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bacterial structure I and II - levinson Flashcards

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what are the 5 major groups of organisms that cause human diseases?

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bacteria
fungi
protozoa
helminths
viruses
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what organisms are in the prokaryote kingdom?

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bacteria

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what organisms are in the protist kingdom?

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fungi (yeasts and molds) and protozoa

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what organisms are in the animal kingdom?

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helminths (worms)

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how can you distinguish protists from animals and plants?

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protists are either unicellular or relatively simple microorganisms

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which organisms are parasites?

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helminths and protozoa

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biological relationships of pathogenic microorganisms (table)- kingdom- pathogenic microorganisms- type of cells

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  • animals
    • helminths
    • eukaryotic cells
  • protists
    • protozoa and fungi
    • eukaryotic cells
  • prokaryotes
    • bacteria
      - prokaryotic
    • viruses
    • noncellular
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describe the structure of cells.

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have a nucleus or nucleoid that contains DNA

nucleus surrounded by cytoplasm where proteins are synthesized and energy generated

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describe the structure of viruses.

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inner core of genetic material but no cytoplasm

depend on host cells to provide the machinery for protein synthesis and energy generation

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how do eukaryotic cells replicate?

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mitosis - one parent cell divides to make two progeny cells while retaining its cellular structure

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how do prokaryotic cells replicate?

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binary fission

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how do viruses replicate?

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disassemble produce many copies of their nucleic acid and protein
reassemble into multiple progeny

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can bacteria replicate extracellularly?

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most can, except rickettsiae and chlamydiae

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what is the difference in nucleic acid between cells and viruses?

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cells have both DNA and RNA viruses have DNA or RNA but not both

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what are the defining characteristics of eukaryotic cells?

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have a true nucleus with multiple chromosomes surrounded by a nuclear membraneuses mitotic apparatus to ensure equal allocation of chromosomes to progenycontain organelles (ie mitochondria and lysosomes) and ribosomes

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what are the defining characteristics of prokaryotic cells?

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nucleoid consists of a single cellular molecule of loosely organized DNA lacks nuclear membrane and mitotic apparatusno organelles and smaller ribosomesrigid external cell wall that contains peptidoglycan

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what is peptidoglycan and what is it made of?

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polymer of AA and sugars that makes up the rigid cell wall of most prokaryotes

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what is the cell wall of eukaryotes like?

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either have a flexible cell membrane or rigid wall of chitin (fungi)

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what is chitin and what is made of?

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makes up rigid cell wall of fungimade of a homopolymer of N-acetylglucosamine

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20
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what organisms have sterols?

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eukaryotic cell membranes contain sterolsno prokaryotes except for mycoplasma do

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which organisms are motile and which ones aren’t?

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protozoa are motile, as are some bacteriafungi and viruses aren’t

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what do protozoa use to move?

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three different organs of locomotion: flagella, cilia and psuedo-pods

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what do bacteria use to move?

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flagella

24
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how are microorganisms named?

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bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and helminths are named according to binomial Linnean system (uses genus and species)
viruses aren’t

25
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what are the different shapes of bacteria?

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cocci = round
bacilli = rods
spirochetes = spiral-shaped
pleomorphic = variable in shape
26
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what determines the shape of bacterium?

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its rigid cell wall

27
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how do cocci bacteria vary in terms of arrangement?

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can occur in pairs = diplococci
in chains = streptococci
grapelike clusters = staphylococci

28
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what determines the arrangement of bacteria?

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orientation and degree of attachment of the bacteria at the time of cell division

29
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how large are bacteria?

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range in size from about 0.2 to 5 umsmalles are the same size as the largest viruses

30
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what is the outermost component of bacteria?

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cell wall most commonlysome have capsule, flagella, and pili as well

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what is the function of peptidoglycan in the bacterial cell wall?

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provides structural support and maintains characteristic shape of cell

32
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what factors are different between gram positive and gram negative bacteria? (general)

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structure
chemical composition
thickness of cell wall

33
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what are the layers of bacterial cell walls?

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outer:flagellum, techolic acid, pilus if present
capsule
outer membrane in gram-negative
peptidoglycan
cytoplasmic membrane
34
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how does the peptidoglycan layer vary between gram positive and gram negative bacteria?

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much thicker in gram positive bacteria

many gram-positive

35
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how does the outer layer of gram positive and gram negative bacteria differ?

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gram negative have a complex outer layer of lipopolysaccharide, lipoprotein, and phospholipid

36
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what is periplasmic space and which type of bacteria have it? what is found there?

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in gram-negative bacteriabetween outer-membrane layer and cytoplasmic membrane
where beta-lactamase enzymes are in some species

37
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what do beta-lactamase enzymes do? where would they be found?

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enzymes that degrade penicillins and other beta-lactam drugs

in periplasmic space in gram-negative bacteria

38
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what is endotoxin and where is it found?

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in gram-negative bacteria

lipopolysaccharide

39
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what are porin proteins and where are they found?

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in the cell wall of both gram positive and gram negative bacteria
facilitate passage of small hydrophilic molecules into the cell
in gram-negative, allow entry of essential substances such as sugars, AA, vitamins, and metals and many antimicrobial drugs

40
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what are acid-fast bacteria?

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ones that can’t be gramstained
mycobacteria resist decoloratization with acid-alcohol after being stained with carbolfuchsindue to high concentration of lipids (mycolic acids) in the cell walls

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what are mycolic acids? where are they found? how do they affect gram staining?

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lipids found in high concentration in mycobacteria

prevent gramstaining

42
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what are the three components of the bacterial cell wall (that they consider important)?

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peptidoglycan
lipopolysaccharide
teichoic acid

43
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what is peptidoglycan and where is it found?

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complex, interwoven network that surrounds the entire cell and is composed of a single covalently linked macromolecule
found only in bacterial cell walls

44
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what is the structural importance of peptidoglycan?

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provides rigid support for the cell
maintains cell shape
allows cell to withstand media of low osmotic pressure (such as water)

45
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what is peptidoglycan composed of (ie describe the carbohydrate backbone)?

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alternating N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetylglucosamine moleculestetrapeptide consisting of D- and L-amino acids is attached to each of the muramic acid molecules

46
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what aspect of peptidoglycan varies between bacteria?

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precise composition of tetrapeptide link attached to muramic acid

47
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what is diaminopimelic acid a component of and what organism is it unique to?

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unique to bacterial cell walls

component of carbohydrate backbone

48
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what is D-alanine a component of and what does it do?

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part of bacterial cell walls

involved in cross-links between the tetrapeptide and in the action of penicillin

49
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what is different about the AA in the tetrapeptide in bacterial cell walls?

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contain the D-isomers of AA

most proteins contain the L-isomers

50
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what drugs target bacterial cell walls, and how?

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penicillins, cephalosporins and vancomycininhibit the synthesis of peptidoglycan by inhibiting transpeptidase that makes the cross-links between two adjacent tetrapeptides

51
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how would gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria appear after being stained?

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gram-positive will stain blue

gram-negative will stain red

52
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what are the steps in the gram stain procedure?

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1: crystal violet dye stains all cells blue/purple
2: iodine solution is added - forms a crystal violet-iodine complex - all cells continue to appear blue
3: organic solvent (acetone or ethanol) extracts the blue dye complex from lipid-rich, thin-walled gram-negative bacteria to a greater degree than from thick-walled gram-positive bacteria
4: red dye safranin stains decolored gram-negative cells red/pink

53
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how is the gram stain used clinically?

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used to identify bacteria and choose antibacterial treatment

54
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how do gram-negative bacteria versus gram-positive bacteria compare in terms of responsiveness to penicillin?

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gram-positive are more susceptible

55
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what is the sensitivity of the gram stain procedure?

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very low because it requires about 100,000 bacteria/mL to see 1 bacterium per microscope field
therefore need to incubate patient’s blood

56
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where is lysozyme found and what does it do to bacteria?

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enzyme in human tears, mucus, saliva

cleaves peptidoglycan backbone by breaking glycosyl bonds

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