Bacterial Growth and Genetics Flashcards
Objectives

Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic Cells

Growth and Metabolism in Human vs. Prokaryotic Cells

Replication of a Bacterial Chromosome

Polycistronic mRNA

Basic Neutrients Required by Pathogenic Microorganisms

Sterile Technique

Growth of Bacteria on Agar or Liquid Broth Culture

Equation for Bacterial Growth

Simplistic method for Bacterial Growth

Growth of Bacterial Colonies

Kinetics of Bacterial Growth in Liquids

3 Major Types of Bacteria Energy Aquisition

Oxygen Derived Toxic Metabolites

Aerobic Growth

Anaerobic Bacterial Growth

Metabolites and Bacterium

End Product of Bacterial Growth
Anaerobic Infection — smells putrid to anaerobic fermentation that causes anaerobic organic compounds to be released

Facultative Bacterial Growth

Exogenous vs. Endogenous Infection

Clostridium Difficile

Objectives for Bacterial Genetics

Bacterial Adaptation

Rapid Growth and High Numbers

Genetic Perspective of Bacterial Adaptation

Genetic Exchange in Bacteria

What are Bacteriophages?

Features of Bacteriophages



Lytic vs. Lysogenic Cycle

Lytic Phage

Phage Lysogeny

Bacterial Plasmids

Cell Replication vs. Plasmid Integration

Transposons

Transformation

Transformation of Plasmids

Transduction

Adsorption
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Conjugation

Conjugation

Consequences of Transposition (Different than earlier slide)

Summary of Genetic Exchange Mechanisms

Examples of Virulence Factors

Antibacterial Agents and Resistance


Conjugation.

Transduction
Can transposons be transferred by this mechanism?
F- Factor is what?

Can transposons be transferred by this mechanism? Yes
F- Factor is what? Plasmid.
What is this process called?

Transduction.