Commensal microorganisms Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Portage Learning BIOD 171 Microbiology Lecture Exam Key 1-6 Exams 1. What are the two major types of nucleic acids and their roles? DNA- deoxyribonucleic acid RNA- Ribonucleic acid DNA- Cellular life has DNA and a role that DNA has is long-term storage of information, it holds the characteristics of living organisms. RNA- Is the carrier of information in form of amino acid sequence. It converts the information in the DNA and synthesizes proteins Tru...

Community Acquired Pneumonia Exam Questions And Answers Graded A+ Epidemiology Community-Acquired Pneumonia • An estimated 5.6 million cases/year • Estimated total annual cost is $10 billion • 6th leading cause of death in U.S. - #1 cause of death from infectious diseases • Up to 80% of treatment is outpatient • Mortality rate varies - <1-5% outpatient - 12% inpatient - Up to 40% in critically ill/ICU admissions Pathogenesis Community-Acquired Pneumonia • Micro...

Immunology Chapter 1 Exam Immunology the study of the physiological mechanisms that humans and other animals use to defend their bodies from invasion by other organisms Immune System cells that collectively are responsible for defense against infection Vaccination/Immunization prevention of disease by prior exposure to the infectious agent or a part of an infectious agent in a form that cannot cause disease Commensal Organisms microorganisms that live in a healthy human and d...

Microbiology Chapter 14 Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Updated A commensal bacterium A) does not infect its host. B) may also be an opportunistic pathogen. C) is beneficial to its host. D) does not receive any benefit from its host. E) is beneficial to, and does not infect, its host - answerB Which of the following statements is TRUE? A) At least one member must not benefit in a symbiotic relationship. B) A parasite is not in symbiosis with its host. C) Members...

Virology Lecture 12: Infection BasicsWest Nile Virus - correct answer Example that not all infections have consequences - by 2004 a million people infected with WNV -only 20% showed symptoms (febrile illness) -only 1% suffered neuroinvasive illness Viral Pathogenesis - correct answer Pathogenesis: the process of producing a disease Two components of viral disease - correct answer 1. effects of the viral replication on the host 2. effects of the host response on virus and host - many...

Community Acquired Pneumonia Exam Questions And Answers Graded A+ Epidemiology Community-Acquired Pneumonia • An estimated 5.6 million cases/year • Estimated total annual cost is $10 billion • 6th leading cause of death in U.S. - #1 cause of death from infectious diseases • Up to 80% of treatment is outpatient • Mortality rate varies - <1-5% outpatient - 12% inpatient - Up to 40% in critically ill/ICU admissions Pathogenesis Community-Acquired Pneumonia • Microor...

microbiota vs microbiome correct answer: microbiota - organisms microbiome - organisms + genes + genome The gut microbiota contains more than __ cells more than __ species correct answer: 200 trillion cells >1000 species The microbiome contains __x the cells in the human body The gut microbiome is __x larger than the human genome correct answer: 10x cells 150x genome Who came up with the official definition of microbiota? correct answer: Lederberg and McCray, 2001 Microbi...

Carbohydrates used by the body. -structure -communication -storage -recognition immunity that vaccine provides artificial Which organs and or glands are superior to the liver? lungs Parathyroid cavity that contains all of the frontal cavities. -ventral carry oxygenated blood pulmonary vein disaccharides are sucrose, lactose, maltose (double sugars) System is responsible for the transport of dissolved oxygen from the lungs to the spleen. cardio...

MCMP 422 EXAM 1 Questions and Answers 100% Correct A bacterium that causes a common disease in a population that has been previously exposed to it is called _____. A. opportunistic B. Resistant C. Endemic D. Attenuated E. Commensal - Answer- C. Endemic A term generally used to describe all white blood cells is _____. A. hematopoietic cells B. myeloid progenitor C. dendritic cells D. monocytes E. leukocytes - Answer- E. leukocytes All of the following are examples of chemical barri...

MCMP 422 EXAM 1 Questions and Answers 100% Correct A bacterium that causes a common disease in a population that has been previously exposed to it is called _____. A. opportunistic B. Resistant C. Endemic D. Attenuated E. Commensal - Answer- C. Endemic A term generally used to describe all white blood cells is _____. A. hematopoietic cells B. myeloid progenitor C. dendritic cells D. monocytes E. leukocytes - Answer- E. leukocytes All of the following are examples of chemical barri...