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| Describe the gram stain morphology of enterobacteriaceae |
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| Do Enterobacteriaceae form spores? |
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| Most enterobacteriaceae are normal flora of what part of the body? |
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| Which four types of enterobacteriaceae are never considered normal flora? |
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| Salmonella, Shigella, Yersinia and E.coli 0157:H7 |
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| Exotoxins of enteric gram negative bacteria are generally called what? |
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| Are enterotoxins exotoxins or endotoxins? |
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| What is the protective function of capsules? |
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| What is the benefit of pili? |
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| attachment to epithelial cells |
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| Which antibody class is stimulated by O antigens? |
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| Which kind of antigens resist heat and alcohol? |
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| What part of the bacteria are the O antigens in? |
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| What kind of organisms have H antigens? |
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| Are H antigens destroyed by heat and/or alcohol? |
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| H antigens are destroyed by heat and alcohol |
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| Which class of antibodies are formed in response to H antigens? |
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| What part of the organism is associated with K antigens? |
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| Which kind of antigen may serve as attachment sites to epithelial cells? |
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| disease characterized by inflammation of mucous membrane of stomach and intestine |
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| diesease characterized by inflammation of mucous membrane of small and large intestine |
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| disease characterized by inflammation of mucous membrane of large intestine |
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| disease of intestine marked by frequent watery stool often containing blood and mucus |
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| What are the four ways that enterobacteriaceae are transmitted? |
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| fecal-oral, insects, fomites, contaminated food |
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| disease characterized by inflammation of urinary bladder |
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