Bacteria US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Bacteria Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 241: _____ is a facultative intracellular bacterium that can live in intestinal cells
Answer: Salmonella
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Flashcard 242: _____ is a major structural component of bacterial cell walls, consisting of the two sugars N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) and N-acetylmuramic acid (NAM)
Answer: Peptidoglycan
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Flashcard 243: Clostridium perfringens binds _____, resulting in watery diarrhea due to destruction of tight junctions
Answer: claudins
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Flashcard 244: What food source is associated with Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning?
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Answer: Meats; Mayonnaise; Custard (meats and cream based food)
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Flashcard 245: Rickettsia are described as having a(n) _____
Answer: coccobacilliary shape
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Flashcard 246: Yersinia spp. secretes _____, which cause macrophage/neutrophil dysfunction by inhibiting phagocytosis and cytokine production
Answer: YOPS
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Flashcard 247: IgA exists as a(n) _____ held by a J chain when secreted
Answer: dimer
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Flashcard 248: Which component of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is present in virulent strains?
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Answer: Cord-factor
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Flashcard 249: Toxin B from Clostridioides difficile causes _____ (cytoskeleton disruption), thereby causing pseudomembranous colitis and diarrhea
Answer: actin depolymerization
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Flashcard 250: Which toxin of Listeria monocytogenes lyses vacuolar membranes within host cells?
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Answer: Listeriolysin O
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