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microbiology exam 1

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Microorganism   Something that needs microscope  
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Robert hook   Looked at cork- cell theory (all living things are composed of cells)- named cells  
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Anton von Leeuwenhoek   First to observe microorgs/microscope- animalcules  
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Spontaneous generation   Life from non-life  
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Virchow   Concept of biogenesis- flies make flies  
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Biogenesis   Life must come from life (Virchow)  
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Pasteur   Proved biogenesis concept- chicken soup in curved neck flasks, break neck and microbes appear- fermentation, pasteurization, immunization (first rabies vaccine)  
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Fermentation   Yeast (anaerobic) sugars=alcohol…aerobic sugars=acetic acid  
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Robert Koch   Germ theory of disease- Koch’s postulates (inject bacteria from infected cow into healthy animal, bacteria caused disease in healthy, same bacteria from healthy and unhealthy once isolated)  
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Germ theory of disease   Robert Koch- microorganisms can cause disease  
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Lister   Applied Germ Theory to medical procedures. 1st phenol to surgical dressings (1st disinfectant)  
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Jenner   1st vaccination (against small pox- used cow pox, milkmaids)  
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Chemotherapy   Treatment of disease by use of chemicals (synthetic drugs, antibiotics)- success if more poisonous to microbe than host  
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Ehrlick   First acknowledged use of chemotherapy (arsenic to treat syphilis)  
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Alexander Fleming   Discovered penicillin (mold inhibits growth in culture)  
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Avery, Macleod, McCarthy   Established DNA is hereditary material  
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Watson, Crick, Franklin, Wilkins   ID structure of DNA (double stranded, etc)  
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Jacob and Monod   Discovered RNA  
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Paul Berg   1st to develop recombinant DNA techniques  
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Recombinant DNA techniques   Human DNA insulin gene inserted into bacterial DNA, bacteria makes human insulin faster  
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Pathenogenic   Disease causing in small doses (1-1000 orgs)  
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Virulence   Degree of pathogenicity  
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Non-pathogenic   Does not cause disease or need very high doses (10,000-100,000 microbes)-most microorganisms  
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Opportunistic pathogen   Sometimes disease causing-normal flora runs amok when immune system weak  
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Transient flora   Microorganisms that colonize host for short time then leave/die  
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Normal flora   Colonizers  
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Whittaker’s 5 kingdoms (old)   Monera, protista, fungi, plantae, animalia  
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Woese’s Three domains   Bacteria, archaea, eukarya  
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Woese’s Six kingdoms   Eubacteria (bacteria), arachebacteria (archaea), Prostists, plantae, fungi, animalia (all eukarya)  
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Prokaryotes   Bacteria- simple 1 cell, prenucleus, no membrane bound organelles- 70 S-1 chromosome, double stranded DNA- peptidoglycan cell wall- binary fission- 0.2-2 microns in diameter  
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Bacteria characteristics   Cell wall of peptidoglycan-shape (bacillus, coccus, spiral)-binary fission (no mitosis)- heterotrophs or photosynthesis or chemosynthesis- simple flagella-  
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Archaea   In extreme environments- no cell wall- methanogens, halophiles, thermophiles- does not cause disease in humans  
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Eukaryote characteristics   1+ chromosomes- membrane bound organelles- true nucleus- 70 and 80S- multi or unicellular- if have cell wall of chiton or cellulose (plants only)- mitosis, meiosis  
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Kingdom fungi   Multicellular molds, mushrooms, unicellular yeasts- wall of chitin- reproduce by budding, meiosis or mitosis- heterotrophs-some saprophytes (eat dead)- free living or parasitic  
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Kingdom Protazoa   Unicellular- move via pseudopods, flagella, cilia or none- hetertrophs- free living or parasitic- sexual or asexual  
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Kingdom algae   Microbiologists only study unicellular algae- cellulose wall, photosynthesis, free living, sexual and asexual  
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Kingdom animalia   Multicellular helminthes- eggs and larvae of flat/round worms  
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Viruses   Non cellular infectious agent- use electron microscope- obligate parasite only- made of RNA/DNA protein and envelope- border of life/nonlife- can’t multiply on own need host (rabies, measles, mumps, herpes)  
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Viroid   Non cellular infectious agent- infectious RNA molecule (plant-potato spindle disease)  
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Prion   Noncellular infectious agent- protein molecule- replicates in animal cells (Kuru, alzheimer’s, mad cow disease)  
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Atomic number   Number of protons  
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Organic compound   Have C, H  
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Inorganic compound   Lack carbon  
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Ionic bond   Bond by attraction btwn molecules- NaCl (e- gained/lost)  
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Covalent bond   Bond where electrons shared- stronger than ionic  
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Hydrogen Bond   Weak bond (5% of covalent strength)- going steady at 15- impt for nucleic acid, proteins  
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Anabolism   Pathway of synthesis rxn in livingin things  
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Starch   Polymers of glucose (sugar)  
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Proteins   Multiple amino acids  
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Glucose   Simple sugar (monosaccaride), carbohydrate- C6H12O6  
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Carbohydrates include   Sugars, starches, glucose, glycogen, cellulose  
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Lipids   Fats, phospholipids, steroids, glycolipids (CHO)  
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Simple lipid   1 glycerol + 3 fatty acids  
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Complex lipid   Phospholipid= glycerol, fatty acid + PO4 (polar hydrophilic end  
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Proteins   C, H, O, N +/- S…enzymes- carrier proteins- structure- hormones- immune system---made of amino acids in peptide bonds  
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Millimeter   0.001 meters, 1/1000, 10^-3  
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Micron/Micrometer   0.000001 meters, 1/millionth, 10^-6  
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Nanometer   1/10^9 meters, 10^-9  
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White light microscopes   Bright field, dark field, phase contrast  
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Bright Field Microscope   Specimen dead stained, wet mount if alive- light background, dark microbe  
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Dark field microscope   Black background- microbe light- unstained- live orgs that don’t stain well  
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Phase contrast microscope   Uses light diffusion plates- killed and stained cells- cells structures are diff colors for contrast  
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Fluorescent microscope   Fluorochrome stain- exposed to UV source- antibody technique, brightly colored org with black background  
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Transmission electron microscope   Internal detail- use electron beams not light- up to 100,000x  
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Scanning electron microscope   Surface detail- tiny orgs (viruses, cell structure)- use electron beams not light- up to 10,000x  
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Resolution   Ability of lens to distinguish details, distinguish btwn 2 points specific distance apart- see 2 points separate if objects are at least 0.4 microns apart- short wavelength greater resolution  
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Refractive index   Measure of velocity of light- passed though material- change this with stain, get contrast  
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Simple stain   Basic stain…Smear/drops-air dry-heatfix-stain-wash-blot dry-visualize  
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Differential stain   Splits bacteria into groups by diff rxns (gram stain, acid fast stain)  
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Stains   Are salts  
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Bacterial cell wall pH level…   pH 7.0  
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basic dyes   positive stains- color is in + ion, which is attracted to – ions of cell wall (methylene blue, crystal violet, safranin)  
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acidic dyes   negative stains- color in – ion, does not stain cell -stains background (determines shape, size, capsule)…eosin, nigrosin, india ink, CuSO4  
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Gram stain   Developed by Christian Gram- separates bacteria into 2 diff groups (g+ or G-)  
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G+ stain   Purple, thick cell wall, crystal violet doesn’t escape and remain in cell- drugs attack peptidoglycan layer (penicillin, sulfa drugs)  
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G- Stain   Pink, thin peptidoglycan cell wall- primary crytstal violet stain washed out, secondary stain remains (safranin)- drugs inhibit protein synthesis (tetracycline, chloraphenicol, streptomycin)  
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Gram stain procedure   Make smear-dry-heat fix- primary stain (CV)- wash –mordant (iodine)- wash – decolorizer (ethanol)- counterstain (safranin)  
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Mordant role   Iodine (in gram stain) increases affinity for stain, coats specimen and makes easier to see  
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Acid fast stain   Binds only to bacteria with waxy cell wall (Gram stain not reliable for this)…TB leprosy nocardia  
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Acid fast stain procedure   Smear-fix/air dry- primary stain (carbosulfin-red)- decolorize with acidic alcohol- counterstain (methylene blue)….acid fast=red, non-acid fast=blue  
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Special stains   Capsule stains, endospore, motility/flagella  
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Capsule stain   Negative stain- make smear and DO NOT heat fix (will fry capsule)- india ink then safranin…will see black background and halo around cell, halo=capsule  
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Endospore stain   Endospore=resistant dormant structure found in cell- protects from adverse environments, other stains can’t penetrate cell wall…endospores will be green, rest of cell red/pink  
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Endospore stain procedure   Smear- dry- heat fix- malachite green (basic)- heat/steam 5 mins- wash water- safranin (counter stain)  
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To determin motility…   Use wet mount, do not stain  
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International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology   Gives current up to date names for orgs  
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Bergies Manual of Systematic Bacteriology   Primarily used for CLASSIFICATION TOOL, secondarily used for identification tool- 4 volumes  
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Bergies Manual of Determinative Bacteriology   ID tool PRIMARILY, uses keys with ID tests, does not classify according to evolutionary relatedness  
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American Type Culture Collection (ATCC)   Store house of bacteria, fungi, algae, viruses that can purchase  
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Phototrophic   Light for energy, CO2-carbon source (autotroph)  
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Chemotrophic   Redox rxn as primary E source (either uses inorganic-chemolithothrophic or organic-chemoorganotroph compounds)  
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Chemoliththrotrophic   Uses inorganic compounds as E source, Carbon from CO2 (Nitrosomonas, Nitrobacter)  
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Chemoorganotroph   Uses organic molecules for E and carbon source…AKA heterotrophy/chemoheterotroph (most prokaryotes, all fungi and protozoa)  
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Phototroph vs chemotroph   Light for energy (photo), chemicals for energy (chemo)  
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Lithotroph vs organotroph   Electron source from inorganics (H2S, H2O), electron source from organic carbon (organo)  
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Autotroph vs hetertroph   Carbon source from CO2 self feeds (auto)…carbon from organic compounds (hetero)  
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Coccus/Cocci   Sphere, oval  
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Coccus   (divide 1 plane)  
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Diplococcus   (1 plane, 2 attached)  
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Streptococcus   (1 plane, chain)  
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Tetrad   (2 planes, 4 attached)  
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Sarcinae   (3 planes, cube of 8)  
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Staphylococci   (multiple planes, grape cluster) word only used to describe G+s  
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Bacillus/Bacilli   Rod, 1-divides 1 axis  
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Diplobacillus   2 bacilli  
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Streptobacilli   Chain of bacilli  
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Coccobacillus   Between round and rod  
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Spiral bacteria   Always in singles…1 or more twists (not straight)…vibrios (comma), spirilla (helical, rigid), spirochetes (helical,flexible)  
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Glycocalyx   External to cell wall of prokaryote- sugar coat, sticky/gelatinous…slime layer (unorganized layer, not firmly attached to CW)…Capsule (organized, firmly attached to CW)  
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Capsule   Increases virulence, helps avoid phagocytosis, attaches bacteria to rocks, etc, starvation can eat for food source  
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Monotrichous flagella   1 polar flagella  
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Amphitricious flagella   2 flagella, 1 at each pole  
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Lophotrichous flagella   2 or more, at one end or both  
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Peritrichous flagella   Hairy peri, all over  
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Part of flagellum   Filament (protein flagellin), hook (diff protein, in btwn filament and basal body), basal body (anchors flagellum to CW and plasma membrane)  
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Axial filaments   In spirochetes- for mvmt, fibers wrap around cell- corkscrew motion, moves like slinky  
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Fimbrae   In G- bacteria, hair like, for attachment NOT mvmt- at poles or evenly distributed-attach to surface of other cells (gonorrhea) few to 100’s per cell  
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Pili   In G- bacteria- hair line, for attachment NOT mvmt- 1-2 per cell- for sex transfer (E. coli)  
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Prokaryote cell wall   Under glycocalyx, surrounds plasma membrane- protects- shapes- prevents lysing- site of action for antibiotics, site of antigens- peptidoglycan!!  
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Peptidoglycan (AKA murein)   Located at bottom layer of CW, right about CM…composed of sugars NAG (N-acetylglucosamine) and NAM (N-acetylmuramic acid) linked side by side in row of 10-65 sugars…rows of NAG/NAM linked by peptide bonds attached to amino acids chains (cross bridges)  
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How does penicillin and cephalosporins work?   Inhibit formation of peptide crosslinkages in peptidoglycan so formed CW is not functional G+  
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Lysozyme   Breaks down backbone of peptidoglycan (WBCs, salive, tears), no effect on mycoplasma (bc no CW)  
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G+ Cell Walls   10% teichoic acids (antigenic specificity of bacteria) , 90% peptidoglycan  
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G- Cell walls   Outer membrane-90% (lipopolysaccharide, phospholipid, lipoprotein)…peptidoglycan layer-10%...periplasmic space  
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Teichoic acids   In G+ cells, acidic polysaccharides- (alcohol + glycerol, or ribitol+PO4)- regulate autolysins- move cations in/out- antigenic specifity of bacteria, stores P  
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Exotoxins   Produced by G+, excreted to outside  
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Endotoxins   Produced by G-, cell wall LPS layer…not released unless cell wall is damaged..lipid A carried toxin  
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G- CW Outer membrane   Has strong – charge, evades phagocytosis, barrier to penicillin, lysozymes, detergents, metals, bile salts, dyes, some enzymes…made of LPS, phospholipids, lipoproteins  
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)   Outer CW of G-…has lipid A (endotoxin, fever/shock in blood stream, GI)…also has polysaccharide (sugars, 0 polysaccharide functions as antigens-distinguished spp and sub spp)  
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Phospholipids   Outer CW of G-…bilayer membrane of lipids, phosphate (like CM)…porins and speficic channel proteins span this layer  
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Lipoproteins   Outer CW of G-…protein and lipid (binds outer membrane to peptidoglycan below)  
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Periplasmic Gel   Peptidoglycan layer in gel- high conc of degradation enzymes and transport proteins- susceptible to mechanical breakage  
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Porins   In outer membrane (phospholipids) form channels lets small molecules in  
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Specific channel proteins   In outer membrane (phospholipids) allow certain molecules to pass (iron, B12, nucleotides)…ALSO attachement sites for viruses and toxins  
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Mycoplasma spp and unique bc…   Do not have cell walls, smallest bacteria to live outside host, sterol lipids protect from lysis  
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Arachaeobacteria CW unique bc…   No cell wall or cell wall w/o peptidoglycan (instead of pseudomurien)  
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Prokaryote plasma membrane   Below CW, enclosed cytoplasm- mostly phospholipids and proteins- lack sterols (less rigid than eukaryotic)  
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Prokaryote PM function   Selective barrier- breakdown nutrients- produce ATP- fluid mosaic model (proteins float freely)  
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Chemicals that damage PM   Alcohols, quaternary ammonium compounds  
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Antibiotics which damage PM   Polymixins (disrupt phospholipd layer-cause leakage of contents and cell death)  
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Phospholipid bilayer   Phospholipid molecule arranged in 2 parallel rows- each molecule has polar head (phosphate/glycerol-hydrophillic), non polar tail (fatty acids-hydrophobic-interior)  
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Peripheral proteins   Accociated with hydrophilic head of bi-layer- on surface only of membrane (top or bottom)…f- catalyzing enzymes…scaffolding proteins...change structure during movement  
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Integral proteins/transmembrane proteins   Penetrate straight through membrane- channels where substances enter/exit cell  
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Passive movement   Simple diffusion, osmosis, facilitated diffusion  
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Active movement   Active transport, group translocation (prokary only), endocytosis (eukary only)  
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Facilitated diffusion   Used carrier protein in PM, binds to substance on outside and carries it through, neither substance or carrier changed  
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Hypotonic solution   Cell in distilled water- water moves into cell (lysis)…hypo-inside  
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Hypertonic solution   Cell in salt water- water moves out, shrinks (plasmolysis)  
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Active transport   Requires carrier protein like facilitated diffusion, mvmt against conc gradient  
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Group translocation   Only in prokary- reqs ATP/PEP, substance is chemically altered during transport, once inside cannot escape  
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Bacterial cytoplasm   Internal matrix inside PM is 80% water- proteins, enzymes, lipids, carbs, inorganic ions- has DNA, 70S ribosomes, inclusions  
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Nuclear area of bacterial cytoplasm   Nuceloid (1 circular molecule of d.s DNA)- 20% of cell- chromosomes attached to PM (genetic info)- proteins in PM used for DNA replication  
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Plasmids   May or may not have in addition to chromosome- small d.s. circular DNA (EXTRA chromosomal genetic element)- 5-100 genes- genes for antibiotic resistance- tolerant to toxic metals- produce toxins- synthesize enzymes- can transfer btwn bacteria  
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Bacterial ribosomes   Site of protein synthesis- actively growing- 30S and 50S subunits  
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Antibiotics streptomycin, neomycin, tetracycline do what   Inhibit protein synthesis (70S rRNA) will not kill bacteria or the host)  
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Bacterial cytoplasm inclusions   Reserve deposits- can be used to ID- (metachromatic, polysaccharide, lipid, sulfus granules and carboxysomes)  
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Metachromatic granules   Inclusion type- volutin (reserve of PO4 in synthesis of ATP)- stains red with blue dyes- in bacteria (diagnostic for diphtheria) and eukaryotes  
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Polysaccharide granules   Inclusion type- glycogen and starch composition- if add iodine glycogen = reddish brown, starch=blue  
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Lipid granules   Inclusion type- some mycobacterium and bacillus- unique storage material (poly B hydroxybutiric acid)---visible by fat soluble dyes  
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Sulfur granules   Inclusion type- sulfur bacteria (Thiobacillus)—deposit sulfur granules serves and E reserve  
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Carboxysomes   Inclusion type- contain carboxylase bacteria  
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Gas vacuoles   Hollow cavities in aquatic prokary (cyano bacteria, halobacteria), makes buoyant  
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Endospores   In G+ bacteria (only 1 G-)…Clostridium and bacillus- contains spore coat, DNA, small amounts of rRNA, enzymes, acid, Ca  
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Sporulation   Process of endospore formation…septum forms, DNA and rest of cell separared…rest of cell degenerates, spore does NOT carry out metabolism  
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Germination   Process where spore returns to vegetative state (start w/ 1 cell end up with 1 cell)  
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Spores   Terminal, subterminal or central- resit heat, dessication, freezing, chemicals, radiation vegetative cells killed at 70 degree C)- can survive boiling water for 3 hours or 10 hours (thermophilic spores)  
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Anaerobic disease spore examples   Botulism, tetanus  
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Aerobic disease spore examples   Bacillus spores  
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Eukayote locomotion   May not have at all- flagella, few…cilia-short and many (flagella and cilia 9:2 structure)- wave motion (bacteria rotate motion)  
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Eukaryotes lacking cell wall…   Protozoans (have pellicle), animals (have glycocalyx, no peptidpglycan)  
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Eukaryote cell membrane   Similar to prokaryotes (just diff proteins)- carbs are receptor sites for cell (recognition, bacteria, virus)- contain sterols- NO group translocatin  
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Endocytosis   In eukary only- PM surrounds particle and brings into cell (phago-engulfs organic particles…pino-engulfs extracellular fluid)  
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Eukaryotic cytoskeleton   Microfilament/tubule structure- surrpoty/shape cell**most enzymes in membrane bound organelles (not cytoplasm fluid like prokary)  
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Eukaryotic nucleus   Most DNA in mitochondria (heterphiles) or chloroplasts (phototrophs)- double membrane (nuclear envelope)- nucleoli (RNA synthesis)- nucelosome (DNA and histome)- mitosis/meiosis  
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Eukaryotic endoplasmic reticulum   Highway of cell- continuous w/ plasma and nuclear membranes- store synthesized molecules  
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Eukaryotic ribosomes   60 S (3 units RNA) and 40S (1 unit) subunits= 80S…protein synthesis  
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Golgi complex of eukary   Membrane bound sac pkgs and secretes proteins and lipids, synthesizes carbs…makes glycoprotein  
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Eukaryotic mitochondria   produce ATP, cell power house…70S ribosomes  
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Chloroplasts of Eukaryotic   Contain cholorophyll…70S ribosomes  
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Lysosomes of eukaryotic cells   Made by golgi complex- digestive enzymes  
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Vacuoles of eukary   Used for storage  
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