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Lack a nuclear membrane

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Prokaryotes

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Bacteria divide by

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Transverse fission

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Bacterial multiplication is fast. Each division cycle can be as short as

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20 minutes

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Rod-shaped bacteria are the

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Bacilli

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Spherical shaped bacteria are the

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Cocci

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What are the two actin homologues that are required for chromosome/plasmid segregation?

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mreB and parM

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mreB and parM form which types of filaments?

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Helical or double-helical

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8
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A major target for anti-bacterial drugs

-has three layers

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Bacterial envelope

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9
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What are the three layers of the bacterial envelope?

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  1. ) Plasma membrane
  2. ) Cell wall
  3. ) Structures outside wall
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10
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The bacterial plasma membrane is made up of a

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Lipid bilayer with proteins

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Functions in the import and export of solutes

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Bacterial plasma membrane

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12
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The bacterial plasma membrane has complexes of respiratory chain that are the equivalent of the

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Inner mitochondrial membrane

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13
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The bacterial cell wall is made up of a long-chain or polysaccharide with peptide cross-links. This material is called

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Peptidoglycan

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14
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The bacterial cell wall is essential to the integrity of the bacterial envelope. Damage to the cell was leads to

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Osmotic lysis

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15
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Has no equivalent in mammalian cells, so antibiotics that target it have excellent selective toxicity

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Bacterial cell wall

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16
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What type of receptors are commonly found in the bacterial cell wall?

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Toll-like receptors

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17
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Disaccharide + peptide units assembled in cytosol on lipid carrier

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Peptidoglycan

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18
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Peptidoglycan is assembled in the

-on a lipid carrier

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Cytosol

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19
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The disaccharide/peptide units of peptidoglycan that had been assembled in the cytosol are transported across the

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Plasma membrane

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20
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Here we see the disaccharides assembled into long chains and the chains are then cross-linked by

-essential for strength of wall

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Peptide bonds

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21
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A structural analogue of the D-ala-D-ala of peptidoglycan side chains

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Penicillin

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Binds active site of cross-linking enzyme and forms irreversible covalent bond, inactivating the enzyme

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Penicillin

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23
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Penicillin results in new peptidoglycan being formed without

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Cross-links

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24
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Penicillin action requires new peptidoglycan formation so it acts best on

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Growing cells

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25
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Differences in peptidoglycan thickness cause bacterial cells to stain differently. We call this the

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Gram stain

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26
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The first step in identifying the bacteria is the

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Gram stain

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27
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Thick peptidoglycan, i.e. 20-50 layers

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Gram-positive (blue/purple)

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28
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Thin peptidoglycan, i.e. 1-3 layers

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Gram negative (red/pink)

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29
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Retains more dye

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Thick peptidoglycan

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30
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What are the 4 characteristics of the envelopes of gram-positive bacteria?

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Thick peptidoglycan, protein fibrillae, teichoic acids, and group carbohydrates

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31
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Adhere to mammalian cells and extracellular matrix;

-many types per cell

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Protein fibrillae

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32
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Polymers of sugar alcohols linked by phosphate groups

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Teichoic acids

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33
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Teichoic acids are unique to

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Gram-positive bacteria

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34
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Linked to peptidoglycan

–in some groups, important in identification

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Group Carbohydrates

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35
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Bind membrane proteins of mammalian cells

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Protein Fibrillae

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36
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In EM, protein fibrillae appear as?

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Fuzz on cell surface

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37
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Protein fibrillae are covalently linked to

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Peptidoglycan

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38
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Essential to virulence and serve as a potential target of anti-biotics

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Protein fibrillae

39
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What are the four components of the bacterial envelopes of gram-negative bacteria?

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Plasma membrane, thin peptidoglycan, outer membrane, and periplasm

40
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Serves as a second membrane (lipid bilayer/protein) that is outside of the peptidoglycan

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Outer membrane of gram-negatives

41
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Space between outer and inner (plasma) membranes

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Periplasm

42
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Filled with enzymes, solute carrier proteins, polysaccharides

-Not an empty space

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Periplasm

43
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Protein assemblies traverse the periplasm and link

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Inner and outer membranes

44
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The inner leaflet of the outer membrane of gram negative bacteria has typical

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Phospholipids

45
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The outer leaflet of the outer membrane of gram negative bacteria on the other hand is composed lost entirely of

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Lipopolysccharide (LPS)

46
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The fatty acids in the outer membrane are tightly packed and are

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Saturated FAs

47
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The outer membrane is HIGHLY

-major defense against toxic small molecules

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Impermeable

48
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Allow solutes to traverse the outer membrane

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Porin proteins

49
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A trimer

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Porin protein

50
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Each monomer of this protein is a cylinder made up of walls of beta sheet

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Porin protein

51
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The exterior of a porin cylinder is covered with

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Hydrophobic amino acids

52
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This allows porin to be embedded in the lipid bilayer of the

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Outer membrane

53
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The interior of the porin cylinder is lined with

-serves as the “pore” for diffusion of solutes

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Hydrophilic amino acids

54
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Determines the ability of antibiotics to enter the cell

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The pore diameter

55
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LPS is on the outer leaflet of the outer membrane and is composed of which three parts?

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  1. ) O-antigen
  2. ) Core
  3. ) Lipid A
56
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A polymer made up of repeating units of 3-5 sugars

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O-antigen

57
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A phosphorylated, complex oligosaccharide

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LPS core

58
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A disaccharide + 6-8 saturated fatty acids

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Lipid A

59
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Te length of the O-antigen varies with

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Species

60
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Helps bacteria to evade the immune system

-some species change the antigenic structure

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O-antigen

61
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The length of the O-antigen diverts the

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MAC of complement

62
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Lipid A is a disaccharide with 6-8 saturated fatty acids. It has a toxic portion that is called the

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Endotoxin

63
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Integral portion of the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria that is released only when the cell lyses

-The toxic poriton

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Lipid A

64
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The LPS receptors on monocytes are

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Toll-like receptors

65
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LPS binding to TLR leads to the synthesis and release of

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Inflammatory cytokines

66
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Can cause septicemia and produce septic shock

-can also result in DIC

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Lipid A (toxic to body)

67
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Bacteria in the bloodstream

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Septicemia

68
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Present in both living and dead bacteria, and is not removed by sterilization

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Lipid A (Endotoxin)

69
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Must be removed from materials before parenteral use

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Endotoxin

70
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Kills bacteria, but can result in release of endotoxin and other inflammatory components

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Antibiotic treatment

71
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The release of endotoxin and other inflammatory components can then create

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Fever and hypotension

72
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What are the three types of bacterial appendages?

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Flagella, Pili, and conjugated pili

73
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Function in locomotion (H antigen)

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Flagella

74
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Function in adhesion

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Pili (fimbrae)

75
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Function in the transfer of DNA between cells

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Conjugation Pili

76
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Bacteria is propelled through medium by

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Rotation of flagella

77
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The basal body of the flagella rotates in the bacterial envelope. This is driven by

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H+ Inflow

78
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The H+ inflow causes rotation of the flagellum, which then

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Propels the cell

79
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Enable bacteria to adhere to mammalian cells or to eachother

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Pili

80
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Special organelles for DNA transfer

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Conjugation pili

81
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Protect bacteria from phagocytes

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Capsules

82
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Made up of K antigen, which is mostly high MW polysaccharides

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Capsules

83
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Not visible in Gram-stain, and requires a special stain or EM?

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Bacterial capsules

84
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Specialized cells for dispersal, resisting unfavorable environments

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Bacterial spores

85
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Made up of thick walls and are metabolically inert

-omnipresent in soil and plant material

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Bacterial spores

86
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Bacterial spores are resistant to

-require autoclave for sterilization

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Boiling

87
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Bacterial spores are formed in response to starvation, and are made by only some

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Gram-positive Rods

88
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Are highly refractile, but do not Gram-stain because of the thickness of their walls

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Spores

89
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Bacteria change the direction of their swimming by reversing direction in which their

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Flagella Rotate

90
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Smooth swimming is the result of

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Counter-clockwise rotation

91
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Random tumbling is the result of

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Clockwise rotation

92
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When swimming up a concentration gradient of attractant, we see the suppression of

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Tumbling

93
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When swimming down the concentration gradient we see promotion of

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Tumbling and re-orientation

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