[BIO3124] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (42 pages long)
29 Nov 2016
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Gram negative bacteria have another layer of protection, almost like another lipid bilayer, but the composition is not made up of lipids. Gram positive = purple-blue, gram negative = pink-red. Most bacteria require some kind of iron source; some dependent on heme, h. ducreyi uses heme. Require specific source of iron, fastidious = picky. It causes std, so it likes to live in the genitals; it is 2 degrees colder there. It is found in developing countries, in developed countries, it"s just restricted to outbreaks. It is difficult to manage hiv in developing countries, more difficult to treat patients who already have hiv. You usually die from hiv from secondary diseases. The host will initiate some of the genes, they are dormant until it reaches the right conditions. The genes in host will initiate the cause of lesions in the host.
