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4. Microbial Growth Flashcards

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1
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most bacterial and archaeal cells reproduce by

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binary fission
divide into 2, one chromosome

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reproductive strategies of bacteria and archaea

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some budding, filamentous

all must replicate and segregate the genome prior to division

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3
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increase in cellular constituents that may result in:

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-increase in cell number
-increase in cell size

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growth refers to

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population growth rather than growth of individual cells

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batch culture

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-inoculate
-start with set amount
-limited time of microbe growth

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continuous culture

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-culture with broth
-always be replenished with fresh nutrients
-no distinct growth curve

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batch culture growth curve

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lag phase
exponential phase
stationary phase
death phase
long term stationary phase

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lag phase

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cells acclimating to the environment

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exponential growth

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steady growth

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stationary phase

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plateau
number of cells dividing = number of cells dying

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continuous culture of microorganisms

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growth in an open system
-continual provision of nutrients
-continual removal of wastes

maintains cells in log phase at a constant biomass concentration for extended periods

achieved using a continuous culture system
-constant supply of cells in exponential phase growing at a known rate
-study of microbial growth at very low nutrient concentrations, close to those present in natural environment
-study of interactions of microbes under conditions resembling those in aquatic environments
-food and industrial microbiology

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chemostats and turbidostats:

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continually grow cells at a steady rate

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chemostat

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rate of incoming medium = rate of removal of medium from vessel

an essential nutrient is in limiting quantities
most stable and effective at lower dilution rates

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turbidostat

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regulates flow rate of media through vessel to maintain predetermined turbidity or cell density
dilution rate varies
contains all nutrients in excess
operates best at high dilution rates

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generation (doubling) time

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-time required for the population to double in size
-varies depending on species of microorganism and environmental conditions
-range from 10 minutes for some bacteria to days for some eukaryotes

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mathematics of growth equation

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x(2^n)

x= # of starting cells
n= # of generations

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extremophiles

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grow under harsh conditions that would kill most other organisms

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categories of extremophiles

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  1. salt/ solute
  2. temperature
  3. pH
  4. oxygen
  5. pressure conditions
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in hypotonic solutions, microbes

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reduce osmotic concentration of cytoplasm

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in hypertonic solutions, microbes

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increase internal solute concentration with compatible solutes to increase their internal osmotic concentration

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halophiles

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grow optimally in the presence of NaCl or other salts at a concentration above about 0.2 M

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extreme halophiles

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-require salt concentrations between 3M and 6.2 M
-extremely high concentrations of potassium
- cell wall, proteins, and plasma membrane require high salt to maintain stability and activity

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nonhalophile

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less than 0.2 M

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moderate halophile

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above 0.2 M will grow but reaches threshold at around 2M before it starts to go down

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halotolerant

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will not grow but tolerates it before it starts to go down

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acidophiles

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growth optimum between pH 0 and 5.5

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neutrophiles

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growth optimum between pH 5.5 and 8

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alkalophiles

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growth optimum between pH 8 and 11.5

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pH preference of microorganisms
most bacteria and protists are

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neutrophiles

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pH preference of microorganisms
most fungi prefer

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more acidic surroundings, about pH 4 to 6

photosynthetic protists also seem to favor slight acidity

31
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pH preference of microorganisms
many archaea are

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acidophiles

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pH preference of microorganisms
alkaliphiles are

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distributed among all three domains of life

33
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temperature

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microbes cannot regulate their internal temperature
enzymes have optimal temperature at which they function optimally
high temperatures may inhibit enzyme functioning and be lethal
organisms exhibit distinct cardinal growth temperatures
-minimal
-maximal
-optimal

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psychrophiles

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-10 to 20 celsius
can still cause disease- slow

35
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psychrotrophs

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0 to 35

RT AROUND 20
listeria (dairy meat/ cheese)

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mesophiles

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20 to 45
human pathogens

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thermophiles

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45 to 85 celsius

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hyperthermophiles

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85 to 113

above boiling would have to apply pressure

140- bonds in biological bonds start to break down, no life above this

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adaptations of thermophiles

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protein structure stabilized by a variety of means
-more H bonds
-more proline
-more chapterones

membrane stabilized by variety of means
-more saturated, more branched and higher molecular weight lipids
-ether linkages (archaeal membranes)

40
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growth in presence of different oxygen concentrations depends on

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a microbes metabolic processes
ETC
terminal acceptor used

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aerobe

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grows in presence of atmospheric oxygen which is 20%

42
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obligate aerobe

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requires O2
-O2 is an electron acceptor

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anaerobe

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grows in the absence of O2

*anything but O2 can act as an electron acceptor
*aerobic respiration

44
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obligate anaerobe

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usually killed in presence of O2

45
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microaerophile

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requires 2 to 10% O2

little love air

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facultative aerobes

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do not require O2 but grow better in its presence

*O2 has most potential to grow ATP
*can respire/ ferment aero/ anaero

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aerotolerant anaerobes

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grow with or without O2

*ferments
*grows evenly throughout

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aerobes produce protective enzymes. for example, catalase

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breaks down hydrogen peroxide into O2 and H2O

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barotolerant

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adversely affected by increased pressure but not as severely as nontolerant organisms

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barophilic (peizophilic) organisms

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require or grow more rapidly in the presence of increased pressure
change membrane fatty acids to adapt to high pressures

51
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most microbes grow …

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attached to surfaces (sessile) rather than free floating (planktonic)

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biofilm

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attached microbes are members of complex, slime enclosed communities called a

ubiquitous in nature in water
can be formed on any conditioned surface

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biofilm formation

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microbes reversibly attach to conditioned surface and release polysaccharides, proteins, and DNA to form the extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) –> very sticky

cell to cell signaling starts EXOPOLYMER PRODUCTION

additional polymers are produced as microbes reproduce and biofilm matures

54
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heterogeneity in biofilms

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differences in metabolic activity and locations of microbes

fast growers (may be impermeable to disinfectants, antibiotics, antimicrobials) vs slow growers

55
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the EPS and change in attached organisms’ physiology

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protect microbes from harmful agents

when formed on medical devices, such as implants, illness can result

organism sloughing can contaminate water phase above biofilm such as in a drinking water system

56
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bacterial cells in biofilms communicate in a density-dependent manner called

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quorum sensing

57
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quorum sensing

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-produce small proteins that increase in level as microbes replicate and convert a microbe to a competent state
-DNA uptake occurs, bacteriocins are released

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