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MIP-300 Exam 1

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What color is a Gram neg(-) stain? Pink
What color is a Gram pos(+) stain? Purple
What color are non-acid-fast cells? Blue
What color are acid-fast (mycolic) cells? Hot pink
What color are spores in endospore staining? Green
What color are the cells in endospore staining? Red/pink
What do carboxysomes contain and why? The function of the carboxysome is to concentrate CO2 with close proximity to RuBisCO, eliminating the competitive reaction with oxygen
What do cyanophycins contain and why? It is used as a nitrogen storage compound and serves as a dynamic buffer for fixed nitrogen in cyanobacterial heterocysts
What compound is responsible for core dehydration? Calcium diplicolinic acid stabilizes the DNA
What surrounds the dehydrated core, making the cortex? PPG
What covers the cortex? Proteins
What triggers the activation step in spore germination? Heat
What triggers the germination step in germination? The presence of food
What makes the new cell components in the outgrowth stage of germination? Protoplast
What do capsules prevent? Macrophage binding
What is a glycocalyx? A "sugar shell" that encompasses both the capsule and slime layer of bacteria.
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