Bacteriology

  1. Host-Microbe Interactions
    1. The Human Microbiome
      1. Normal Flora (Commensal Microbiota)
        1. Skin Microbiota
          1. Oral Microbiota
            1. Gut Microbiota
              1. Respiratory Tract Microbiota
                1. Urogenital Microbiota
                2. Symbiotic Relationships
                  1. Mutualism
                    1. Commensalism
                      1. Parasitism
                      2. Factors Affecting Microbiome Composition
                        1. Age
                          1. Diet
                            1. Antibiotics
                              1. Disease States
                              2. Microbiome Functions
                                1. Metabolic Functions
                                  1. Immune System Development
                                    1. Protection Against Pathogens
                                  2. Pathogenesis of Bacterial Infections
                                    1. Portals of Entry
                                      1. Respiratory Tract
                                        1. Gastrointestinal Tract
                                          1. Urogenital Tract
                                            1. Skin and Mucous Membranes
                                              1. Parenteral Routes
                                              2. Adherence and Colonization
                                                1. Adhesion Molecules
                                                  1. Receptor-Ligand Interactions
                                                    1. Biofilm Formation
                                                      1. Tissue Tropism
                                                      2. Invasion
                                                        1. Mechanisms of Tissue Penetration
                                                          1. Invasins
                                                            1. Intracellular Survival
                                                            2. Evasion of Host Defenses
                                                              1. Capsules
                                                                1. Biofilms
                                                                  1. Antigenic Variation
                                                                    1. Molecular Mimicry
                                                                      1. Inhibition of Phagocytosis
                                                                        1. Complement Resistance
                                                                        2. Tissue Damage and Disease
                                                                          1. Direct Cytotoxic Effects
                                                                            1. Inflammatory Responses
                                                                              1. Immune-Mediated Damage
                                                                            2. Virulence Factors
                                                                              1. Adhesins
                                                                                1. Fimbrial Adhesins
                                                                                  1. Afimbrial Adhesins
                                                                                    1. Lectin-like Adhesins
                                                                                    2. Invasins
                                                                                      1. Hyaluronidase
                                                                                        1. Collagenase
                                                                                          1. Fibrinolysin
                                                                                          2. Toxins
                                                                                            1. Exotoxins
                                                                                              1. Neurotoxins
                                                                                                1. Cytotoxins
                                                                                                  1. Enterotoxins
                                                                                                    1. Superantigens
                                                                                                    2. Endotoxins (LPS)
                                                                                                      1. Structure
                                                                                                        1. Biological Effects
                                                                                                          1. Septic Shock
                                                                                                        2. Secretion Systems
                                                                                                          1. Type I Secretion System
                                                                                                            1. Type II Secretion System
                                                                                                              1. Type III Secretion System
                                                                                                                1. Type IV Secretion System
                                                                                                                  1. Type V Secretion System
                                                                                                                    1. Type VI Secretion System
                                                                                                                    2. Enzymes
                                                                                                                      1. Proteases
                                                                                                                        1. Lipases
                                                                                                                          1. Nucleases
                                                                                                                          2. Iron Acquisition Systems
                                                                                                                            1. Siderophores
                                                                                                                              1. Heme Acquisition
                                                                                                                            2. Host Immune Response to Bacteria
                                                                                                                              1. Innate Immunity
                                                                                                                                1. Physical Barriers
                                                                                                                                  1. Chemical Barriers
                                                                                                                                    1. Phagocytic Cells
                                                                                                                                      1. Neutrophils
                                                                                                                                        1. Macrophages
                                                                                                                                        2. Inflammatory Response
                                                                                                                                          1. Complement System
                                                                                                                                            1. Natural Killer Cells
                                                                                                                                            2. Adaptive Immunity
                                                                                                                                              1. Humoral Immunity
                                                                                                                                                1. B Cells and Antibodies
                                                                                                                                                  1. Antibody Functions
                                                                                                                                                  2. Cell-Mediated Immunity
                                                                                                                                                    1. T Helper Cells
                                                                                                                                                      1. Cytotoxic T Cells
                                                                                                                                                      2. Immunological Memory
                                                                                                                                                      3. Immune Evasion Strategies
                                                                                                                                                        1. Antigenic Variation
                                                                                                                                                          1. Immunosuppression
                                                                                                                                                            1. Molecular Mimicry

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