Fundamentals Of Microbiology 10th Edition by Jeffrey Pommerville

Exercise 29

How is the mechanism of action of cholera toxin similar to that of other enterotoxins mentioned in this chapter
b. How is the cause of diarrhea different between ETEC and EPEC serotypes
c. Why would C. difficile be considered an opportunistic pathogen
d. How does L. monocytogenes make its way to the brain and meninges
e. How might seafood become contaminated with either Vibrio parahaemolyticus or V. vulnificus
f. How might one contract intestinal anthrax
g. Why is typhoid fever often called enteric fever
h. What is the best way to protect oneself from salmonellosis
i. What control measure (hygiene practice) would most likely decrease transmission rates of shigellosis
j. Why are children susceptible to EHEC
k. Explain how C. jejuni could be responsible for traveler's diarrhea.
l. Why is Y. enterocolitica considered an invasive pathogen
m. Summarize how an H. pylori infection causes stomach ulceration.