Neisseriae gonorrhoeae (the gonococcus)
	Encountering N. gonorrhoeae
	Horizontal spread of N. gonorrhoeae
	Entry, multiplication and spread
	Damage to host
	N. gonorrhoeae Virulence Factors
	Pili phase variation
	Phase variation occurs
	English example of shift
	Phase variation
	Pilin "anitgenic" variation
	Opacity-associated proteins (OPAs)
	Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)
	Other virulence factors
	N. meningitidis
	Encountering N. meningitidis
	Usual spinal fluid characteristics

• Gout and Other Crystal Diseases
• Gout and Other Crystal Diseases
• Nutrition and Aging
• Session 5: Implant FPD Lecture Slides
• Oral Cancer and Other Pathologic Lesions of the Geriatric Patient
• Cancer Genetics