Self Quiz for Bacterial Pathogenesis: Factors that Promote Colonization of the Host
5. The Ability to Resist Innate Immune Defenses such as Phagocytosis, Complement, and Antibacterial Peptides
b. The Ability to Resist Phagocytic Engulfment and Antibacterial Peptides

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 ways capsules may enable bacteria to resist phagocytic engulfment. (ans)

2. State 2 mechanisms other than capsules that certain bacteria might use to resist phagocytic engulfment. (ans)

3. The vaccine for Haemophilus influenzae type b contains capsular material from this bacterium. The body recognizes this capsular material as foreign and produces antibodies against it. One part of the antibody is able to bind to the capsular material while another part has a shape that fits a receptor on phagocytic cells. Why might this protect the person from infection with this bacterium? (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
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Based on a work The Grapes of Staph at https://cwoer.ccbcmd.edu/science/microbiology/index_gos.html.