Bacterial Structure And Morphology Flashcards
Innermost layer or the cell envelope, covering of the cytoplasm
Cell membrane
Composition of the cell membrane
Proteins and phospholipids
Controls the influx and efflux of substances
Cell membrane
Encloses the cytoplasm
Cell membrane
Various metabolic reactions take place here (because enzymes are mostly attached here)
Cell membrane
Suspended in the cytoplasm, that area is called the “Bacterial nucleoid” Composition: single, long, supercoiled, circular DNA
Chromosome
serves as the control center of the cell
Bacterial DNA
capable of duplicating, guiding cell division and directing cellular activities and 575-55,000 genes
Bacterial DNA
double-stranded DNA, suspended in the cytoplasm
Extra chromosomal DNA / plasmid
contains fewer than 10 to several hundred genes
Extrachromosomal DNA/Plasmid
contains fewer than 10 to several hundred genes
Extrachromosomal DNA/Plasmid
Extrachromosomal DNA/Plasmid
It is where various metabolic reactions takes place
Cell membrane
Holds the cytoplasmic particles especially the 70S ribosomes
Cytoplasm
contain starch, lipid, sulfur and iron that serve as nutrients of bacteria
Cytoplasmic granules
Location: Outer layer, between the cell membrane and capsule (if capsule is present)
Cell wall
Composition of the cell wall
Peptidoglycan/Murein
Peptide/Protein bonds that link the polysaccharide chains
Peptido
Polysaccharide chains (N-acetylmuramic acid + N-acetylglucosamine)
Glycan
Bacteria that doesn’t have a cell wall
Mycoplasma
Bacteria that don’t have a cell wall
Mycoplasma
Defines the shape of bacterial cell
Cell wall
Provides rigidity, strength, and protection
Cell wall
Determines the reaction to some bacterial stains
Cell wall
thicker cell wall, with techoic acid
Gram positive
thinner cell wall with Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and phospholipid
Gram negative
are bacteria without cell wall; maycause chronic form of diseases such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Lyme disease, Rheumatoid arthritis, and Sarcoidosis
Cell Wall-Deficient (CWD) or L-form bacteria
What structures are suspended in the cytoplasm of bacteria?
PolySome’s
Location: outside the cell wall
Glycocalyx
Composition: slimy, gelatinous material produced by the cell membrane and secreted outside the cell wall
Glycocalyx
not highly organized and not firmly attached to the cell wall; enables them to glide or slide along solid surfaces, and seem to protect bacteria from antibiotics and desiccation
Slime layer
highly organized & firmly attached to the cell wall; may be composed of polysaccharides, lipids & proteins
Capsule
anti-phagocytic
Capsule
stain that demonstrates the capsule; capsule appears as unstained halo around the bacterial cell, against a dark background
Negative staining
It is a capsular swelling reaction. A gold standard test for serotyping Streptococcus pneumoniae. Swelling of the capsule happens when the type-specific antibody combines with the capsule.
Quellung/Neufeld Reaction
Location: Outside, attached to the basal body in the cell membrane
Flagella
Location: Outside, attached to the basal body in the cell membrane
Flagella
protein appendages for bacterial motility
Flagella