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Ch 14.4-14.6 (Book) Flashcards

1
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obligate aerobe

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bacteria that only grow using O2 as the TEA

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2
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anaerobic respiration

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using TEA other than O2

ex. nitrogen, sulfur, metal, chlorinated organics

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3
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E. coli different terminal oxidoreductases

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allow reduction of alternative TEA

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4
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trimethylamine

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causes fishy odor

reduced by bacteria

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5
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are there different initial substrate oxidoreductases?

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yes, receive e- from different organic donors

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6
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do bacteria use the strongest e- donor and strongest acceptors available?

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yes

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7
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which type of bacteria often utilize nitrogen and sulfur

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soil bacteria

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8
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dissimilatory denitrification

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reduction of nitrogen for energy yield

ammonia used for respiration

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9
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assimilatory nitrification

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reduction of nitrate to ammonia for building biomass

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10
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sequence of nitrate reduction

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nitrate –> nitrite –> nitric oxide –> nitrous oxide –> nitrogen gas

or nitrate –> ammonia + water

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11
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sequence of sulfur reduction

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sulfate –> sulfite –> thiosulfate –> sulfur –> hydrogen sulfate

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12
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dissimilatory metal reduction

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reducing metals as TEA

can be used for making electricity in a battery

ex. iron, magnesium

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13
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reduced minerals and single-carbon compounds serve as e- donors to the ETS in which type of metabolism?

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lithotrophy/chemolithotrophy

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14
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is the TEA in lithotrophy a strong oxidant?

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yes because most inorganic substrates are poor e- donors compared to glucose

TEA ex. O2, NO3-, Fe3+

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15
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obligate lithotroph

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consume no organic carbon source

build biomass by fixing CO2

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16
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iron oxidation lithotrophy

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reduced metal ions like Fe2+ get oxidized to provide energy

this generates metals with higher oxidation states (Fe3+) that other bacteria use for anaerobic respiration

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17
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where does iron oxidation happen

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low pH like in mines where other microbes oxidize sulfur to sulfuric acid

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18
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rusticyanin

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a periplasmic protein that collects e- and excludes the metal itself

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19
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reverse electron flow

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an e- donor reduces an ETS with an unfavorable reduction potential using deltapH as energy source

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20
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nitrogen oxidation lithotrophy pathway

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ammonium –> hydroxylamine –> nitrite –> nitrate

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21
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reduced forms of nitrogen like ammonium derived from fertilizers support the growth of _______

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nitrifiers

22
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nitrifiers

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bacteria that generate nitrites or nitrates

produces acid that degrades envir. quality –> leech into groundwater

23
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are ammonia/ammonium and nitrite good e- donors compared to organic molecules?

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no, requires making NADPH (instead of NADH) via reverse e- flow

24
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anammox reaction

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anaerobic ammonium oxidation NH4 + NO2 –> N2 + H2O

used in wastewater treatment to eliminate ammonium

in the ocean, these bacteria cycle 1/2 N2 gas

25
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anammoxosome

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organelle containing anammox rxn enzymes

26
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sulfur oxidation produces…

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sulfuric acid which causes severe envir. acidification

27
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leeching

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microbial metal dissolution from ores

28
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hydrogenotrophy uses __ as an e- donor

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H2

ex. oxidation of H2 by sulfur to make H2S

29
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is H2 is strong e- donor?

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yes, more so than glucose

30
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3 classifications of hydrogenotrophy depending on what H2 reduces

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O2 = lithotrophy

organic TEA = fermentation or anaerobic respiration

sulfur = anaerobic lithotrophy

31
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dehalorespiration

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hydrogenotrophy that bioremediates areas

halogenated organic molecules accept e- from H2

ex. chlorinated moelcules

32
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methanogenesis

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reduction of CO2 and other 1c compounds to methane

done by archaea called methanogens

33
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methanogenesis and methylotrophy

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methanogens make methane and methylotrophs (soil bacteria) uses it for oxidation

34
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phototrophy

A

converting light energy to chemical energy using photoexcitation or pigments

35
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bacteriorhodopsin protein in haloarchaea membrane

A

light-driven photoexcitation and relaxation pumps protons

absorb light –> conformational change to cis and pump H+

archaea version of retinal-based proton pump

36
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halobacterium salinarium archaea purple membrane

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pack entire membrane with bacteriorhodopsin

protein trimers make purple membrane

37
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proteorhodopsin

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bacteria version of retinal-based proton pump

found in 13% of marine bacteria using metagenomics

38
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retinal

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cofactor that in bacteriorhodopsin attached to N end of lys

39
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photoheterotrophy

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light absoprtion and heterotrophy

40
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how are light rays captured

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spreading the pigment photoreceptor that absorbs them over the surface of the membrane

41
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chlorophyll

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pigment that contains a chromophore light absorbing e- carrier

many types alter absorption spectra

42
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antenna complex

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group of chlorophyll like a satellite dish around a reaction center that connects to ETC

43
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antenna complex of cyanobacteria

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phycobilisome

44
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thylakoids

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extensive foldings of photosynthetic membrane

F1F0 embedded here

45
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anaerobic photosystem I

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receives e- from H2S or iron

green sulfur bacteria

46
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anaerobic photosystem II

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returns e- from ETS to bacteriochlorophyll

purple bacteria

47
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oxygenic Z pathway

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homologs of PSI and PSII

cyanobacteria and chloroplasts of green plants

4e- from H2O to make O2

48
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PSI pathway

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excited e- separated from H2S or Fe and transferred to feredoxin (higher reduction potential)

make NADH and fix CO2

49
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PSII pathway

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cyclic photophosphorylation

not enough E to make NADH, makes NADPH using reverse e- flow

50
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oxygenic Z pathway

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PSII rxn provides E to split water and make O2

4 H+ pumped and 3 ATP/O2 made

e- from PSII cycle to PSI by plastocyanin and make NADH

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