Bacteria

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microrgs in a biofilm are usually encased in an extracellular ________ that they themselves synthesize

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polysaccharide

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infections caused by biofilms are generally confined to ________

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a particular location

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antibiotics are more/less effective against bacteria growing in biofilms

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less

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M protein
F protein
HA capsule
LTA
extracellular proteins

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strep pyogenes virulence factors

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__ protein of strep pyogenes inhibits antibody promoted phagocytosis

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M

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F protein & LTA on strep pyogenes function as ____

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adhesins

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protease responsible for muscle destruction in necrotizing fasciitis

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SpeB

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superantigen toxins in strep pyogenix

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streptococcal pyrogenic exotoxcin
SpeA, SpeC

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highly cross-linked, multilayered PG
teichoic acids linked to lipoteichoic acids
no OM

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gram+

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thin layer of PG
OM containing lipopolysacccharide & porins

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gram-

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unique structures to bacteria
__S ribosomes
cell wall of __

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70S
PG

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lytic growth cycle

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phage reproduced & kills host cell

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lysogenic growth cycle

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dormant phage state, no progeny made, replication within host cell

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horizontal gene transfer

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transduction
transformation
conjucation

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small fraction of phage packaged bacterial DNA (instead of phage DNA)

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generalized transduction

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small fraction of phage package bacterial DNA adjacent to prophage insertion site

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specialized transduction

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DNA picked up from enviro & insterted into host genome

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transformation

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"bacterial mating"

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conjugation

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shortest transposon

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insertion sequence

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genomic islands

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group of genes encoding related functions

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viable count calculation

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colonies/vol plated
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dilution

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bacterial growth curve
(4 parts)

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lag phase
exponential phase
stationary phase
decline phase

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can form endospores
(2 bac)

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bacillus anthracis
clostridium botulinum

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all human pathogens are
(photo/chemo)(litho/organo)(auto/hetero)trophs

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chemo
organo
hetero

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reduction

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addition of e

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oxidation

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removal of e often via loss of H

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___ E0 (redox potential) means electrons real easy to lose

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low

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fermentation converts glucose to

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lactate

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respiration converts glucose & O2 to

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CO2 and H20

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largest number of pathogens are ____ anaerobes

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facultative

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development of human gut flora
0-6 mo

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early colonization
dominated by aerobes

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development of human gut flora
6-12mo

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late colonization
dominated by anaerobes

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developemnt of human gut flora
>12mo

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adult like

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normal flora of URT
non-pathogenic

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neisseria lactamica

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use of living organisms to prevent/treat infection

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probiotics

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dietary ingrediets stimulating growth/metabolism of GI bacteria that have health-promoting activities

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prebiotic

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human milk is ___biotic

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pre

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vitamin __ made by GI bacteria

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K

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beta hemolytic
coag(+)
catalase(+)
gram(+)
clusters

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staphylococcus aureus

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gram+
catalase+
clusters

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staphylococcus

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gamma hemolytic
coag-
gram+
catalase+

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staph epidermidis

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gram-
diplococcic
aerobic
oxidase+

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neisseria