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Why is a coagulase positive organism considered to be more virulent than a strain that does not produce coagulase?
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Is capsulated bacteria are virulent or non virulent?
capsule increases poisonous effect of bacteria thus cause more diseases so capsulated bacteria are virulent
What is the antonym of virulent?
The antonyms of virulent: gentle; kind; nice; harmless; healthy; nonpoisonous
What effect can mutations have on virus?
Mutations usually make things function less well. Occasionally they provide an advantage. If the organism is a pathogen the mutation may make the organism more or less virulent.
Why was the mixture of S bacteria and R BACTERIA virulent?
The live R bacteria acquired a capsule and became live, virulent S bacteria.
A virus that kills its host is said to be?
Virulent.
What is a weak strain in microbiology?
An organism that isn't very virulent.
What is the principle behind the coagulase test?
in the coagulase test, normally a virulent staphylococcus is put into plasma. plasma contains the plasma protein fibrinogen. when fibrinogen is acted upon by a fibrinogenase, it is then converted to fibrin. fibrin has te ability to form clots. so in the case of staphylococcus aureus which has the enzyme coagulase also called fibrinogenase, the enzyme acts on the fibrinogen in plasma which is converted to fibrin hence the clots that are seen suspending in the solution after 4 hours.
What is the name of the small organism that may cause disease or rotting?
Pathogens causes diseases . the more virulent the more dangerous.
What features of bacteria make them more virulent?
For a microbe to be virulent, it must be able to establish itself into the host, avoid and escape the host defenses. Capsules- can protect the bacteria from phagocytosis M-protein and slime layers ( aid in attachment and resistance to host defenses) Fimbriae (aid in attachment) Enzymes ( leukocidins, hemolysins,coagulase, kinases,hyaluronidase, collagenase) can increase its virulence Happy studying. Krazykatinthehat
What is a virulent phages?
phages of virulent.
How would use virulent be used in a sentence?
this bacteria is virulent strain
What does anti virulent mean?
Virulent means very posinous or dangerous.
A sharp criticism can be made with an remark?
virulent
Can you use Virulent in a sentence?
he came down with a virulent type of disease
How could you use the word virulent in a sentence?
Smallpox is a virulent disease.
How would you use the word virulent in a sentence?
Virulent means actively poisonous. You could use it in a sentence as, "the man had a virulent snake bite."
Can you give a sentence for the word virulent?
The judge had a virulent criticism after his affair with the intern.
