Gram - Cocci Flashcards

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Neisseria Gonorrheae virulence factor

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Pili with antigenic variation

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Neisseria Meningitidis virulence factors

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Pili with antigenic variation

Polysaccharide capsule evades phagocytosis by neutrophils

LOS envelope blebs off to cause inflammation

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Neisseria Meningitidis site of colonization and spreading

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Nasopharynx

Spreads via respiratory droplets

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