(Part 2) 2.6.1 Listeria Monocytogenes Characteristics

Question 1

Listeria is widespread in the environment that can be found almost everywhere such as soil, water, contaminated foods and animal product

T or F

Answer 1

T

Question 2

Listeria is very motile that the MOT of this can be direct contact, ingestion and Vertical transmission through infected birth canal or transplacentally

T or F

Answer 2

T

Question 3

What is the infection of Listeria called?

Answer 3

Listeriosis

Question 4

Listeria may reach the CNS and the placenta if left untreated

T or F

Answer 4

T

Question 5

A hemolytic and cytotoxic toxin that allows for survival within the phagocytes

Answer 5

Listeriolysin O

Question 6

Virulence factor that induces actin polymerization on surface of host cells which facilitates cellular spread

Answer 6

Act A

Question 7

Virulence factor which is a cell surface protein that induces phagocytosis

Answer 7

Internalin

Question 8

This virulence factor allows scavenging iron from human transferrin

Answer 8

Siderophores