Help bac to invade the host, cause disease, evade host defences.

The use of pili to adhere to cells

Surface components that allow the bacterium to invade host cells can be encoded on plasmids but more often on chromosome.

Protection from opsonization and phagocytosis

The lipopolysaccharide produced by gram negative bac.

Iron-binding factors that allow some bacteria to compete with the host for iron.

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MicroBio 5

Microbioal Pathogenesis

Term	Definition
Pathogenicity	Capacity to produce disease
Virulence	The intesnity of disease
Virulence Factor	Help bac to invade the host, cause disease, evade host defences.
Adherence factor	The use of pili to adhere to cells
Invasion Factor	Surface components that allow the bacterium to invade host cells can be encoded on plasmids but more often on chromosome.
Capsules	Protection from opsonization and phagocytosis
Endotoxin	The lipopolysaccharide produced by gram negative bac.
Siderophores	Iron-binding factors that allow some bacteria to compete with the host for iron.