Exam 10: Concepts of Microbial Disease

Name an exoenzyme.

Name an exoenzyme that forms a clot around bacteria.

Name the type of bacterial mutation where an addition of one nucleotide leads to a shift or change in the reading frame of codons

The following are examples of relationships between organisms with the EXCEPTION of

What type of relationship exists between lice and rats?

Which type of relationship is the best for both organisms

Give three examples of adhesins.

The M proteins of streptococci are a defense mechanism because

Viruses produce

Endotoxin is a component of molecules called ___________________.

What condition is caused when E. coli from the large intestine spreads into the abdomen?

Which of the following diseases can infect humans with the lowest dose?

Name a type of spreading factor.

Name the three principal types of exotoxins.

Endotoxins are __________________ than exotoxins.

Name a bacterial enzyme used for dissolving blood clots in patients suffering from heart attacks.

What is the second stage in the stages of microbial diseases?

Describe the stages of microbial disease.

The infectious dose (ID) is the smallest for

E. coli enjoys a mutualistic association in the large intestine. E. coli produces ___________ for its host.