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[[File:Bacteria.png|right|300px|thumb|A [[Magnify|magnified]] image of several '''bacteria'''.]]
 
A '''pathogenic bacteria''' are [[bacteria]] which cause [[disease]].
 
A '''pathogenic bacteria''' are [[bacteria]] which cause [[disease]].
  
 
===About Pathogenic Bacteria===
 
===About Pathogenic Bacteria===
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: When a '''pathogenic bacteria''' enters the body it [[Cell Division|divides]] quickly making millions of copies of itself.
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: '''Pathogenic bacteria''' make you feel ill because they release [[Toxic|toxin]]s into the body.
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: Some '''pathogenic bacteria''' have a tail called a [[flagellum]].
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: Some '''pathogenic bacteria''' are encased in a [[Slime Capsule|slime capsule]] which protects them from [[phagocyte]]s and some [[toxic]] [[chemical]]s.
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: [[Bacteria]] are [[Prokaryotic Cell|prokaryotes]] so they do not have a [[Cell Nucleus|nucleus]], [[mitochondria]] or [[chloroplast]]s.
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| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |A [[diagram]] showing the features of an [[E.coli]] '''bacterium'''.
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===Examples===
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: Cholera is a '''pathogenic bacteria''' spread in the water supply.
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: [[E.coli]] is a '''pathogenic bacteria''' found in meat.
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: [[Salmonella]] is a '''pathogenic bacteria''' found particularly in raw chicken meat but can be spread to other foods through contact.
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: [[Gonorrhea]] is a [[Sexually Transmitted Infection|sexually transmitted]] '''pathogenic bacteria''' which is spread in the body fluids of [[organism]]s.

Latest revision as of 11:03, 6 June 2019

Contents

Key Stage 4

Meaning

 
A magnified image of several bacteria.

A pathogenic bacteria are bacteria which cause disease.

About Pathogenic Bacteria

When a pathogenic bacteria enters the body it divides quickly making millions of copies of itself.
Pathogenic bacteria make you feel ill because they release toxins into the body.
Some pathogenic bacteria have a tail called a flagellum.
Some pathogenic bacteria are encased in a slime capsule which protects them from phagocytes and some toxic chemicals.
Bacteria are prokaryotes so they do not have a nucleus, mitochondria or chloroplasts.
A diagram showing the features of an E.coli bacterium.

Examples

Cholera is a pathogenic bacteria spread in the water supply.
E.coli is a pathogenic bacteria found in meat.
Salmonella is a pathogenic bacteria found particularly in raw chicken meat but can be spread to other foods through contact.
Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted pathogenic bacteria which is spread in the body fluids of organisms.