EXERCISE II (Structures and Composition of Microorganisms)

A1: Flagellin

Q1: What is the composition of the bacterial structure pointed at?

A2: Monotrichous flagellum

Q2: Identify the bacterial structure pointed at.

A3: Motility, locomotion

Q3: What is the primary virulence factor of the bacterial structure pointed at?

A4: Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Q4: Identify the representative organism

Metachromasia

What is the characteristic that granular inclusion bodies have?

Fibrous protein

What is the characteristic of composition (Flagellin)?

Tannic acid

What’s the specific reagent necessary for the demonstration of the flagella?

Mordant

what reagent is necessary for the demo of flagella?

Metachromasia property

What unique property is demonstrated by the bacterial structure considered as energy reserves for the organism?

Accumulation of metaphosphate

What is the composition of Granular Inclusion Bodies?

Flagellin

What is the composition of Flagella?

Calcium dipicolinate / dipicholinate

What is the composition of Bacterial Spores?

Polysaccharide

What is the composition of Slime Layer and Capsule?

Energy reserve for the organism

What is the virulence mechanism of Granular Inclusion Bodies?

1. Motility

2. Antigenic property

What are the two virulence mechanism of Flagella?

Motility

What is the primary virulence mechanism of Flagella?

Antigenic Property

What is the secondary virulence mechanism of Flagella?

Resist disinfection

What is the virulence mechanism of Bacterial Spores/Endospores?

Adhesion/ Attachment mechanism

What is the virulence mechanism of Slime Layer?

1. Antiphagocytosis

2. Anticomplementary

What are the two virulence mechanism of Capsule?

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

What are the Representative organisms of Granular Inclusion Bodies?

Salmonella typhi

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

What are the Representative organisms of Flagella?

Clostridium tetani

Bacillus subtilis

What are the Representative organisms of Bacterial Spores/Endospores?

Sarcina lutea

Streptococcus pneumoniae

What are the Representative organisms of Slime Layer?

Klebsiella pneumoniae

What is the Representative organism of Capsule?

Granules/Granular

What is the structure of Granular Inclusion Bodies?

Hair-like extension

What is the structure of Flagella?

Endospores

What is the structure of Bacterial Spores/Endospores?