Chapter 5: Microbial Growth Flashcards

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what are the reproductive strategies of eukaryotic microbes?

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asexual (mitosis) and sexual (meiosis), haploid or diploid

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what is the reproductive strategy of bacteria and archaea?

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haploid only,

asexual - binary fission, budding, filamentous

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what is cell division?

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each daughter cell receives genetic material and sufficient copies of all other cell constituents to exist as an independent cell

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For both prokaryotes and eukayrotes, there two common ways cell division occurs. What are they and describe them

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1.) Binary fission – cell gets roughly twice its size and then divides the genetic material and cytoplasm equally between the two cells.
2.) Budding – a piece of the cell, containing the genetic material but only a little cytoplasm, pinches off to form a new cell. It will then grow bigger
(slides 4 and 5)

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what is the cell cycle?

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sequence of events from formation of new cell through the next cell division

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most bacteria divide by _________

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binary fission

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for the bacterial cell cycle, two pathways function during cycle. What are they?

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  1. ) DNA replication and partition

2. ) Cytokinesis – division of cytoplasm and structures within

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8
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most bacterial chromosomes are____

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circular

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Most bacterial chromosomes have a ______ origin/s of replication – site at which replication begins

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single

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in regards to the bacterial chromosomes, what is the Terminus?

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site at which replication is terminated, located opposite of the origin

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in regards to the bacterial chromosomes, what is the Replisome?

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group of proteins needed for DNA synthesis

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12
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True or False: DNA replication proceeds in both directions from the origin

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true

slides 8 and 9

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13
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describe chromosome partitioning in bacteria (2)

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1.) 2 daughter chromosomes are moved to opposite ends
2.) MreB (murein cluster B) – an actin homolog, plays role in chromosome segregation
-new origins associate with MreB tracks
-if MreB is mutated, chromosomes do not segregate
(slide 11)

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14
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what is Septation?

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  • formation of cross walls between daughter cells

- several steps directed by several enzymes

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describe culture media (3)

Slide 14

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  1. ) Need to grow, transport, and store microorganisms in the laboratory
  2. )Culture media is solid or liquid preparation
  3. ) Must contain all the nutrients required by the organism for growth
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what are the three basis for classifications for culture media?

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  • chemical constituents from which they are made
  • physical nature
  • function
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for the chemical composition basis for classification, what are the 2 types? describe them

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  1. ) Defined or Synthetic
    - All components and their concentrations are known
  2. ) Complex
    - Contain some ingredients of unknown composition and/or concentration
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what is minimal medium?

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media containing minimal nutritional requirements for a particular microorganism; varies from microbe to microbe

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what is rich medium?

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medium containing much more than minimal; may have proteins, amino acids, starches, monosaccharides, ion, lipids

20
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for the function basis for classification, what are the 4 types?

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Supportive
Enriched
Selective
Differential

21
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describe Supportive or general purpose media

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Support the growth of many microorganisms (rich media)

e.g., (TSA) tryptic soy agar (rich medium)

22
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describe enriched media

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general purpose media supplemented by blood or other special nutrients
e.g., blood agar (TSA + sheep blood)

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describe selective media

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Favor the growth of some microorganisms and inhibits growth of others (has inhibiting agent)

e. g., MacConkey agar
- selects for gram-negative bacteria
- Crystal violet is inhibiting agent for gram + bacteria

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describe differential media

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Media which allows different microorganisms to grow differently
i.e., blood agar

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what is a pure culture? what does it allow for? what techniques are used?
- Population of cells arising from a single cell developed by Robert Koch - Allows for the study of single type of microorganism in mixed culture - Spread plate, streak plate, and pour plate are techniques used to isolate pure cultures
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describe a streak plate (2)
-Involves technique of spreading a mixture of cells on an agar surface so that individual cells are well separated from each other (involves use of bacteriological loop_ -Each cell can reproduce to form a separate colony (visible growth or cluster of microorganisms) (Slide 31)
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what is a spread plate? (2)
-small volume of diluted mixture containing -approximately 30–300 cells are transferred spread evenly over surface with a sterile bent rod (slide 33)
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describe a pour plate (3)
-sample is serially diluted -diluted samples are mixed with liquid agar -mixture of cells and agar are poured into sterile culture dishes (slide 34)
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what is growth?
Increase in cellular constituents that may result in: - increase in cell number - increase in cell size
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Growth refers to______ rather than _________
population growth; growth of individual cells
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slides 36-39
Make sure to look at these slides!
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Entry into stationary growth curve phase activates survival strategy. Name 3 things that happen
1. ) morphological changes e. g., endospore formation 2. ) Decrease in size, protoplast shrinkage, and nucleoid condensation 3. ) RpoS protein assists RNA polymerase in transcribing genes for starvation proteins
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for starvation response, Production of starvation proteins does what? (3 things)
increase cross-linking in cell wall Dps protein protects DNA chaperone proteins prevent protein damage
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Cells in the starvation response stage are called what?
Persister cells - long-term survival - increased virulence
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There are 2 alternate hypothesis regarding Senescence and Death Phase. What are they?
1.) cells are Viable But Not Culturable (VBNC) -cells alive, but dormant, capable of new growth when conditions are right 2.) Programmed cell death fraction of the population genetically programmed to die (commit suicide) (slide 43)
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describe Generation (doubling) time (3)
- Time required for the population to double in size - Varies depending on species of microorganism and environmental conditions - Range is from 10 minutes for some bacteria to several days for some eukaryotic microorganisms
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What is exponential population growth?
Population is doubling every generation
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slide 47-50
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