chapter 20

lipopolysaccharide (LPS) which also acts as an endotoxin producing systemic effects

hot tub fever, swimmers ear

causes whooping cough, it is contagious and can be prevented by vaccination

causes lung disease legionellosis, found in air conditioners

found in animal intestines and causes diarrheal disease through enterotoxins

causes travelers diarrhea, causes infantile diarrhea, associate with strain O157:H7, known as hemolytic uremic syndrome, H- flagella K- capsule/fimbriae O- LPS

true pathogen, causes typhoid fever by contaminated by food and water, found in contaminated meat, milk, eggs, and produce

true pathogen, causes bacterial dysentery which is painful diarrhea, spread by feces, fingers, food, flies, and fomites

it’s a zoonoses which is spread from animals to humans, yersinia pestis is the causative agent of plague also known as bubonic plague, became a pandemic cause of rats