Self Quiz for Bacterial Pathogenesis: Factors that Promote Colonization of the Host
2. The Ability to Adhere to Host Cells

Study the material in this section and then write out the answers to these questions.
Do not just click on the answers and write them out. This will not test your understanding of this tutorial.

1. Briefly describe 3 different mechanisms by which bacteria can adhere to host cells and colonize. Name 2 bacteria that utilize each mechanism and name an infection that each bacterium causes.

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2. Define biofilm and state 5 benefits associated with bacteria living as a community within a biofilm. (ans)

3. By activating different genes, Neisseria gonorrhoeae is able to rapidly alter the amino acid sequence of the adhesive tip of its pili. Why might this be an advantage? (ans)

4. Multiple Choice (ans)

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Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology
The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Based on a work The Grapes of Staph at https://cwoer.ccbcmd.edu/science/microbiology/index_gos.html.

Last updated: October, 2018
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