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Clostridial Anaerobe Pathogenesis Enigma is a hard crossword puzzle with 17 clues covering . Play it online for free below, or create your own crossword with our free crossword maker.
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Clostridial Anaerobe Pathogenesis Enigma
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- 1. Neurotoxin causing rigid paralysis, hallmark of tetanus
- 2. Describes organisms thriving without oxygen
- 3. Bacterial establishment on host tissues before invasion
- 8. Dormant survival tactic employed by hardy anaerobic bacilli
- 9. Type of Clostridial toxin causing tissue destruction
- 12. Potent protein secreted to disrupt host cellular machinery
- 13. Resistant bacterial form enabling survival in harsh environments
- 14. Characteristic oxygen sensitivity of obligate anaerobes
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- 4. Bloodborne circulation of harmful bacterial poisons
- 5. Antibody class involved in neutralizing bacterial exotoxins
- 6. Pathologic cell death hallmarking severe clostridial infections
- 7. Inflammation of the peritoneum often triggered by infection
- 10. Muscle tissue death induced by clostridial exotoxins
- 11. Surgical removal of devitalized tissue to halt necrosis
- 15. Genus of spore-forming anaerobic rod-shaped bacteria
- 16. Process of toxin production by pathogenic microbes
- 17. Foul-smelling necrotic infection with subcutaneous emphysema
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