3.1 (Quiz 1) Flashcards
Peptidoglycan cell wall material
Gram (+) and (-)
Thicker peptidoglycan cell wall (smooth)
Gram (+)
No outer membrane
Gram (+)
Stain: purple
Gram (+)
No LPS present
Gram (+)
Thinner peptidoglycan cell wall (gagged)
Gram (-)
Cell wall “sandwiched” between cytoplasmic and outer membrane
Gram (-)
Stain: red/pink
Gram (-)
LPS found in outer leaflet of outer membrane
Gram (-)
lipid A portion is highly toxic; variable distal region of exposed carbohydrate is O-antigen and used for serotyping (endotoxin, pyrogen)
LPS
Gram (+) spherical/ovoid cocci, arranged in chains or pairs
Streptococci
Form significant portion of normal microbiota
Streptococci
Most species rarely cause disease
Streptococci
Biochemical properties of Streptococci:
catalase negative
GAS Pathogenesis, major virulence factor
M protein