Micro Chapter 15

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TOXEMIA

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THE PRESENCE OF TOXINS IN THE BLOOD

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ADHERENCE

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ATTACHMENT OF A MICROBE OR PHAGEOCYTE TO ANOTHER'S PLASMA MEMBRANE OR OTHER SURFACE

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INVASIN

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A SURFACE PROTEIN PRODUCED BY SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM AND ESCHERICHIA COLI THAT REARRANGES NEARBY ACTIN FILAMENTS IN THE CYTOSKELETON OF A HOST CELL

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LIPID A

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A COMPONENT OF THE GRAM-NEGATIVE OUTER MEMBRANE; ENDOTOXIN

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CONTACT INHIBITION

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THE CESSATION OF ANIMAL CELL MOVEMENT AND DIVISION AS A RESULT OF CONTACT WITH OTHER CELLS

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M PROTEIN

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A HEAT- AND ACID-RESISTANT PROTEIN OF STREPTOCOCCAL CELL WALLS AND FIBRILS

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EXOTOXIN

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A PROTEIN TOXIN RELEASED FROM LIVING, MOSTLY GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL CELLS

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HYALURONIDASE

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AN ENZYME SECRETED BY CERTAIN BACTERIA THAT HYDROLYZES HYALURONIC ACID AND HELPS SPREAD MICROORGANISMS FROM THEIR INITIAL SITE OF INFECTION

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ANTITOXIN

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A SPECIFIC ANTIBODY PRODUCED BY THE BODY IN RESPONSE TO A BACTERIAL EXOTOXIN OR ITS TOXOID

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COLLAGENASE

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AN ENZYME THAT HYDROLYZES COLLAGEN

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HEMOLYSIN

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AN ENZYME THAT LYSES RED BLOOD CELLS

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MYCOTOXIN

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A TOXIN PRODUCED BY A FUNGUS

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ENDOTOXIN

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PART OF THE OUTER PORTION OF THE CELL WALL (LIPID A) OF MOST GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; RELEASED ON DESTRUCTION OF THE CELL

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LEUKOCIDINS

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SUBSTANCES PRODUCED BY SOME BACTERIA THAT CAN DESTROY NEUTROPHILS AND MACROPHAGES

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LD50

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THE LETHAL DOSE FOR 50% OF THE INOCULATED HOSTS WITHIN A GIVEN PERIOD

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ERGOT

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A TOXIN PRODUCED IN SCLEROTIA BY THE FUNGUS CLAVICEPS PURPUREA THAT CAUSES ERGOTISM

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AMANITIN

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A POLYPEPTIDE MUSHROOM TOXIN THAT CAUSES LIVER AND NERVE DAMAGE

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AFLATOXIN

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A CARCINOGENIC TOXIN PRODUCED BY ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS

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PARENTERAL ROUTE

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A PORTAL OF ENTRY FOR PATHOGENS BY DEPOSITION DIRECTLY INTO TISSUES BENEATH THE SKIN AND MUCOUS MEMBRANES

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INTERLEUKIN

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A CHEMICAL THAT CAUSES T-CELL PROLIFERATION

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TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR (TNF)

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A POLYPEPTIDE RELEASED BY PHAGOCYTES IN RESPONSE TO BACTERIAL ENDOTOXINS; INDUCES SHOCK; ALSO CALLED CACHECTIN

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ADHESIN

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A CARBOHYDRATE-SPECIFIC BINDING PROTEIN THAT PROJECTS FROM PROKARYOTIC CELLS; USED FOR ADHERENCE, ALSO CALLED A LIGAND

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TOXIN

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ANY POISONOUS SUBSTANCE PRODUCED BY A MICROORGANISM

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INCLUSION BODY

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A GRANULE OR VIRAL PARTICLE IN THE CYTOPLASM OR NUCLEUS OF SOME INFECTED CELLS; IMPORTANT IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF VIRUSES THAT CAUSE INFECTION

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COAGULASE

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A BACTERIAL ENZYME THAT CAUSES BLOOD PLASMA TO CLOT

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RECEPTOR

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AN ATTACHMENT FOR A PATHOGEN ON A HOST CELL

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LIMULUS AMOEBOCYTE LYSATE (LAL) ASSAY

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A TEST TO DETECT THE PRESENCE OF BACTERIAL ENDOTOXINS

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ENDOTOXIC SHOCK

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LOSS OF BLOOD PRESSURE CAUSED BY THE ENDOTOXIN COMPONENT OF A GRAM-NEGATIVE CELL WALL

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SHOCK

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ANY LIFE-THREATENING LOSS OF BLOOD PRESSURE

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ID50

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THE NUMBER OF MICROORGANISMS REQUIRED TO PRODUCE A DEMONSTRABLE INFECTION IN 50% OF THE TEST HOST POPULATION

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CYTOPATHIC EFFECT (CPE)

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A VISIBLE EFFECT ON A HOST CELL, CAUSED BY A VIRUS THAT MAY RESULT IN HOST CELL DAMAGE OR DEATH

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PORTAL OF ENTRY

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THE AVENUE BY WHICH A PATHOGEN GAINS ACCESS TO THE BODY

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KINASE

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(1) AN ENZYME THAT REMOVES A PHOSPHATE FROM ATP AND ATTACHED IT TO ANOTHER MOLECULE (2) A BACTERIAL ENZYME THAT BREAKS DOWN FIBRIN (BLOOD CLOTS)

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PROTEIN KINASE

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AN ENZYME THAT ACTIVATES ANOTHER PROTEIN BY ADDING A PHOSPHATE FROM ATP

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SCLEROTIA

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THE COMPACT MASS OF HARDENED MYCELIA OF THE FUNGUS CLAVICEPS PURPUREA THAT FILLS INFECTED RYE FLOWERS; PRODUCES THE TOXIN ERGOT

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NEUROTOXIN

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AN EXOTOXIN THAT INTERFERES WITH NORMAL NERVE IMPULSE CONDUCTION

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LYSOGENIC CONVERSION

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THE ACQUISITION OF NEW PROPERTIES BY A HOST CELL INFECTED BY A LYSOGENIC PHAGE

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TOXIGENICITY

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THE CAPACITY OF A MICROORGANISM TO PRODUCE A TOXIN

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SEPTIC SHOCK

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A SUDDEN DROP IN BLOOD PRESSURE INDUCED BY BACTERIAL TOXINS, USUALLY ENDOTOXINS FROM GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA

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ENTEROTOXIN

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AN EXOTOXIN THAT CAUSES GASTROENTERITIS, SUCH AS THOSE PRODUCED BY STAPHYLOCOCCUS, VIBRIO, AND ESCHERICHIA

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FIBRINOLYSIN

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A KINASE PRODUCED BY STREPTOCOCCI

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SYNCYTIUM

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A MULTINUCLEATED GIANT CELL RESULTING FROM CERTAIN VIRAL INFECTIONS

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SAXITOXIN

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A NEUROTOXIN PRODUCED BY SOME DINOFLAGELLATES

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INTERFERON (IFN)

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AN ANTIVIRAL PROTEIN PRODUCED BY CERTAIN ANIMAL CELLS IN RESPONSE TO A VIRAL INFECTION

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CYTOTOXIN

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A BACTERIAL TOXIN THAT KILLS HOST CELLS OR ALTERS THEIR FUNCTION

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PATHOGENICITY

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THE ABILITY OF A MICROORGANISM TO CAUSE DISEASE BY OVERCOMING THE DEFENSES OF A HOST