Bacteria — Flashcards

Indirect transmission of Francisella tularensis results from inhalation of _____

Which Clostridium difficile exotoxin results in depolymerization of actin leading to enterocyte death and necrosis?_____

Legionnaires' disease caused by Legionella pneumophila is associated with _____

Terminal Complement (C5-C9) Deficiencies increase susceptibility to recurrent _____ bacteremia

What is the most commonly used non-selective culture media?_____

Toll-like receptor (TLR) activation results in activation of _____, a nuclear transcription factor that activates immune response genes

Rickettsia are described as having a _____

The pili in _____ allow for antigenic variation

All pathways of complement activation result in the production of _____, which converts C5 to C5a and C5b

Is innate immunity specific or nonspecific? _____