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bacteriology (p1)

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what is the bacterial cell wall made of peptidoglycan
what symptoms may the cell wall produce disease symptoms
where does antibiotic action happen cell wall
the cell wall determines if the bacteria is gram positive or gram negative
the cell wall of gram positive bacteria is very ----- thick
the cell wall of gram negative bacteria is very ---- thin
what color does gram positive stain purple or blue
what color does gram negative stain red, pink, or fuschia
capsule outer covering on cell wall that can protect against chemicals, WBC...
endospore coating that surrounds DNA
outer cell may be destroyed but DNA will be protected by the ---------- endospore
examples of endospore anthrax, tetanus, botulism
does gram positive or gram negative produce endospore positive
what is DNA/plasmids genetic material of the cell, can be exchanged between bacteria, may contain genes for antibiotic resistance
aare DNA/plasmids prokaryotes or eukaryotes prokaryotes
appendages pilus used to attach onto other cells, flagella used for movement
ribosomes where transcription and translation of DNA for protein production occurs
autotrophic bacteria make their own energy from the sun or chemicals
autotrophic bacteria: sun energy photosynthetic
autotrophic bacteria: chemical energy chemosynthetic
heterotrophic bacteria obtains energy from dead organic material or from living on or in other organisms
heterotrophic: dead organic material energy saprobe
obligate aerobe requires oxygen to live, bacteria found in lungs
examples of obligate aerobe tuberculosis, leprosy
obligate anaerobe dies in the presence of oxygen
examples of obligate anaerobe tetanus, botulism, gangrene
facultative anaerobe can live with or without oxygen, gut bacteria
examples of facultative anaerobe e. coli, salmonella
3 basic bacteria shapes cocci, bacilli, spirilla
cocci bacteria sphere shaped, found in single cells, pairs, chains, or clusters
cocci: chains strepto
cocci: clusters staphylo
bacilli bacteria divide only across their short axis, found in singles, pairs, or chains, NO clusters
common bacilli clostridium, anthrax
spiral bacteria one or more twists, STDs
common spirochetes or spirilla treponema pallidum aka syphilis, borrelia burgdorferi aka lyme disease
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