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MICROBIOLOGY CHAPTER 14

pathology - answer Scientific Study of disease - concerned with etiology (cause) and
pathogenesis (development)& effects of disease

Name 3 types of symbiotic relationships - answer Mutualism, communalism, parasitism

mutualism - answer both organisms benefit from the relationship

commensalism - answer one organism benefits from relationship and the other neither
benefits or is harmed

parasitism - answer1 organism benefits and 1 is harmed Eg Salmonella enteric a
receives food/warmth from Lrg Int and Human host experiences gastroenteritis

name 2 examples of mutualism – answer tritonymph in termite intestine and vitamin
synthesizing bacteria in colon

name an example of commensalism - answer staphylococcus sp. on human skin

Define Disease - answerAny change from a state of heath. A disease may, but not
always, result from infection

normal microbiota - answerorganisms that colonize body surfaces w/o causing disease,
(ex Streptococcus in mouth)

transient microbiota - answerpresent for a few days/week , are easier to get rid of than
normal flora (eg microbs picked off door handle)

where are resident microbiota found - answeron skin, mm of digestive tract, upper
respiratory tract, and distal part of urethra and vagina

most resident microbiota are _______ - answercommensal

where are transient microbiota found - answeron skin, mm of digestive tract, upper
respiratory tract, and distal part of urethra and vagina

why cant transient microbiota persist in the body - answercompetition from other
microorganism, elimination by body's defenses cells, chemical or physical changes in
the body

when does normal microbiota develop - answerin the birthing process

, when is resident microbiota established - answerfirst months of life

opportunistic pathogens - answernormal microbiota or harmless microbes that can
cause disease under certain circumstances

name 3 conditions that provide opportunities for pathogens - answerimmune
suppression, reduction in microbial antagonism, intro of normal microbiota into unusual
site in the body

name an example of normal microbiota in unusual site - answerecoli in urethra causing
uti

name 4 portals of pathogen entry - answerskin, mm, placenta and parenteral route

parental route - answerdeposition directly into tissues under the skin or mm

name some ways pathogens enter by parental route - answerpunctures, cuts, deep
abrasions and surgery

adhesion - answerprocess by which microorganisms attach themselves to cells

is adhesion required to sucessfully est colonies within a host - answeryes

name adhesion factors - answerspecialized structures, adhesins and attachment
proteins

where are adhesion discs found - answersome protozoans

where are hooks and suckers found - answerin some helminthes aka worms

where are adhesins found - answerin bacteria

where are attachment proteins found - answerviruses

what are ligands - answersurface lipoproteins and glycoproteins that enable bacteria
and viruses to bind to complementary receptors on host cells

avirulent - answerharmless unable to make adhesins or attachment proteins

what is disease also referred to as - answermorbidity = any change from a state of good
health

asymptomatic infections - answerlack of symptoms but may still have signs of infection

etiology - answerstudy of cause of disease

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