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wcc organism
wccvettech disease producing organisms
Term | Desc | structure | Size |
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Bacteria | prokaryotic, small % pathogens, extracellularly; shape: cocci, bacillus, spirochetes, spirillum; Form spores | cell wall, cell membrane, capsule, flagella, pili | small, 1000X |
Bacterial Toxins | endotoxins= gram -, release spore; exotoxins= Gram + | endo=lipids, sugars; exo=proteins | small |
virology | infectious agents, non-cellular, obligate intracellular organisms; are named after the disease | Inserts into DNA; replicates | small; electron microscope |
Mycology | Fungi; unicellular yeast, multicellular mushrooms; | eukaryotic | larger then bacteria |
Fungus types | Hyphae, Mycelium, conidium, conidiophore | NA | NA |
Yeasts | Unicellular (feet), repro by budding | NA | NAS |
Protozoa | unicellular, eukaryotic, free-living | (blank) | Larger then bacteria, many larger then yeasts |