Chapter 6 Microbial Growth Flashcards
Microbial “Growth”
- increase in population of microbes
- result of growth is a discrete colony
- reproduction>growth
Colony
aggregation of cells arising from a single parent
Growth Requirements
- nutrients for energy + for building organic molecules
- common nutrients: c, o, n, h
- microbes obtain nutrients fr various sources
organisms that require CARBON SOURCE for energy
Autotrophs + Heterotrophs
organisms that require energy source
Chemotrophs + Phototrophs
Autotrophs
require CO2
-food producers, dont need to eat
Heterotrophs
require organic compound (carbon-containing compounds)
-must obtain food fr other sources
organisms that require light + CO2
Photoautotrophs (plants, algae, cyanobacteria)
organisms that require chem compounds + CO2
Chemoautotrophs (uses specific chem compounds like hydrogen, sulfur, + nitrifying bacteria + some archaea)
organisms that require light and organic compound
Photoheterotroph (food consumers but can also use light)
organism that require chem compound + organic compound
Chemoheterotroph (animals, fungi, protazoa, bacteria, yeast, archaea)
4 types of oxygen requirements for bacteria
1 Obligate Aerobes
2 Obligate Anaerobes
3 Facultative Anaerobes
4 Aerotolerant Anaerobes
Obligate Aerobes
- O is essential for life
- aerobic resp ONLY
Obligate Anaerobes
- O is deadly
- toxic forms of O are highly reactive + excellent oxidizing agents
- O causes irreparable damage to cells bc missing key enzymes
-fermentation ONLY!
Facultative Anaerobes
- can survive in O
- will use cellular respiration if O is present,
- can switch to fermentation if O is NOT present
-both fermentation + aerobic resp
Aerotolerant Anaerobes
- tolerate presence of O bc they have enzymes
- fermenters
aerobes and facultative anaerobes have these enzymes that help tolerate toxic oxygen species
superoxide dismutase + catalase
Superoxide Dismutase
neutralizes oxygen radicals which are toxic
ex)
O2- > O2
O2 + 2H+ > H2O2
Catalase
neutralize peroxide
ex)
H2O2 > 2H2O + O2
peroxide > water and oxygen
4 forms of Toxic Oxygen
1 singlet oxygen
2 superoxide radicals
3 peroxide anion
4 hydroxyl radical
-unstable forms of oxygen that has extra electrons that they are trying to get rid of
Catalase Test
- determines if bacteria has enzyme catalase
- hydrogen peroxide is added to bacteria. if bubble/foams, then positive for catalase
ex) staph cocci vs strep cocci: staph is catalase pos.
4 Microbe Types based on Temp Requirements
[ -5 to 20C] PSYCHROphiles
[ 15 to 45C] MESOphiles
[ 43 to 80C] THERMOPHILES
[67 to 105C] HYPERTHERMOphiles