Learning Objectives for "Bacterial Pathogenesis: Factors that Promote Colonization of the Host
3. The Ability to Invade Host Cells"

After completing this section you should be able to perform the following objectives.

1*. Briefly describe the mechanism by which invasins enable certain bacteria to enter host cells and state how this can promote colonization

2. Briefly describe how a type 3 secretion system might be used to invade and survive inside host cells.

3. State how certain pathogenic spirochetes such as Treponema pallidum and Borrelia bergdorferi use adhesins, invasins and motility to penetrate host cells.

(*) = Common theme throughout the course

 

Highlighted Bacterium

1. Read the description of Shigella and match the bacterium with the description of the organism and the infection it causes.

2. Read the description of Salmonella and match the bacterium with the description of the organism and the infection it causes.

3. Read the description of Borrelia bergdorferi and match the bacterium with the description of the organism and the infection it causes.

• RETURN TO "BACTERIAL PATHOGENESIS: FACTORS THAT PROMOTE COLONIZATION OF THE HOST - THE ABILITY TO INVADE HOST CELLS"

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
Please send comments and inquiries to Dr. Gary Kaiser