structure

Question 1

capsules are made of:

Answer 1

mucoid polysaccharide or polypeptide

Question 2

slime layer

Answer 2

extracellular materials

Question 3

B anthrax capsule type

Answer 3

D polypeptide capsule

Question 4

slime layer produced by e coli

Answer 4

colnaic acid/ M antigen

Question 5

number of different capsular serotypes

Answer 5

90

Question 6

Biofilms contain:

Answer 6

carbs, proteins, peptides, lipids, or combo of these

Question 7

biofilms contribute to

Answer 7

adherence

Question 8

S- layer is:

Answer 8

surface layer composed of proteins or GLYCOproteins with hydrophobic/acidic amino acids

Question 9

peptidoglycan composed of:

Answer 9

N acetylglucosamine and muramic acid in b 1-4 linkage

Question 10

LPS is also called:

Answer 10

lipid A

Question 11

Lipid A composition

Answer 11

glycolipid attached to myristic acid

Question 12

core of LPS consists of

Answer 12

core sugars (KDO and heptose)

Question 13

O antigen made of:

Answer 13

long carb chain of up to 40 sugars

Question 14

O antigens undergo…

Answer 14

rapid mutational alterations

Question 15

Teichoic acids components

Answer 15

polymers of ribitol phophate or glycerol phosphates joined by phosphodioester linkages

Question 16

teichoic acids function as:

Answer 16

effective antigens

Question 17

lipoteichoic acids components

Answer 17

polymers of glycerol phosphate linked to membrane anchor w phosphodioester bonds

Question 18

lipoteichoic acid function as

Answer 18

autolysin activity, scavenging ions

Question 19

Porins are channel proteins that permit entry of compounds smaller than…

Answer 19

600-700 daltons