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Bio med study
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- 1ZoonosisPathogen which utilizes an animal reservoir for disease.
- 2AdhesinsAttachment or adherence proteins/factors. Eg spikes on a virus
- 3Intracellular pathogenA pathogen that resides in a host and multiplies.
- 4InvasinsA class of specialized proteins that pathogens use to penetrate a host. They bind to mucosal cells and facilitate engulfment.
- 5SiderophoresA specific iron-binding protein which remove iron from the host
- 6ParasitologyStudy of parasites in microbiology
- 7HelminthA type of parasitic worm
- 8AutoinducersSmall diffusible molecules are used in quorum sensing.
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- Flashcards on Bio med study , created by Thomas Wood on 25/10/2021.
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- Thomas Wood · Oct 2021
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