How axial filaments could help Borrelia burgdoferi be more pathogenic ?

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Q: Diagram (draw) the Mycoplasma pneumoniae cell. What cell wall type, if any, does Mycoplasma have?…

A: Diagram of the Mycoplasma pneumoniae cell :

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Q: What makes Bacillus particularly difficult to kill either by physical or chemical means?

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Q: why is Trypanosoma harmful?

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Q: What makes the Amanita phalloides toxins so harmful that even one cap can kill an adult?

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Q: How does Plasmodium falciparum invade and manipulate their hosts?

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Q: Why do mycoplasmas need to have stronger cytoplasmicmembranes than other bacteria?

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A: Culture medium:   It is also known as a growth medium where specific microorganisms and plants will…

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Q: General cell type of Bacilus Subtilis?

A:

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Q: What does Plasmodium falciparum do to the body?

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Q: What medical conditions commonly predispose patients to mycoticinfection?

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Q: What is the habitat of candida auris infection?

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Q: What are the essential environmental requirements for cultivatingCampylobacter?

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Q: What disease does Plasmodium falciparum cause?

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Q: Why is Taenia solium a more dangerous infection than Taenia saginata?

A: Taenia solium and Taenia saginata are two species of tapeworm that infects the intestine of humans.

Q: Explain in how did Candida intermedia contaminate raw milk?

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Q: What is the gram reaction and oxygen requirement of fungal eye infection? And how it is transmitted?

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Q: Name a food product that could transmit bothSalmonella and Campylobacter simultaneously. Howcould…

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Q: How are Chlamydia and Mycoplasma (Section 16.9) similar?How are they different?

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Q: Which measures should we practice to prevent spread and infection of Schistosoma japonicum?

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Q: Why does transmission of cholera usually require a largeinoculum?

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Q: What causes a strain of C. diphtheriae to bepathogenic? Describe how such a strain may cause deathin…

A: Corynebacterium diphtheria is a causative agent of diphtheria.

Q: What weakness of host defenses typically contributes to subcutaneousmycoses?

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Q: What is Plasmodium falciparum?

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Q: What is common about Trypanosoma, Noctiluca, Monocystis and Giardia?

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Q: How Plasmodium falciparum disease cause?

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Q: What is the life cycle ofTrypanosoma cruzi?

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Q: Do you think Spiroplasma produces FtsZ? What about MreB? Explain your reasoning.

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Q: What are the major virulence factors of Bacillus anthracis?

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Q: Name the bacterium which causes citrus canker.

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Q: Discuss why food intoxication in salty foods, such as ham, is oftendue to the growth of S. aureus.

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Q: ke a concept map about systemic and opportunistic mycoses. The main concept should be related to the…

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Q: What medical conditions commonly predispose patients to m ycotic infection?

A: Conditions that predispose patients to any of the opportunistic fungal pathogens are as follows:…

Q: Propose two potential functions for mycorrhization helper bacteria.

A: Mycorrhiza is the symbiotic association between the fungi and the roots of higher plants. In this,…

Pathogenicity

Infection and Transmission

The infections are generated by the pathogenic organisms present in the environment. They maintain the capacity to invade a host body and establish colonies. A disease caused by such infectious agents is called a communicable disease or transmissible disease. These diseases spread through diverse means including blood, food, water, air, or vectors.