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Besides enterotoxin, does V. cholerae possess an endotoxin? If it does, is the toxin a significant virulence factor?
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- How can we prove the pathological and clinical effects of cholera are caused by the production of enterotoxin?What is the difference of cytotoxin and enterotoxin of Salmonella typhi?How can we prove the pathologic or clinical effects of V. cholerae are due only to the production of the enterotoxin by the pathogen? (hint: exclude endotoxin LPS)
- What part of the Escherichia coli cell contains endotoxin?How can we experimentally prove that enterotoxin (A-B cholera toxin) is the sole cause of clinical symptoms of Cholera?Does Enterococcus faecium likely infect the diseased organ through the urinary tract or through the bloodstream? Explain your reasoning.
- What was the miasmic mode of transmission of cholera? What evidence did John Snow accumulate that refuted the miasmic theory?Compare the gastroenteritis caused by Vibrio cholerae with that of Campylobacter jejuni. How are they similar and different?What major virulence factors are produced by Salmonella?
- What diseases are caused by enterobacter aerogenes? Is Enterobacter aerogenes Gram negative or positive?What are the major virulence factors of Bacillus anthracis?There is an outbreak of enteric fever in a small Community. What is the causative bacteria; and how will you Isolate and Identify the causative bacteria.