Microbial Infection And Pathogenesis - Biology of Microorganisms

Course

Microbiology

Study Pack

Set 1: The Microbial World

Set 2: Microbial Cell Structure and Function

Set 3: Microbial Metabolism

Set 4: Molecular Information Flow and Protein Processing

Set 5: Microbial Growth and Its Control

Set 6: Microbial Regulatory Systems

Set 7: Molecular Biology of Microbial Growth

Set 8: Viruses and Their Replication

Set 9: Microbial Systems Biology

Set 10: Viral Genomics, Diversity, and Ecology

Set 11: Genetics of Bacteria and Archaea

Set 12: Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology

Set 13: Microbial Evolution and Systematics

Set 14: Metabolic Diversity of Microorganisms

Set 15: Functional Diversity of Microorganisms

Set 16: Diversity of Bacteria

Set 17: Diversity of Archaea

Set 18: Diversity of Microbial Eukarya

Set 19: Taking the Measure of Microbial Systems

Set 20: Microbial Ecosystems

Set 21: Nutrient Cycles

Set 22: Microbiology of the Built Environment

Set 23: Microbial Symbioses

Set 24: Microbial Symbioses with Humans

Set 25: Microbial Infection and Pathogenesis

Set 26: Innate Immunity: Broadly Specific Host Defenses

Set 27: Adaptive Immunity: Highly Specific Host Defenses

Set 28: Clinical Microbiology and Immunology

Set 29: Epidemiology

Set 30: Person-to-Person Bacterial and Viral Diseases

Set 31: Vectorborne and Soilborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases

Set 32: Waterborne and Foodborne Bacterial and Viral Diseases

Set 33: Eukaryotic Pathogens: Fungi, Protozoans, and Helminths

Set 25 Microbial Infection And Pathogenesis

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Set 25 Microbial Infection And Pathogenesis

Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Staphylococcus aureus produces ________, leading to fibrin clots that protect them from attack by host cells.

A) collagenase
B) coagulase
C) lipase
D) amylase

Answer

Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

Free

The decrease or loss of virulence of a pathogen is referred to as

A) aging.
B) attenuation.
C) disinfectivity.
D) lethal dose.

Answer

Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

Free

Diptheria toxin is a

A) type of endotoxin.
B) cytolytic toxin.
C) AB toxin.
D) superantigen toxin.

Answer