2 Cells 1 Flashcards
Clostridium Botulinum
foodborne, toxic
in milk… colonizes in infants during feeding on milk
causes botulism
toxin blocks the release of neurotransmitters
Botox
local injection of botulism toxin used for: hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating) uncontrolled blinking muscle spasms wrinkles migranes
C. Botulinum and infants
causes death
ingestion of C> botulinum spores
lots of cases came from honey
bacteria grow in digestive tract, toxin released into blood
loss of ability to contract muscles (including heart and ability to breathe)
Flacid baby syndrome
how many micro organisms in body
10^14
- 5 kg bacteria
- 3 million microbal genes
Prokaryotes
Archaea (extremophils)
eubacteria: most bacteria, many pathogens
Archaea types
methanogens: produce methane… evolved first
halophiles: lots of salt
Eukaryotes
protozoa: single celled with nucleus. most pathogens
also plants and animals and fungi
viruses
plant and animal
phage
how many times has multicellularism evolved?
3 times
plants
animals
fungi
why are microorganisms so small?
based on rates of diffusion
proks don’t have good circulation,…. so they rely on diffusion
what is microbiology?
study of life on micron scale
microscopes
Light or electron microscopes
tools for micro
microscope
indirect detection
culturing
tissue and animal models
ex of “good” bacteria
probiotics
what do bad bacteria do?
send you out of balance
most have their own niche and are only bad when they get into us
the goal is not to kill your host… then you die too…
viral transmission of DNA
horizontal
between unrelated things
viruses have evolved 5 times
bacterial transfer of DNA
linear… binary fission
Burkholderia
soil bacteria
results in severe pnemonia because it brings in macropahges
examples from slide 20?
examples from slide 20?