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Bacteriology Concepts
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- 1What are the main characteristics of normal flora?-occupy space and keep other microbes out
-must get past host defense
-must compete with other microbes for resources
-naturally derived antibiotics and bacteriocins are secreted to kill competitors
-synthesize nutrients
-most highly adapted to living in harmony with the host
-those that cause acute disease may be maladapted - 2How does "disease" apply differently to the host and the pathogen?Disease is the host's perspective
Disease is incidental to the microbe - 3What are the 6 steps of host-microbe interaction?Encounter
Entry
Spread
Multiplciation
Damage
Outcome
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- Vet Med VM607 (Bacteriology) Flashcards on Bacteriology Concepts , created by Katherine Havighorst on 24/10/2019.
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