Novel anti-biofilm therapies — Flashcards

Novel anti-biofilm therapies — Flashcards

Novel anti-biofilm therapies — Flashcards
#1

Which protein found in Pseudomonas aeruginosa functions to generate ROS that kill competing microbes?_____

#2

_____ is a coagulase-negative Staph that has the ability to synthesize extracellular polysaccharide matrix (biofilm).

#3

Streptococcus pneumoniae virulence factors are an anti-_____ and IgA protease

#4

Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces _____, which generates reactive oxygen species (ROS) to kill competing microbes

#5

A bacteria's _____ wall can be a target for the immune system and antibiotics

#6

Staphylococcus epidermidis forms a protective _____ that allows it to colonize prosthetic devices

#7

What proteins cross-link peptidoglycan on bacterial cell walls?_____

#8

glycocalyx

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