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Decks in this class (29)

1 - Intro to Bacteria and Pub Health
What is causing an increase in ba...,
What are the major bacterial caus...,
Current infectious disease issues
3  cards
2 - Plasma membrane
Cell envelope,
What colour does gram positive stain,
What colour does gram negative stain
36  cards
3 - The Cell Wall
Functions of cell wall,
Cell wall structure,
What does nag stand for
29  cards
4 - Outer Membrane
The gram negative outer membrane om,
Om is an asymmetric and chemicall...,
3 parts of a lipopolysaccharide lps
28  cards
5 - Bacterial Endospores
Endospores,
Which bacteria form endospores,
Genera of endospore forming bacteria
54  cards
6 - Flagella, Motility & Taxis
Adjective,
Flagella,
Types of flagellar arrangement
39  cards
7 - Bacterial secretion systems
Where is one third of bacterial p...,
Secretion in gram positive bacteria,
Secretion in gram negative bacteria
28  cards
8 - Intro to Bacterial Gene Regulation
Central dogma,
Gene naming convention,
Protein naming convention
37  cards
9 - Protein DNA interactions (Repressors, activators)
Conditions that may challenge bac...,
Alteration of gene expression to ...,
Mechanisms controlling transcription
45  cards
10 - Attenuation and sRNA
What does hairpin position in mrn...,
Model for transcription termination,
What are the two elements that te...
30  cards
11 - Transformation, plasmids and conjugation
Core genome,
Accessory genome,
Pan genome
51  cards
12 - Transduction and immunity
Types of bacteriophage,
Virulent phages,
Temperate phages
34  cards
13 - Transposons, ICEs and Pathogenicity Islands
Transposition,
Three types of transposable element,
Common aspects of transposable el...
30  cards
14 - Antibiotic Resistance
Three major modes of action of an...,
Antibiotics,
Development of antibiotic resistance
39  cards
15 - Molecular Cloning
Uses of dna cloning,
Process of cloning gene,
Strategy for isolating the geneof...
35  cards
16 - Iron Uptake & Motility
Bacterial virulence factors,
Pathogens must be able to,
Iron acquisition as bacterial vir...
43  cards
17 - Bacterial Adhesins and Colonisation
Colonisation,
Two possible outcomes after colon...,
Mucous
28  cards
18 - Biofilms & Quorum Sensing
Biofilms,
Sessile,
Planktonic
46  cards
19 - Bacterial Invasion
Use of term invasiveness,
Ability of a microbe to enter a h...,
Collagenase
36  cards
20 - Bacterial Toxins
Toxin,
How are toxins classified,
Endotoxin
45  cards
21 - Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Clinical manifestations in men,
Symptoms in men,
Complications in men
26  cards
22 - Pathogenic Burkholderia Species
Burkholderia genus,
Three well recognised pathogenic ...,
Burkholderia thailandensis
14  cards
23 - Pathogenic Yersinia Species
Yersinia genus,
Three well recognized pathogenic ...,
Yersinia enterocolitica
25  cards
24 - Mycobacterium Species
Mycobacterium,
Characteristics of mycobacterium,
How are pathogenic species grouped
25  cards
25 - Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pseudomonas aeruginosa,
Large genome of pseudomonas aerug...,
Ecology
17  cards
26 - Vibrio cholerae
Clinical features of cholera,
Two patterns of disease,
Endemic disease
24  cards
27 - Staphylococcus
Staphylococci,
Main reservoir,
Divided into two major groups
38  cards
28 - Streptococcus
0  cards
Practice questions
T3ss of yersinia,
Three pathogenic yersinia species,
Structure of t3ss
46  cards

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