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Chap 7 Micro Nutrition and Growth Flashcards

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Essential Nutrients

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carbon,hydrogen, oxygen,nitrogen, phosphorus(phosphate), and sulfur
-CHONPS

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Two categories of essential nutrients

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-Macronutrients
-Micronutrients

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Macronutrients

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-Required in large quantities
-Play role in cell structure and metabolism
-Examples: Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen

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Micronutrients/trace elements

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-Used in smaller amounts
-Involved in enzyme function and protein structure
-Examples: maganese, sinc and nickel

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inorganic nutrient

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-An atom or simple molecule that contains a combination of atoms other than carbon and hydrogen
-Metal, salts, gases and water

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Organic nutrient

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-Contain carbon and hydrogen atoms
-Usually the product of living beings

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heterotrophs

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-Organism that must obtain it’s nutrients from an organic form (living thing)

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Autotroph

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-Self feeder
-uses inorganic CO2 as it’s carbon source
-converts CO2 into organic compounds

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Nitrogen sources

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-Nitrogen gas makes up 79% of the Earth atmosphere
-DNA, RNA, ATP are the primary Nitrogen source for heterotrophs

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Oxygen sources

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-Free gaseous oxygen (O2) makes up 20% of the atmosphere

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Hydrogen sources

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-Hydrogen is a major element in all organic and several inorganic compounds
-Critical for maintaining pH, forming hydrogen bonds, and source of free energy in oxidation reduction reactions in respiration

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Phosphorus/Phosphate sources

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-Main inorganic source of phosphorus is phosphate found in rocks and oceanic mineral deposits
-Key component of nucleic acids and therefore essential to the genetics of cells and viruses

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Sulfer sources

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-Distributed through the environment in mineral form
-Essential component of some vitamins and amino acids methionine and cysteine

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Phototrophs

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-Microbes that gain energy from sunlight or visible light rays (photosynthesize)

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Chemotrophs

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-Microbes that gain energy from chemical compounds

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Photoautotrophs

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-Photosynthetic autotrophs that capture energy of light rays and transform it into chemical energy that can be used in cell metabolism

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The two types of Chemoautotrophs

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-Chemoorganic autotrophs and chemolithoautotrophs

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Chemoorganic autotrophs

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-Use organic compounds for energy and inorganic compounds as a carbon source

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Chemolithoautotrophs

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-Require neither sunlight nor organic nutrients.
-Rely on inorganic materials
-Remove electrons from inorganic substrates and combines them with carbon dioxide and hydrogen

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Methanogens

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-A type of chemoorganic autotroph (Archaea) which produces methane (CH4) from hydrogen gas and carbon dioxide

4H2 + CO2 –> CH4 + H2O

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Chemoheterotrophs/ what are the two types

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-Derive both carbon and energy from organic compounds
-Saprobes
-Parasites

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aerobic respiration

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-process of cellular respiration that takes place in the presence of oxygen gas to produce energy from food.

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Saprobes

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-Free-living microbe that feed on organic detritus from dead organisms

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Parasite

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-Feed on cells or tissues of a living host

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Diffusion

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-Molecular movement of atoms or molecules moving in a gradient from an area of higher density or concentration to an area of lower density or concentration
-Higher to lower!

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Osmosis

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Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane

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Isotonic

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-External environment equal in solute concentration to the cells internal environment

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Hypotonic

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-Hypo means less
-External solute concentration is lower than the cells internal concentration
-Osmosis direction moves INTO the cell

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Hypertonic

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-Hyper means more
-External solute concentration higher than inside the cell
-Osmosis direction moves out of the cell

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Passive/ simple diffusion

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-Movement of particles from high to low concentration without a protein

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Active transport

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-Uses energy
-Transports nutrients against diffution gradient or same direction but faster than diffusion alone
-Specific membrane proteins(permeases and pumps)
-Specialized pumps carry ions (K+, Na+ and H+) across membrane

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Facilitated diffusion

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-No energy used.
-Molecule binds to specific receptor in the direction of higher to lower concentration

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Carrier mediated transport

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-Active transport
-Atoms or molecules pumped into or out of cell by receptors
-Driven by ATP

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Group translocation

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-Active transport
-Uses ATP
-Molecule moved across membrane and converted to useful substance

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Endocytosis

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-Active transport
-Uses ATP
-Transport of large particles, cells and liquids by engulfment and vesicle formation

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Phagocytosis

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-A type of endocytosis that moves solids into cells

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Pinocytosis

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-A type of endocytosis that moves liquids into cell

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Environmental factors that influence microbes

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-Heat - cold - gases -acid -radiation
-osmotic pressure - hydrostatic pressure and - other microbes

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Range of temps for the growth of a given microbial species

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-Minimum temp
-Maximum temp
-Optimum temp

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Psychrophiles

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-Organisms that have an optimum temp of 15C (59F)
-Growth at 0C (32F)
-Can not grow above 20C (68F)

Psychrotolerant optimum temps 15-30C (59-86F

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Mesophiles

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-Majority of medically significant organisms
-Individual species can grow 10-50C ( 50-122F)
-Optimum growth 20-40C (68-104F)
-Most human pathogens 30-40 C

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Thermoduric microbes / Mesophile

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-Microbes survive short exposure to high temps
-Common contaminants of heated or pasteurized foods

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Thermophiles

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-Grow optimally at temps above 45C (113F)
-Live in soil and water associated with volcanic activity, compost piles, habitats exposed to sun
-General range of growth: 45C-80C (113-176F)
-Extreame thermophiles grow: 80C-121C

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Microbes fall into one of the three categories in how it uses oxygen

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-Use oxygen and can detoxify it
-Can neither use oxygen nor detoxify it
-Do not use oxygen but can detoxify it

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Aerobe (aerobic organism)

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-Can use gaseous oxygen in its metabolism
-Possesses enzymes needed to process toxic oxygen products

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Obligate aerobic organism

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-Cannot grow without oxygen

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Facultative anaerobe

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-Does not require oxygen for its metabolism
-Capable of growth in absence of oxygen
-Metabolizes by aerobic respiration when oxygen is present
-Adopts anaerobic metabolism (fermentation) when oxygen is absent

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Anaerobe (anaerobic organism)

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-Lacks the metabolic enzyme systems for using oxygen in respiration

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Obligate anaerobes

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-cannot tolerate free oxygen and will die in its presence
Live in highly reduced habitats such as deep muds, lakes, oceans, and soil

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pH

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-the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a solution
-Expressed on a scale from 0 to 14
-Pure water is neutral at pH 7.0
-pH value decreases toward 0, acidity increases
-pH value increases toward 14, alkalinity increases

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obligate acidophiles

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-Require an acidic environment for growth
-Molds and yeasts tolerate acid and are common spoilage agents of pickled foods

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Alkalinophiles

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-Live in hot pools and soils that contain high levels of basic minerals
-Bacteria that decompose urine create alkaline conditions

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Osmophiles

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-Live in habitats with high solute concentration

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Halophiles (Obligate Halophiles)

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-Require high concentrations of salt for growth (9 to 25% NaCl)
-Have significant modifications to their cell walls and membranes and will lyse in hypotonic habitats

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Facultative halophiles

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-Resistant to salt, even though they do not normally reside in high-salt environments

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Barophiles

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-Deep sea microbes that exist in pressures up to 1000 times atmospheric pressure
-strictly adapted to high pressures that they rupture when exposed to normal atmospheric pressure

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Protective measures phototrophs and other microbes can use to protect against radiation/light

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-Yellow carotenoid pigments absorb and dismantle toxic oxygen
-Some microbes use enzymes to overcome the damaging effects of UV radiation on DNA

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Symbiotic and its types

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-Organisms live in close nutritional relationships
*Mutualism: both members benefit
*Commensalism: one benefits, other is not harmed
*Parasite is dependent and host is harmed

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Nonsymbiotic and it’s types

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-Organisms are free living; relationships not required for survival
*Synergism: Members cooperate and share nutrients
*Antagonism: Some members are inhibited or destroyed by others

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Biofilms: epitome of synergy

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-mixed communities of different kinds of bacteria and other microbes:
-“Pioneer” colonizer initially attaches to a surface
-Other microbes attach to the pioneer or to the polymeric or the polymeric sugar and protein substance secreted by the pioneer
-Monitors growth w/ Quorum sensing

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Quorum sensing

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-cells are stimulated to release chemicals as the population grows to monitor its size

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Binary fission

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-How bacterial cells grow and reproduce
-Parent cell enlarges
-Chromosomes are duplicated
-Cell envelope pulls together in the center of the cell to form a septum
-Cell divides into two daughter cells

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Generation/ doubling time

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-The time required for a complete fission cycle
-Each new fission cycle doubles the population
-As long as the environment remains favorable, the doubling effect can continue at a constant rate
-The length of the generation time is a measure of the growth rate of an organism

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The growth curve of bacteria

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-Lag phase
-Exponential growth
-Stationary phase
-Death phase

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Lag phase in growth curve

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-Flat period on the graph when the population appears to not be growing or is growing slower than the exponential rate

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Exponential phase (logarithmic or log)

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-Period where the curve increases dramatically
-Phase will continue as long as cells have adequate nutrients and favorable enviroment

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Stationary growth period

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-Population enters survival modes and slows or stops growing.

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Death phase in growth curve

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-Decline in growth rate caused by depleted nutrients and oxygen.

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Turbidometry

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-A tube of clear nutrient solution becomes cloudy or turbid as microbes grow in it
-The greater the turbidity, the larger the population size (Lower percentage of light)

-Cells in a sample are counted microscopically
-Utilizes a cytometer calibrated to accept a tiny sample spread over a premeasured grid

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Practical importance of growth curve

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-Antimicrobial agents rapidly accelerate the death phase
-Microbes in the exponential phase are more vulnerable to these agents than those in the stationary phase
-Actively growing cells are more vulnerable to conditions that disrupt cell metabolism and binary fission
-Growth patterns can correspond with the stages of infection:
-Bacterial shedding during the early and middle stages of infection is more likely to spread it to others

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Coulter counter

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-Electronically scans a culture as it passes through a tiny pipette
-Each cell is detected and registered on an electronic sensor

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Flow cytometer

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-Similar to a Coulter counter
-Can measure cell size and differentiate between live and dead cells

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Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

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-Quantifies bacteria and other microorganisms in environmental and tissue samples without isolating and culturing them

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Tests that measure ATP

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-Used in food and pharmaceutical industries
-May be used for rapid quantification of microbes in other environmental samples

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