Bacterial A & P Flashcards
6 major bacteria shapes
coccus
coccobacillus
bacillus
vibrio
spirillium
spirochete
spherical shape
coccus
semispherical shape
coccobacillus
cylindrical shape
bacillus
sausage shaped
vibrio
wavy shape
spirillium
corkscrew shape
spirochete
innermost cell layer (membrane)
cytoplasmic membrane/cell envelope
cytoplasmic membrane composed of…
phospholipid bilayer
function of cytoplasmic membrane
electron transport chain site
cell walls contain __________; unique to bacteria
peptidoglycan
gram + and gram - are distinguished based on ____ ____ anatomy
cell wall
Gram __ is pink
Gram __ is purple
negative is pink
positive is purple
gram + walls have a ______ PG layer and contain…
thick
teichoic acid
teichoic acid is necessary in…
wall construction & cell division
teichoic acid & thick PG layer present in gram __ walls
positive
gram - cell walls have a _____ PG layer
thin
gram __ cell walls have an outer membrane over the PG layer
negative
the gram - cell wall’s outer membrane is composed of _____________, which is composed of _________ and _________
lipopolysaccharide
Lipid A
O antigen
Lipid A is a…
toxin
O antigen helps us…
determine strain of bacteria
gel like material between outer membrane and cytoplasmic membrane in gram - cell walls
periplasm
other possible outer cell layers
capsule & slime layer
function of capsule and slime layer
help bacteria form biofilms
capsule and slime layer are composed of…
glycocalyx
polypeptides
what is a biofilm?
structure/environment where cells live together