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What is imprecise excision? What is another name for it? Who can do it?
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-when part of viral genome excised out of bacteria w/ part of bacterial genome
-specialized transduction -ONLY TEMPERATE PHAGES CAN DO THIS |
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What is specialized transduction?
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-when part of viral genome excised out of bacteria w/ part of bacterial genome
-ONLY TEMPERATE PHAGES CAN DO THIS |
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What is lysogenic conversion?
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-aquisition of new phenotype by host bacterium due to establishment of lysogeny by temperate phage
-can convernt nonpathogenic bacteria to pathogenic bacteria |
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How does Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome arise?
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-treat bacteria with antibiotic & they go into SOS phase & dangerous lamdba phage is now relased (not prophage anymore)
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What 4 factors contribute to spread of resistance?
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1) Antibiotics given to animals in farming industry (end up in our food/water)
2) extensive & inappropriate use 3) prescribed inappropriately 4) patients stop taking them too early |
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What is phage therapy?
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-therapeautic use of bacteriophages to treat bacterial infections
-they can target specific pathogens or antibiotic resistant strains, don't kill normal flora |
