MCIM 308 Study Guide - Final Guide: Bordetella, Legionella, Mycoplasma
22 Dec 2015
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Salmonella: main characteristics of enterobacteriaceae, differences between salmonella gastroenteriis and typhoid fever. What serovars are common: pathogenicity islands. What are some of the main characteristics: salmonella type iii secretion. What are they used for: coli & shigella, different pathotypes of e. coli. Remember a few salient points from each epidemiology, disease syndromes, etc: understand e. coli popula?on structure. What factors contribute to this variation: shiga toxin. Be able to describe: delivery into host cells, how the enzyme func?ons. How does an outbreak occur: vibrio parahaemolyticus. Virulence factors: vibrio vulnificus, know how to tell the different vibrio spp. apart. Pathogenesis overview (cytolethal distending toxin; flagellar export: listeria. Tick-borne diseases: what can be common among tick-borne diseases, rickettsia. How do they cause disease and high mortality: borrelia. Difference between lyme disease and relapsing fever. Important of length of tick feeding time: ospa,b,c story. How does relapsing fever occur: yersinia. Differences between yersinia species in terms of disease.
