Micro Assignment 2 Crossword

E. coli is gram _____
E. coli is a _____ anaerobe.
E. coli has this type of shape classification.
Found in the cell wall
E. coli grows best at 37 degrees
E. coli is found in this part of the body
ST131 isolates are resistant to this drug family.
The type of relationship E. coli has with its host
Other pathogenic strains of E.coli exhibit this in response to antibiotics
E. coli enter this phase in response to starvation
In the stationary phase, _____ production increases
Researchers describe the stationary phase nucleoid as
These strains of e. coli overcome host defenses
This is a type of virulence factor
This animal is the most common host for E. coli
E. coli are part of this family
E. coli do not produce this enzyme
A structure that the bacteria use to attach to host cells
E. coli are closely related to this genus
E. coli is the ___ bacterial colonizer of infants
E. coli exists in the intestinal mucus layer in mixed ___
The persistence of a bacterial population, without reintroduction
This hypothesis states that E. coli colonize the intestine as members of biofilms but compete for nutrients planktonically.
Refers to the challenge strain that mice pre-colonized with a human E. coli strain resists colonization by the same strain.
This is most important for enterohemorrhagic e. coli colonization
Refers to a strategy to prevent pathogenesis
Refers to the strain of e. coli that causes severe intestinal infections in humans
The clinical manifestation of EHEC
The genus of E. coli
The location where E. coli resides
Describes a strain of E. coli that produces shigatoxin and shiga-like toxin
The serotype of E. coli that is responsible for bloody diarrhea and HUS
A clinical manifestation of EHEC infection
What occurs when cattle manure is used as fertilizer
This origin of E. coli is responsible for 63,000 illnesses per year
This is one of the 9 pathogens mostly transmitted by food
Refers to the tract that is commonly affected in E. coli infection
This toxin plays a role in cell injury, which promotes procoagulant states of endothelial cells
This type of treatment has been shown to increase the risk of HUS
HUS is this type of disease and can be identified by endothelial cell injury
Because Enterohemorrhagic E. coli is not invasive, bacteremia is ______
E. coli secretes this into host cells, through a type 3 secretion system
This is used to test patients for EHEC infection
The main site of disease involvement in HUS
These are under study, but have not been FDA approved to treat EHEC