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microorganisms and the human body
Microorganisms and the human body,
Parasitic organisms,
Commensal organisms
83  cards
microbial physiology and metabolism
Elements required for cell compon...,
Sources of energy,
Sources of reducing equivalents
32  cards
genetic approaches to studying bacterial pathology
Goal of genetic approaches,
Genetic complementation goal steps,
Plasmid creation in genetic compl...
20  cards
antibiotics and resistance
Antibiotics,
Antimicrobials,
Antibiotics
85  cards
intro to immunology
Immunity resistance to infectious...,
Immunity resistance to infectious...,
Immunity resistance to infectious...
58  cards
innate immune system
Specifity of the innate is,
Receptors of the innate,
Distribiution of innate receptors
41  cards
Antigen Capture and Presentation to Lymphocytes
Tcr and mhc interaction,
Recognition of antigens by antibo...,
Migration of t lymphocytes
32  cards
Antigen Recognition in the Adaptive Immune System
Receptors of ag recognition,
Forms of ag recognized bcell rece...,
Diversity of bcr vs tcr
22  cards
T Cell-Mediated Immunity – Activation of T Cells by Cell-Associated Antigens
Types of intracellualr microbes c...,
Examples of microbes in phagocytes,
Examples of microbes in phagocytes
34  cards
Effector Mechanisms of T Cell-Mediated Immunity
Ways t cells can become activated,
Discovery of cell mediated immunity,
Subsets of cd4 helper t lymphocyt...
36  cards
humoral immunity
Phases of humoral immune responses,
T dependent and t independent ant...,
Features of primary and secondary...
31  cards
Immunological Tolerance & Autoimmunity
Lymphocytes in development could ...,
Healthy is can discriminate btwn ...,
Is recognition of commensal micro...
18  cards
Exam 2 questions
Microbial protein antigens are ma...,
__1__ are membrane proteins on an...,
What are the following features o...
133  cards
Parasites way of life
Parasite life cycle components,
Surface colonization by bacteria,
Gram negative bacteria adhesion
19  cards
damage by bacterial pathogens
Mechanisms that damage the host d...,
Host cell death caused by,
Growth of pathogen within host cells
28  cards
staphylococcus
Gram staining,
4 typical cell types which are co...,
Gram positive cocci types
39  cards
strept-entro-pnemo
Streptococcus gram catalase,
Some streptococci are typically s...,
Classification based on hemolysis...
42  cards
Neisseria & Bacteroides
Neisseria sp gram shape lps commo...,
Virulence factors of n gonorrhoeae,
Antigenic variation of pilin
36  cards
enteric bacteria
Enteric bacteria gram shape commo...,
Pathogenic enteric bacteria,
Motility of enteric bacteria
63  cards
Helicobacter-Pseudomonas-Bordetella-Corynebacterium
Helicobacter pylori gram and shape,
Helicobacter pylori virulence factos,
Helicobacter pylori metabolize what
46  cards
Clostridium-Bacillus
Clostridium shape gram spores o2,
Where clostridium species can be ...,
Endospore staining
47  cards
Zoonoses-Haemophilus-Listeria
Yersenia pestis gram,
Yersenia pestis cause of,
Yersenia pestis source
56  cards
mycobacteria
Mycobacteria gram,
Mycobacteria acid of cell wall,
Mycobacteria cell growth and o2 use
42  cards
Spirochetes---Mycoplasma
Treponema pallidum gram shape lps,
Treponema pallidum flagella axial...,
Treponema pallidum metabolism
61  cards
oral bacteria A
Sampling oral bacteria niches,
Sampling methods,
For molecular id what is often th...
58  cards
oral bacteria B
Endo disease progression,
Dentoalveolar infections,
Bacteriology of root canal infect...
38  cards
virology intro
Viruses versus cellular organisms,
Theories of viral origin,
Reductive theory of viral origin
58  cards
Corona-picorna-arbo viruses
Coronarna dna strand envelope age...,
What causes up to 30 common colds,
Sars cov is agent of
57  cards
Paramyxo-Rabies-Influenza
Negative strand rna viruses genuses,
Paramyxoviruses spp,
Rhabdovirus spp
62  cards
Gastro-Adeno-Papilloma
Viral gastroenteritisinflamm of i...,
Viral cause of gastroeneritis,
Rotavirus and group a genome
52  cards
HIV
Retroviruses genome and strucutre,
Important enzyme of retroviruses,
Chronic nature of retroviruses
39  cards
herpes
Human herpesvirusesgenome evevelo...,
Herpes genome size,
Herpesviridae family members shar...
62  cards
hepatitis
Hepatitis,
Why is jaundice associated with h...,
Hepatitis viruses trophism
45  cards
prions
Prion diseases a,
Histological appearance of prion ...,
Animal prion diseases
20  cards
Fungi part A
Fungi are single or multicell spo...,
Fungi o2 use,
Fungi cell walls usually have
43  cards
Fungi part B
Why less antifungal drugs,
What mycoses are easier to treat,
Ergosterol
53  cards
antivirals
Inhibitors of viral replication,
Steps in virus replicationtargete...,
Enfuvirtide
29  cards
protozoa
Protozoa,
Encystation many protozoa are cap...,
Excystation
60  cards
immunization
Two key public health measures ha...,
Vaccine,
Vaccines may consist of the follo...
30  cards
epidemilogy
Epidemiology,
Sporadic disease,
Endemic disease
40  cards
diagnostic priniciples
Assessing the performance of labo...,
Sensitivity formula,
Specifity formula
32  cards
Sterilization, Disinfection, and Antisepsis
Cross infection,
Cross infection control l,
Cross infection risks in dentistr...
40  cards

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