Pathogenic Bacteria and Enzymes

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Which bacteria uses coagulase to cause blood to coagulate?

  • Corynebacterium diphtheriae
  • Staphylococcus aureus (correct)
  • Streptococcus
  • Clostridium perfringens

What is the name of the enzyme that breaks down hyaluronic acid, found in connective tissues?

  • Kinase
  • Hyaluronidase (correct)
  • Collagenase
  • Lecithinase

Which of the following is NOT a type of hemolysin?

  • Beta (β) Hemolytic
  • Gamma (γ) Hemolytic
  • Delta (δ) Hemolytic (correct)
  • Alpha (α) Hemolytic

Which bacteria uses a capsule to evade the host's natural defense?

<p>Streptococcus pneumoniae (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the enzyme that breaks down collagen, found in many connective tissues?

<p>Collagenase (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of an antiphagocytic factor?

<p>Capsule (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which bacteria uses surface proteins to evade the host's natural defense?

<p>Staphylococcus aureus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the enzyme that breaks down lecithin, a mixture of fats essential to cells in the human body?

<p>Lecithinase (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following bacteria is an example of surviving inside phagocytes?

<p>Tubercle bacillus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary mechanism of immune evasion used by bacteria that exhibit genetic variability?

<p>Antigenic variation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the capacity of an organism to cause disease by means of toxins produced by the organism?

<p>Toxicity (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of toxin damages host cell membranes?

<p>Cytolytic toxins (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between exotoxins and endotoxins?

<p>Type of bacteria producing them (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the component of endotoxins responsible for toxicity?

<p>Lipid A portion (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a type III toxin?

<p>Toxin that inhibits protein synthesis in heart muscle (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the ability of bacteria to resist the action of phagocytes?

<p>Immune evasion (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of fimbriae or pili in bacterial adhesion?

<p>To resist flushing by the body's defense mechanisms (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the minimum number of Vibrio cholerae cells required to cause disease in 50% of inoculated test animals?

<p>10^8 cells (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of surface hydrophobicity in bacterial adhesion?

<p>To enhance binding to host cell receptors (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an exception to the need for bacterial invasion to cause disease?

<p>Bacteria that produce toxins (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the lethal dose of a microbe's toxin that will kill 50% of experimentally inoculated test animals?

<p>Lethal Dose 50 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of glycocalyx in bacterial adhesion?

<p>To provide a capsule or slime layer for adherence (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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