Bacteria — Flashcards

Bacteria — Flashcards

Bacteria — Flashcards

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#241

_____ is a facultative intracellular bacterium that can live in intestinal cells

#242

_____ is a major structural component of bacterial cell walls, consisting of the two sugars N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) and N-acetylmuramic acid (NAM)

#243

Clostridium perfringens binds _____, resulting in watery diarrhea due to destruction of tight junctions

#244

What food source is associated with Staphylococcus aureus food poisoning? _____

#245

Rickettsia are described as having a(n) _____

Hint: shape

#246

Yersinia spp. secretes _____, which cause macrophage/neutrophil dysfunction by inhibiting phagocytosis and cytokine production

#247

IgA exists as a(n) _____ held by a J chain when secreted

#248

Which component of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is present in virulent strains? _____

#249

Toxin B from Clostridioides difficile causes _____ (cytoskeleton disruption), thereby causing pseudomembranous colitis and diarrhea

#250

Which toxin of Listeria monocytogenes lyses vacuolar membranes within host cells? _____

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