Exam 10: Concepts of Microbial Disease

An example of an exotoxin carried on a prophage is ___________________.

The relationship of the normal flora of the body with the host is an example of

Describe the process of transformation in the mutation of bacteria.

List and describe three defensive and three offensive strategies of bacterial virulence.

Name a disease that causes flaccid paralysis.

Botulinum toxin blocks

Type of bacteria mutation when a substitution of one nucleotide is made for another.

In the "illness" stage of microbial disease

Which of the following is an example of a disease that causes spastic paralysis?

Name one offensive strategy used by bacteria.

Explain the process and significance of phage conversion. Make sure to include the terms prophage, lysogenized, and phage conversion.

Highly virulent organisms have

The M protein is found in the cell walls of (name the bacteria) _____________________.

Enterotoxins damage

Capsules on bacteria interfere with ___________________.

Hemolysins are enzymes that destroy

Pneumocystis jiroveci is a frequent cause of death in people infected with AIDS. Pneumocystis is a

Lipopolysaccharide contains

Adhesins for the AIDS virus are

Name the type of bacterial mutation where the deletion of one nucleotide leads to a shift or change in the reading frame.