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Chapter 4 Bacteria + Archaea Flashcards

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Packaging of DNA in Bacteria and Archea

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Nuclear material that is free in cytoplasm

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Bacteria + Archaea Internal Structure

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have no membrane-bound organelles

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Bacteria cell appendages

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Flagella, Pilus, Nanowires and Fimbriae

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Bacteria Cell Surface Layers

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S layer and Glycocalyx

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Bacterial cell boundary

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Cell wall and cytoplasmic membrane

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Bacterial cell internal properties

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cytoplasm, ribosomes, inclusions, nucleoid/chromosome, cytoskeleton, endospore, plasmid, Microcompartments

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Nanowires/nanotubes

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Membrane extensions that allow bacteria to transmit electrons or nutrients to other bacteria or onto environmental surfaces

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Endospore formation

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-triggered by lack of nutrients
-usually Gram-positive bacteria
-enables bacteria to lie dormant for extended periods
-bacterium divides within its cell wall

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Bacteria carry out all life activities which are?

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-Reproduction
-Metabolism
-Nutrient processing

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bacteria acting as a group

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-Colonies
-Biofilm

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Bacterial shapes

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-Coccus (round)
-Coccobacillus (round rod)
-Bacillus (rod)
- Vibrio (Curved)
-Spirillum (spiral)
-Spirochete (tight spiral)

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Pleomorphism

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-Variations in size and shape among cells of a single species

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Cocci Grouping

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-Coccus (single sphere)
-Diplococci (pairs)
-Tetrad (groups of four)
- Staphylococci (irregular clusters)
- Streptococci (chains)
- Sarcina (cubical packet of 8, 16 or more)

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Bacilli Arrangements

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-Bacillus (single)
- Diplobacilli (Pairs of cells w/ ends attached)
-Streptobacilli (chains of cells)
-Palisades (side by side row of cells)

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Bacterial Appendages for motility

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-Flagella: rotates 360 degrees
-Axial filaments

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Bacterial appendages for attachment or channel formation

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PIlus/pili
Fimbria/fimbriae
nanowires

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Three distinct parts of flagella

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-Filament :composed of protein inserted into hook
-Hook: curved and tubular, attached to basal body
-Basal body: composed a rod and rings anchored through the cell wall to the cytoplasmic membrane and the outer membrane.

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Flagellar arrangement

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-Polar: Monotrichous, Lophotrichous, Amphitrichous
-Peritrichous

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Monotrichous Flagella

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Single flagellum

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Lophotrichous flagella

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Small bunches or tufts of flagella

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Amphitrichous flagella

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Flagella at both poles of the cell

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Peritrichous flagella

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Dispersed randomly over the surface of the cell

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Run and Tumbles

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Run: counterclockwise movement of flagellum in a straight line
Tumble: reverses direction causing cell to stop and change course

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Positive Chemotaxis

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Movement of a cell toward a favorable chemicle stimulus

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Negative Chemotaxis

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Movement of a cell away from repellent or harmful compound

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Phototaxis

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Movement toward light

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Axial filament

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-Motility appendage for spirochetes
-They are internal flagellum enclosed between the cell wall and the cytoplasmic membrane
-Twisting or flexing movement

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pili/pilus

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-Mostly found in Gram neg bacteria
-Used in Conjugation (partial transfer of DNA from one cell to another
-production of Pilus is controlled genetically

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Fimbriae

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-Bristle like fibers sprouting off the surface of some bacteria
-Tendency to stick to each other and surfaces
-Responsible for biofilms
(E. Coli)

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S layer on a bacteria

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-Thousands of copies of a single protein linked together like armor.
-Provides protection from environment
-Only produced in hostile enviroments

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Glycocalyx (key to biofilms)

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Repeating polysaccharide units that may or may not include protein
-Aids in protection and adhesion
-Forms a slime layer or capsule

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Slime layer

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-Forms loosely around cell
-Protect cell from loss of water and nutrients.

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Capsule

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-More tightly bound to cell than a slime layer
-Denser and thicker than slime layer
-Protects pathogenic bacteria against phagocytic white blood cells

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Phagocytes

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White blood cells that engulf and destroy foreign cells

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Biofilm

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an assemblage of surface-associated microbial cells that is enclosed in an extracellular polymeric substance matrix

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The cell envelope

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-Made of peptidoglycan
-Provides strong structural support
-Cell wall
-Cytoplasmic membrane
-Outer membrane (Gram negative)

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Gram Positive Cell Envelope

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-Thick cell wall composed of peptidoglycan (20 to 80 nm thick)
-Contains teichoic and lipteichoic acid
-Inner cytoplasmic membrane

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Gram Negative cell envelope

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-Outer membrane: more rigid
-Thin cell wall: greater sensitivity to lysis, single thin sheet of peptidoglycan 1-3 nm thick
-Inner cytoplasmic membrane

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Acid-fast bacteria

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-Bulk of cell wall of Myocobacterium (waxy lipds)
-Contributes to pathogenicity of these organisms
-resistant to certain chemicals and dyes

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Acid fast stain commonly used to diagnose

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tuberculosis and leprosy

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Mycoplasmas

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-Lack a cell wall
-Membrane stabalized by sterols and resistant to lysis
-Pleomorphic shape

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Cytoplasmic membrane structure

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-5-10 nm flexible sheet molded around the cytoplasm
-Phospholipid bilayer embedded w/ proteins
-Contain sterols

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Cytoplasmic membrane functions

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-Energy reactions
-Nutrient processing
-Synthesis
-Regulate transport of nutrients and wastes in and out of cell

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Outer membrane (Gram Neg)

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-Outer phospholipid bilayer w/ proteins and polysaccharides
-Lipopolysaccharides (Contains endotoxins stimulates fever and shock reactions)
-Lipoproteins ( anchors outermembrane to peptidoglycan)
-Porin proteins (allows small molecules in, block entrance and act as defense against antibiotics)

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Bacterial Chromosome

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-Single circular strand of DNA
-Aggregated in a dense area called nucleoid
-DNA Tightly coiled around basic protein molecules to fit cell compartment

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Plasmid

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-Nonessential pieces of DNA
-Double stranded circles of DNA
-Duplicated and passed on to offspring during replication
-Confer protective traits
-Important agent in genetic engineering

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Ribosomes

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-Made of RNA and protein
-Is the site of protein synthesis
-Dispersed throughout the cytoplasm, often found in chains
-Size is measured in Svedburg (S) units

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Size of Bacterial ribosomes

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70S units (Svedburg)

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Size of Eukaryotic ribosomes

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80S units (Svedburg)

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Inclusion bodies

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-Storage site for nutrients during periods of abundance
-Bacteria take from stocks during low periods of nutrition

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The Cytoskeleton

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-Arranged around the cell just under the cytoplasmic membrane
-Contributes to cell shape
-Potential target for antibiotic development

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Bacterial endospores

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-Spore formation indused by environmental conditions (depletion of nutrients, carbon, nitrogen)
-Withstands hostile environments
-Inert, resting position

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Bacterial two phase life cycle

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-Vegetative cell : metabolically active
-Endospore: Resting

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Diseases related to spore persistence

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-Bacillus anthracis: anthrax
-Clostridium tetani : tetanus (lockjaw)
- C. botulinum: botulism
-C. difficile: colitis

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Bacteria and archea similarities

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-Unicellular, no defined nucleus, asexual reproduction

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Bacteria and Archaea differences

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Cell wall structure, cell membrane structure, enzymes, generation genetic material

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The Archaea

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Bergey’s Manual of Systmic Bacteriology

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-Comprehensive view of bacterial and archaea relatedness
-Combines phenotypic information with rRNA sequensing for classification

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Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology

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-Based on phenotypic characteristics only
-Used by microbiologists who need to identify bacteria but not know their evolutionary background
-Useful for students of medical microbiology

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(Taxonomic scheme) 4 Major divisions of bacteria and archaea

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-Gracilicutes: gram-neg cell walls, thin skinned
-Firmicutes: gram-pos cell walls, thick skinned
-Tenericutes: lack cell wall, soft
-Mendosicutes: archaea

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Divisions in the Diagnostic scheme

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-Gram pos
-Gram- neg
-Bacteria without a cell

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Sub groups of the Diagnostic scheme

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-Cell shape
-Arrangement
-Oxygen use
*Aerobic (use oxygen in metabolism)
*Anaerobic (don’t use oxygen in metabolism
*Facultative (may or may not use oxygen)

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Staphylococcus

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-Gram Positive
-Cocci in clusters or packets
-causes boils and skin infections

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Streptococcus

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-Gram Positive
-Cocci in pairs or chains
-Causes strep throat, dental caries

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Bacillus

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-Gram positive
-Endospore forming rods
-Anthrax

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Clostridium

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-Gram positive
-Endospore forming rods
-Tetanus
-Gas gangrene botulism

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Mycobacterium

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-Gram positive
-Tuberculosis
-Leprosy

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Neisseria

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-Gram Negative
-Aerobic cocci
-gonorrhea
-meningitis

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Escherichia

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-Gram neg
-faculative or anarobic rods and vibrios
-E coli

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Salmonella

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-Gram neg
-facultative or anaerobic rods and vibrios
-typhoid fever

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Treponema

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-Gram neg
-anaerobic rods
-syphilis

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