Bacteria US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Bacteria Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 351: Which bacteria produces an alpha toxin that functions as a phospholipase (lecithinase)?
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Answer: Clostridium perfringens
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Flashcard 352: IgA is transported through the mucosa via binding between the _____ of IgA and the polymeric Ig receptor on epithelial cells
Answer: J chain
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Flashcard 353: In the life cycle of _____ spp., reticulate bodies transform back into elementary bodies, which are then released by host cell lysis.
Answer: Chlamydia
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Flashcard 354: _____ describes a(n) transposon of bacterial DNA that can "jump" from one location to another (e.g. bacterial DNA or even a plasmid)
Answer: Transposition
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Flashcard 355: What are two examples of fastidious bacteria?
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Legionella
Answer: H. influenzae
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Flashcard 356: What bacteria causes lymphocytosis via production of lymphocytosis-promoting factor?
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Answer: Bordetella pertussis
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Flashcard 357: Vibrio cholerae also produces _____ to digest the protective mucous coat around intestinal cells
Answer: mucinase
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Flashcard 358: Which exotoxin from Clostridioides difficile functions to bind to the brush border of the gut?
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Answer: Toxin A (enterotoxin)
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Flashcard 359: What is the oxygen dependency of Bacillus anthracis?
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Answer: obligate aerobe
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Flashcard 360: The exotoxin Diphtheria toxin causes _____ of _____
Answer: ADP-ribosylation (and therefore inhibition)
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