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Requisites for Successful Growth. Attachment Nutrition Survival from host defence Transmission. Virulence Factors. Factors which promote infection and which contribute to disease Studied with mutants Are multifactorial Consist of: Factors promoting colonization and invasion - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Requisites for Successful Growth
• Attachment
• Nutrition
• Survival from host defence
• Transmission
Virulence Factors
• Factors which promote infection and which contribute to disease
• Studied with mutants• Are multifactorial• Consist of:
Factors promoting colonization and invasion Factors which are pathogenic
Bacterial Virulence Factors I: Adherence
• Capsules
• Pili
• Adhesins
Capsules• Present in some gram negative and positive
bacteria.• May be composed of protein or polysaccharide
layers.• Is poorly antigenic and anti-phagocytic• Can act as a barrier to toxic hydrophobic
molecules such as detergents.• Can promote adherence to other bacteria or cell
surfaces
Bacterial Virulence Mechanisms
• Adherence• Invasion• By-products of growth (gas, acid)• Toxins• Superantigen• Immune evasion• Resistance to antibiotics
Pili (Fimbriae)
• Composed of subunits of pilin.• Promote adherence to other bacteria or
host.• Synonyms: adhesins, lectins, evasins,
aggressins.• Fragile, often replaced.
Adhesins
• Adherence mediated by lectin activity.• Allow attachment to vulnerable membranes
such as surfaces of the respiratory, GI and urogenitary tract as well as dentine.
• Can alter structural properties of host cell membrane by signal transduction and induction of actin rearrangement (EPEC intimin) to enhance binding.
Bacterial Virulence Factors I: Invasion
• Invasins e.g. Yersinia
• Host cell necrosis e.g. Diphtheria toxin
• Promote phagocytosis e.g. Shigella
Bacterial Virulence Factors II: Iron Adsorption
• Siderophores
Toxins
• Toxic byproducts of bacterial growthe.g. acids, gas, proteases
• Toxins Endotoxins e.g. LPS Exotoxins e.g AB toxins
• Toxins vs Toxoids• Heat labile vs Heat resistant• Ineffectiveness of antibiotics
Exotoxins
• AB. e.g. Shigella dysenteriae, C. tetani, V. cholerae.
• Cell Membrane Disruption. e.g. C. perfringens
• Superantigens. e.g. S. aureus
Exotoxins I: AB (i)
Exotoxins I:AB (ii)
Exotoxins I: AB (iii)
Toxic Shock Syndrome
Endotoxins: Lipopolysaccharide• Fever• Leukopenia, followed by
leukocytosis• Complement activation• Thrombocytopenia• Coagulation• Decreased blood
circulation• Shock• Death