Microbiology Quiz: Urease, CagA, and VacA

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What does Urease do?

  • Motility
  • Penetrate mucous layer
  • Neutralize acidic environment (correct)
  • Hydrolyze urea into carbon dioxide and ammonia

What is CagA?

  • An exotoxin associated with carcinogenic phenotype (correct)
  • A pathogenicity island with ~30 genes
  • An exotoxin associated with non-carcinogenic phenotype
  • An exotoxin associated with pathogenicity

Which of the following is not associated with VacA?

  • Carcinogenic phenotype
  • All H. pylori
  • Subtype S1
  • Hydrogen peroxide (correct)

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