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Pneumonia in children with CF
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p aeruginosa
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