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How does the presence of a capsule contribute to an organisms pathogenicity?
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A capsule protects against phagocytosis and it enables attachment to host cell
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What the relationship between capsules and the pathogenicity of bacteria?
The presence of capsules increase the pathogenicity of the bacteria. The value of a capsule to a bacterium helps the bacteria adhere to the surfaces and resist flushing.
How is the capsule stain used in clinical microbiology?
Demonstrating the presence of a capsule is a means of diagnosis and determining the organisms virulence.
Does a micrococcus luteus is positive for capsule stain?
yes as it have capsule it give positive test for capsule staining when stain with malachite green The problem with the above answer is that a capsule stain is NOT done with malachite green.
What is the color of the capsule in the capsule stain?
When a stain, such as an acid dye, cannot penetrate the outer layers of a microbe, the cell will appear transparent on a colored background. This stain is called a negative or background stain. It is performed by mixing the dye with a suspension of bacteria on a slide and spreading the mixture into a thin layer for viewing. The capsule is a structure surrounding the cell wall that certain bacteria can produce. The ability to form a capsule is genetically and environmentally controlled. Only those microbes with the genes for capsule production have the potential to manufacture this polysaccharide (or polypeptide) surface layer. Special nutrients or other growth factors often are necessary for the genes to be expressed. The role of the capsule is primarily for protection of the bacteria. For example, the capsule affords a seal against dehydration. Many capsules repel white blood cells and thus allow pathogenic invading bacteria to elude one of the primary host defenses. Capsules are not readily stained and therefore are visualized by negative stain techniques. The organisms are prepared as a smear in the presence of an acid dye and allowed to air dry because heat will cause the capsule to shrink. Our procedure will combine a negative stain (which colors the background) and a simple stain to color the bacterial cell. The capsule appears as a colorless layer between the bacterium and the background.
What is the anatomy of a movable joint?
movable joints are also known as synovial joints. These joints are characterised by the presence of a capsule b/w the articulating bones (forming joints b/w two or more bones) The ends of these bones are held close together by a sleeve of fibrous tissue and the capsule is lubricated with a small amount of fluid (the synovial fluid)
What the relationship between capsules and the pathogenicity of bacteria?
The presence of capsules increase the pathogenicity of the bacteria. The value of a capsule to a bacterium helps the bacteria adhere to the surfaces and resist flushing.
How is the capsule stain used in clinical microbiology?
Demonstrating the presence of a capsule is a means of diagnosis and determining the organisms virulence.
How could a capsule increase the pathogenicity of a bacterium?
A capsule surrounds the outside of the cell. Since the chemicals in many capsules are similar to those normally found in the body, they may prevent bacteria from being recognized or devoured by defensive cells of the host. For example, the capsules of Streptococcus pneumoniae enable these prokaryotes to avoid destruction by defensive cells in the respiratory tract and cause pneumonia....uncapsuled strains of these same bacterial species do NOT cause disease b/c the body's defensive cells destroy them.
What are the morphological characteristics of a bacteria that allow them to behave as pathogens?
Bacteria that behave as pathogens often possess specific morphological characteristics that contribute to their pathogenicity. These characteristics include the presence of adhesive structures like pili and fimbriae, which enable them to attach to host tissues and evade the immune response. Some bacteria have capsule or slime layers that protect them from the host's defense mechanisms, and flagella that allow them to move and spread within the body. Additionally, certain bacteria can form biofilms, which provide a protective environment for them to thrive and resist antibiotics.
What staining procedures are needed to visualize the capsule of a bacterial cell?
The organisms are stained with fluorochromes, and when exposed to ultraviolet, violet, or blue light they become a bright image resulting from the fluorescent light emitted by them. This exposes the capsule.
What Single-celled organisms are larger and more complex than bacteria?
Technically, a virus is not considered to be alive, therefore is not an organism at all. A virus does not have a conventional membrane, unless, as with HIV, it takes some from a host cell in order to mask its presence to other cells.
Of what value is a capsule to a bacterium?
A capsule to a bacterium helps bacteria adhere to surfaces and resist flushing. Several bacteria that have capsules are klebsiella, pneumoniae, bacillus subtillus, and streptococcus pneumoniae.
What is mucoid capsule?
Mucoid capsules prevent desiccation in some organisms which increase virulence. Capsules are slippery and can evade a human's immune system.
Does a micrococcus luteus is positive for capsule stain?
yes as it have capsule it give positive test for capsule staining when stain with malachite green The problem with the above answer is that a capsule stain is NOT done with malachite green.
What smooth membrane tightly adherent to the kidney surface?
Renal Capsule.
What is mucoflux capsule?
mucoflux capsule
What is the difference between external capsule and extreme capsule?
external capsule : it separates claustrum from putamenextereme capsule : it separates calustrum from insula
