Which is mismatched? 1 adhesins - help pathogen attach to host cells 2 neurotoxin - exotoxin that act on nervous system tissues 3 enterotoxin - exotoxin that acts on GI tract tissue 4 endotoxin - lyses red blood cells 5 streptokinase - digests blood clots

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Which is mismatched?

1

adhesins - help pathogen attach to host cells

2

neurotoxin - exotoxin that act on nervous system tissues

3

enterotoxin - exotoxin that acts on GI tract tissue

4

endotoxin - lyses red blood cells

5

streptokinase - digests blood clots

 
 
Question 2
Which of the following virulence mechanisms is mismatched:
 
1

hemolysins - lyse red blood cells

2

leukocidins - break down substance between cells ("cellular cement")

3

capsule - antiphagocytic

4

coagulase - activates clotting proteins

5

streptokinase - dissolves fibrin clots

 
Question 3
Which of the following contributes the LEAST to the virulence of microorganisms?
1

capsules

2

endotoxin

3

fimbriae

4

leukocidin production

5

flagella

 

 

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