Bacteria — Flashcards

IgA is transported through the mucosa via binding between the _____ of IgA and the polymeric Ig receptor on epithelial cells

Legionella pneumophila is a bacterium grown on _____ with iron and cysteine

In the life cycle of _____ spp., reticulate bodies transform back into elementary bodies, which are then released by host cell lysis.

Which bacteria produces an alpha toxin that functions as a phospholipase (lecithinase)? _____

_____ describes a(n) transposon of bacterial DNA that can "jump" from one location to another (e.g. bacterial DNA or even a plasmid)

What bacteria causes lymphocytosis via production of lymphocytosis-promoting factor? _____

Vibrio cholerae also produces _____ to digest the protective mucous coat around intestinal cells

Enterococci spp. are gram-_____

The exotoxin Diphtheria toxin causes _____ of _____

What is the oxygen dependency of Bacillus anthracis? _____