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Microbiology Lec 2
Micriobiology Lecture 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bacterial Size | 0.2-2.0 micrometers in diameter 6 micrometers in length |
| 4 basic morphologies of bacterial cells | cocci (spherical shape) bacilli (rod shaped) spirilla (spiral shaped) virbrios (comma shaped) |
| Cocci | - may be arranged in pairs (diplococci) - may be arrange in chains (streptococci) - may be arranged in clusters (staphylococci) |
| Bacilli | - may be club shaped (coccobacillary) - may be dumbbell shaped (coryneform) |
| Spirilla | - may vary as to the looseness or tightness of the coils |
| Major Groups of Prokaryotes | Bacteria, blue green algae |
| Contents of cell wall | peptidoglycan, lipids, proteins |
| Contents of Bacteria cell | - nuclear structure, no nuclear membrane - single, closed, circular, ds DNA chromosomes - haploid - continuous translation/transcription w/short lived mRBA and polyribosome formation -no histones |
| Contents of Bacteria cell | - nuclear structure, no nuclear membrane - single, closed, circular, ds DNA chromosomes - haploid - continuous translation/transcription w/short lived mRBA and polyribosome formation -no histones |
| Cytoplasm of Prokaryotic cells | - 70s (50s + 30s) ribosomes - no mitochondria - no golgi - no ER - no triglyceride fats |
| Bacteria Motility | simple flagella |
| Bacteria Energy generation | cytoplasmic membrane associated |
| Bacteria Recombination | - via transformation (naked DNA), transduction (viral), conjugation (bacterial sex through DNA exhange in pili) |
| Stains | Simple: methylene blue Differential: Gram stain Special: spore stain, acid fast |
| Gram negative bacteria | - proteobacteria, cyanobacteria, spirochaetes, cocci, bacilli Gram pos bac: Bacillus, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Enterococcus,Diplococcus pneumoniae -Stains pink |
| Gram positive bacteria | - Bacillus, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Enterococcus,Diplococcus pneumoniae -Stains purple |