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| the ability to cause disease |
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| the extent of pathogenicity |
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| mucous membranes, skin, parenteral route |
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| adhesins/ligands bind to receptors on host cells, forms biofilms |
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M fibrous proteins resist phagocytosis
outer membrane proteins Opa protein inhibits T cells
mycolic acid (waxy lipid) resists digestion |
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| hydrolyzes hyaluronic acid |
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| how pathogens damage host cells |
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use the host's nutrients
direct damage |
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| substance that contributes to pathogenicity |
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| ability to produce a toxin |
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| presence of toxin in the host's blood |
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| in activated toxin used in a vaccine |
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| antibodies against a specific toxin |
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| cause an intense immune response due to release of cytokines from host cells |
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| byproducts of growing cells |
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| outer membrane (lipopolysaccharide) |
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| not neutralized by antitoxin |
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