Virulence factor - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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TEST BANK Radiographic Pathology for Technologists 6th Edition by Nina KowalczykTable of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to Pathology .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 2: Skeletal System .................................................................................................................. 6 Chapter 3: Respiratory System ...........................................................................................

MICR 290 FINAL EXAMINATIONS QUESTIONS WITH REVISED ANSWERS Clostridium perfringens - Answer--Causes gas gangrene -Bacterial endospores survive harsh conditions -vegetative cells secrete 11 toxins Clostridium tetani - Answer--Causes tetanus -Spores grow in deep wound and vegetative cells produce neurotoxin called tetanospasmin -Blocks release of inhibitory neurotransmitters at the neuromuscular junction Corynebacterium diphtheriae - Answer--Causes diphtheria -Toxin is t...

Virulence: mycolic acid in cell wall causes slow growth, protection from lysis once bacteria are phagocytized, capacity for intracellular growth, resistance to Gram-staining, detergents, many antimicrobial drugs, and dessication - Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Unique properties: grows very slowly, can live within macrophages, tuberculin skin test--positive when red swelling appears, BCG vaccine is used in countries w/ lots of TB cases, effective on 80% of children and 20-50% of adults, cord fact...

Intro to Microbiology Final Exam | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 | Graded A+ Helicobacter pylori survives in the? How? - Answer -stomach, using urease to protect itself from acid Staphylococcus aureus causes? - Answer -pathogen that produces an exotoxin that causes exfoliation (loss of the outer layers) in infants Staph auerus virulence factor(s)? - Answer -afimbrial adhesin toxin (alpha toxin) exfoliatin protease TSST The alpha toxin in staph auerus does wh...

cell cytoplasm correct answers The genetic material (DNA) of a prokaryotic cell is found here Prokaryotic correct answers Which cells lack membrane-bound organelles? Coccus - Spherical, Bacillus - Rod shaped, Vibrio - Comma shaped, Spirillum - Wavy, Spirochete - Corkscrew shaped correct answers 5 common types of bacteria Flagella correct answers Used for movement (motility), Rigid structures that rotate like propellers (not wavelike); push cells along. Arrangement varies by species A...

Rheumatic fever is a consequence of correct answers an immune reaction following strep throat, resulting in damage to heart valves Diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae include correct answers otitis media, meningitis, lobar pneumonia, bronchial pneumonia Which group is at greatest risk for B Streptococcus infection? correct answers neonates Pertussis has all of the following characteristics: correct answers 1. the pathogen has virulence factors to destroy the action of respira...

Drug Discovery - • Unlike small molecule drugs (pharmaceuticals), large molecule drugs (biopharmaceuticals) are mainly protein-based o These protein-based drugs are similar to natural biological compounds found in human body or they're fragments that mimic active part of natural compounds Discovery of Pharmaceuticals - commences w/ scanning hundreds of compounds, whether w/ actual materials (irrational approach) or virtual simulations (rational approach) • Pharmaceuticals are new che...

Etiologies of dementia include 1. ischemia. 2. brain tumors. 3. trauma. 4. all answers apply. (Ans- 4. all answers apply. A surgical procedure that is performed to realign and stabilize a fractured femur with a rod and screws is referred to as a(n) 1. closed reduction with external fixation. 2. open reduction with internal fixation. 3. closed reduction with internal fixation. 4. osteotomy. (Ans- 2. open reduction with internal fixation. ** Open reduction and internal fixation...