Bacterial Morphology And Structure Flashcards
Living organism prokaryotes
Bacteria
Archaea
Living organism eukaryotes
Algae
Protozoa ( unicellular )
Helminths
Fungi
Shape of coc us
Round
Variation of shape of coccus
Coffee bean
Lancet
Diplococci
Shape of baccilus
Rod shape
Variations of bacillus
Club shape
Comma
Filamentous
Coccobacilli
Shape of spiral
Coiled
Bacteria among the smallest
Rickettsia,
Mycoplasma
Bacteria among the biggest
Bacillus megatorium
Bacillus anthracis
Cyanobacteria
tight or loose attachment
Capsule or slime layer
Encapsulated
Size may be 2-3 times the bacteria
Pneumococci,
Meningococci,
B.anthracis,
C.perfringens
Capsule or slime layer
Hiss stain (clear space), Quellung reaction Antiphagocytic, antigenic, virulence
Complex polysaccharides
Streptococcus, Enterobacter Hyaluronic acid-group A Streptococcus Not essential to life of bacteria
Gives form and rigidity,support to bacteria, vs.osmotic pressure
Absent in mycoplasma
Cell wall-murein sacculus
Cell wall-murein sacculus
principal structural sugar backbone
Peptidoglycan
Cell wall-murein sacculus essential for
Cell wall growth,
sporulation,
cell septation and
competency for transformation
Cell wall-murein sacculus multilayered in
Gram positive
Cell wall-murein sacculus mono layered in
Gram negative
Cell wall of gram positive
Multilayer peptidoglycans
With teichoic acid
No LPS
No lipoprotein and phospholipid
Cell wall of gram negative
Mono layer peptidoglycans
No teichoic acid
With LPS
With lopoprotein and phospholipid
Cell Wall Defective Form
I phase variants
Bacteria w/o cell wall
Protoplast
Bacteria with with outer membrane
Spheroplast
Plasma cell or cytoplasmic membrane
between interior and exterior of cell
- Selectively permeable
- Contain Electron Transport System
- Made up of lipoprotein and lipopolysaccharide