bcm37

Question 1

5 general properties of microorganisms

Answer 1

high metabolism 
high growth
metabolic flexbility
abundance
wide distribution

Question 2

what is the size of e.coli

Answer 2

1x3 um

Question 3

what is the size of cyano bacteria

Answer 3

8 x 50 um

Question 4

what is the size of mycoplasma

Answer 4

0.2 um

Question 5

what is the size of e.fishelosoni and where is it found

Answer 5

gut sturgeon fish

200-700um

Question 6

what shape is s.aureus

Answer 6

coccus

Question 7

what shape is v.cholera

Answer 7

vibrio

Question 8

what shape is e.coli

Answer 8

baccilus

Question 9

what shape is t.pallidium

Answer 9

spirochete

Question 10

what shape is s minuss

Answer 10

spirillium

Question 11

what shape is streptomycin

Answer 11

filamentos

Question 12

spherical

Answer 12

coccus

Question 13

curved

Answer 13

vibrio

Question 14

rod

Answer 14

baccilus

Question 15

kind of bumpy looking

Answer 15

spirochete

Question 16

diplococci

Answer 16

OO

Question 17

streptococci

Answer 17

OOOOO

Question 18

Sarcinae

Answer 18

OO

OO

Question 19

staphylcocci

Answer 19

OO OOO
OOOOOO
OOOOOOO

Question 20

Diplobacci

Answer 20

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Question 21

streptobacci

Answer 21

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Question 22

describe binary fission in 5 basic steps

Answer 22

1. dna replication
2. cell elongation
3. cross wall/septum form membrane invagination
4. cross wall completes
5. daughter cells produced

Question 23

how is dna organised in bacteria

Answer 23

0.25-3mm length
8*10^6 BP
1000-9000
genes

Question 24

describe the pili/pilus

Answer 24

1-12um length
2-25 nm
cell adhesion
conjugation

Question 25

what is polyhyrdroxybutyrate

Answer 25

a polymer in bioplastics

which is a lipid storage produced in stress by microorganisms - biosynthesis

Question 26

describe a plasmid

Answer 26

1*10^5 BP
conjugation
antibiotic resistence

Question 27

what is the tol plasmid

Answer 27

plasmid from pdueomonas

can use benzene ring as a carbon source

Question 28

what is twitch motility

Answer 28

translocation over moist surfaces
grapple hook
1. extend 2. tether 3. retract
large number of genes

Question 29

what is a polar flagellum, where can it be found

Answer 29

one flagellum sticking out

vibrio cholera

Question 30

what is a petritrichous

Answer 30

when flagellum uniformly covers body surface

Question 31

where is flagellum anchored?

Answer 31

the inner cell membrane

Question 32

describe the bacteria flagellum

Answer 32

moves by proton motive force 
rotary engine
3000rp,
12mm/min 
20nm wide