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1
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All prokaryotes don’t have?

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Cytoskeleton.

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A prokaryotes shell is made of?

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Sugar and protein. The rigid structure works as exoskeleton to keep shape & cell from bursting

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The pili on prokaryotes adhere to?

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Substrates & glue to each other using capsules

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4
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Sperical round shape

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Coccus

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Rod shape

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Bacillus

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Short round rod

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Coccobacillus

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Curved rod

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Vibrio

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Spiral shape

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Spirillus. Fiber in cell wall allows to curve on itself

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Helical shape, tight coiling

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Spirochete

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10
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Vary in shape

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Pleomorphic. Can assume different forms

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11
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Diplobacilli=

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2 bacilli

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Streptobacilli=

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String

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13
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Prokaryotic cells may form groupings

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After cell division. Cells adhere together after cell division for characteristic arrangements. Arrangements depends on plan of division

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Division along two or three perpendicular planes form

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Cubical packets

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Division along several random planes form

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Clusters

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General function of capsules and slime layer of glycocalyces

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Protection and attachment.
Protection: Protects bacteria from host defenses
Attachment: Enables bacteria to adhere

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17
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Organized layer of sugar=

Disorganized layer of sugar=

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Organized= capsule
Disorganized= slime layer
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18
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Distinct gelatinous layer

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Capsule

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19
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Irregular diffuse layer

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Slime layer

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20
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Chemical composition of capsules & slime layers varies depending on bacterial species. Most are made of?

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Polysaccharides

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21
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Glyco=

Calyx=

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Glyco= Sugar
Calyx= Shell
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22
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Cell wall of bacteria 6 main points

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1) Rigid structure
2) Surrounds cytoplasmic membrane
3) Determines shape of bacteria
4) Holds cell together
5) Prevents cell from bursting
6) Unique chemical structure (distinguishes Gram + from -)

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23
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The rigidity of the bacterial cell wall is due to?

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Peptidoglycan (PTG)

24
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The basic structure of peptidoglycan

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Peptido=protein
Glycan=sugar
Alternating series of two subunits; N-acetylclucosamine (NAG) and N-aceetylmuramic acid (NAM). Joined subunits form glycan chain and the chains are held together by string of four amino acids (tetrapeptide chain)

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What are the sugars in peptidoglycan

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N-acetylglucosamine (NAG)

N-acetylmuramic acid (NAM)

26
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Gram-positive cell wall

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1) Relatively thick layer of peptidoglycan (PTG)
2) As many as 30 layers of PTG chains
3) Teichoic acid component of PTG
4) Gives cells a negative charge

27
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Main points about prokaryotes

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1) Lack nucleus
2) Lack various internal structures bound with phospholipid membranes
3) Small ( ~ 1.0 micrometers in diameter)
4) Simple structure
5) Include bacteria & archaea
6) Do not have cytoskeleton
7) Shell is made out of sugar & protein
8) Capsules are important infector in disease
9) Flagellum responsible for motility, different than eukaryotic cells
10) Pili adheres to substrates & glue to each other using capsules

28
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Gram-negative cell wall main points (4)

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1) More complex than Gram +
2) Only contains thin layer of peptigoglycan (3-10)
3) PTG sandwiched between outer membrane and cytoplasmic membrane
4) Region between outer membrane and cytoplasmic membrane is called periplasm ( most secreted proteins are contained here, proteins of ABC transport system are located here)

29
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Cytoplasmic membrane main points

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1) Selectively permeable
2) Molecules pass through membrane via simple diffusion or transport mechanisms that may require carrier proteins & energy

30
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Simple diffusion

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Molecules move freely across the cytoplasmic membrane like H20, some gases & small hydrophobic molecules pass via simple diffusion

31
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Facilitated diffusion main points (3)

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1) Moves compounds in the direction of the concentration gradient (from greater concentration to lesser)
2) Molecules diffuse until equilibrium is reached (system can only eliminate concentration gradient; it cannot create one)
3) No energy required
* Example movement of glycerol into the cell

32
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Some bacteria have protein appendages which are not essential for life. They aid in survival in certain environments. They include?

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1) Flagella

2) Pili

33
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Flagella are

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Long protein structure that is responsible for motility.

  • Use propeller-like movements to push bacteria
  • Can rotate more than 100,000 revolutions/minute (Equivalent to a 6 ft man running 82 mile/hour)
  • Some important in bacterial pathogenesis (H. pylori penetration through mucous coat)
34
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3 basic parts of flagella

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1) Filament- Extends to exterior. Made of proteins called flagellin
2) Hook- connects filament to cell
3) Basal body- anchors flagellum into cell wall

35
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Bacteria use flagella for

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Motility. Motile through sensing chemicals (chemotaxis) if the chemical compound is a nutrient it acts as attractant. If the compound is toxic it acts as repellent

36
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Bacteria can have flagella and pili, the pili are?

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Considerably shorter and thinner than flagella. They have a similar structure (protein subunits). They function to attach, which are called fimbriae, movement, and conjugation, mechanisms of DNA transfer.

37
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Differences in cell wall account for differences in staining characteristics

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Gram-positive bacterium retain crystal violet- iodine complex of Gram stain-purple
Gram-negative bacterium lose crystal violet-iodine complex-pink

38
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Some bacteria lack cell wall

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Called Mycoplasma.

  • Causes mild pneumonia
  • Sterols in membrane account for strength of membrane
39
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If a bacteria doesn’t have a cell wall then what can happen?

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Antimicrobial drugs directed against cell wall are ineffective

40
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Bacteriain Domain Archaea

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Have a wide variety of cell wall types

– None contain peptidoglycan but rather pseudopeptidoglycan in some

41
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Cytoplasmic membrane proteins

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Membrane is embedded with numerous proteins
– More than 200 different proteins
– Proteins function as receptors and transport gates
– Provides mechanism to sense surroundings
– Harvest light energy in photosynthetic bacteria
– Proteins are not stationary. Constantly changing position. Called fluid mosaic model

42
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Osmosis is

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Simple diffusion of H2O
– H2O flows freely across the cytoplasmic membrane
– H2O flows to equalize solute concentrations inside and outside the cell
– Inflow of H2O exerts osmotic pressure on membrane (Membrane rupture prevented by cell wall)

43
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Two primary forms of energy

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ATP & Proton motive force

44
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3 mechanisms for active transport

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– Uniport
– Antiport
– Coupled Transport (Uniport & Symport)

45
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Alters the molecule

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Group translocation

46
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Movement of many molecules directed by

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Transport systems:
– Transport systems employ highly selective proteins
– Transport proteins include permeases, channels, or ports
– These proteins span membrane
* Single carrier transports a specific molecule
* Most transport proteins are produced in response to need
Transport systems include:
Facilitated diffusion
Active transport
Group translocation

47
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Storage granules / Inclusions is

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Accumulation of polymers
- Synthesized from excess nutrients
Example is glycogen-excess glucose in cell is stored in glycogen granules

48
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Gas vesicles main points

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1) Small protein compartments
2) Provides buoyancy to cell
3) Allows organism to reach ideal position in environment

49
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Endospores main points

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1) Dormant cell types
- Produced through sporulation
- Theoretically remain dormant for 100 yrs
2) Resistant to damaging conditions
- Heat, desiccation, chemicals and UV light
3) Vegetative cell produced through germination
- Germination occurs after exposure to heat or chemicals
- Germination not a source of reproduction
4) Not affected by crenation

50
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Essential for translation (proteins)

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Ribosome

51
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Site of protein synthesis, composed of large and small subunits, units make of riboprotein and ribosomal RNA

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Ribosome

52
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Prokaryotic ribosomal subunits
Large=
Small=
Total=

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Large=50S
Small=30S
Total=70S

53
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Eukaryotic ribosomal subunits
Large=
Small=
Total=

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Large=60S
Small=40S
Total=80S

54
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The difference in ribosomal subunits of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells is often used as?

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A target for antimicrobials

55
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In a prokaryotic cell division along two or three perpendicular planes form?

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Cubical packets, example Sarcina genus

56
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In a prokaryotic cell, division along a single plane may result in?

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Pairs or chains of cells

  • Pairs= diplococci, example Neisseria gonorrhoeae
  • Chains= streptococci, example species of Streptococcus

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