why  Small Fraction of Bacteria Are Pathogens

Which microbes predictably cause NO negative effects when they are inside you?   Microbes that are only transmitted vertically.   All horizontally transmitted microbes.    Microbes that are transmitted horizontally with the involvement of a vector.   Microbes that are transmitted horizontally without the involvement of a vector.

Explain how some bacterial cells may be just as dangerouswhen they are dead as when they are alive.

The culture primarily contains nutrients such as sugars and a gel (agar). Why don’t viruses grow in a culture like bacteria do? Explain.

How does having a capsule increase the virulence of a bacteria cell?   A capsule gives bacteria antibiotic resistance. Bacteria with a capsule cannot be phagocytized by immune cells. The capsule speeds up asexual reproduction of the bacteria. The capsule increases bacteria motility.

Which of the following is not a function of the plasma membrane in bacteria: Attachment to hosts Production of energy Breakdown of nutrients Selective permiability.

- Is there an advantage bacterial diseases could provide? Explain why or why not.

Bacteria are lacking all of the following EXCEPT membrane-bound organeles. specialized membranes. a nucleus. mitochondria.

Which of the following is an example of a healthy microbiota that helps prevent infection from potentially pathogenic bacteria?   Cytophaga   Fusobacterium   Leptospira   Bacteroides   Borrelia

What structures would aid bacteria in causing diseases? List several