Microorganisms and Disease Plastic implants can pose a serious nosocomial infection problem because phagocytes have trouble moving on the plastic surface phagocytes have trouble engulfing bacteria embedded in a biofilm All of these infected implants usually have to be surgically removed phagocytes have trouble moving on the plastic surface phagocytes have trouble engulfing bacteria embedded in a biofilm All of these infected implants usually have to be surgically removed ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Both Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Streptococcus pneumoniae are acquired by inhalation have polysaccharide capsules have cell walls that contain a high content of mycolic acids stay in the lung and rarely, if ever, enter the bloodstream are acquired by inhalation have polysaccharide capsules have cell walls that contain a high content of mycolic acids stay in the lung and rarely, if ever, enter the bloodstream ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease The "A" subunit of diphtheria toxin cause ADP ribosylation of a factor involved in protein synthesis lysis macrophages with the release of cytokines binds host cell receptors found on heart cells forms cAMP that leads to fluid accumulation cause ADP ribosylation of a factor involved in protein synthesis lysis macrophages with the release of cytokines binds host cell receptors found on heart cells forms cAMP that leads to fluid accumulation ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Which of the following is common in the disease caused by Coryne-bacterium diphtheriae and Bacillus anthracis? The most serious disease symptoms are the direct result of toxin action Diphtheria toxin and edema toxin are ADP ribosylating toxins Both organisms are gram-positive spore formers Both organisms cause skin and respiratory tract infections The most serious disease symptoms are the direct result of toxin action Diphtheria toxin and edema toxin are ADP ribosylating toxins Both organisms are gram-positive spore formers Both organisms cause skin and respiratory tract infections ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease A major difference between EHEC and EPEC is EPEC rearranges host cell actin and EHEC does not EHEC possesses a type III secretion system and EPEC does not EPEC passes through the placenta to infect the fetus and EHEC does not EHEC secretes a Shiga-like toxin and EPEC does not EPEC rearranges host cell actin and EHEC does not EHEC possesses a type III secretion system and EPEC does not EPEC passes through the placenta to infect the fetus and EHEC does not EHEC secretes a Shiga-like toxin and EPEC does not ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Microorganisms and Disease Immunization with which of the following toxoid induces high titer serum antibody, but does not protect from the corresponding disease? Shigellosis Tetanus Botulism Diphtheria Shigellosis Tetanus Botulism Diphtheria ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
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