Table of Contents
1 Bacterial Infections
Induction of diseases via the entry of bacteria.
- Bacterial-induced toxicity => produces toxins + has hard capsule cell
- Host-mediated factors => may develop host resistance, could compete for resources, and could be grown introcellularly
1.1 Biofilm formation
- Communities of bacteria could work together by adhering and exchanging information
- Bacterial could perform quorum sensing => exchange of information with each other + recognize various members of their group
1.2 Fighting bacterial infections
Antibiotics => drugs with selective toxicity for specific bacterial types
Act by…
- Disrupting membrane + cell wall integrity
- Selectively target + impair bacterial ribosomes
- Block bacterial DNA replication/transcription
- Inhibit bacterial metabolism
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