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1
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Staphylo-

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Clustered

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2
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cocci

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Spherical

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3
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Koch’s postulates

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  • The same pathogen must be present in every case of the disease
  • The pathogen must be isolated from the diseased host and grown in pure culture
  • The pathogen from the pure culture must cause the disease when it is inoculated into a healthy, susceptible laboratory animal
  • The pathogen must be isolated from the inoculated animal and must be shown to be the orginal organism
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4
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Treatment with chemical is ______

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chemotherapy

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5
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Chemotherapeutic agents used to treat infectious disease can be _____ drugs or antibiotics

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Synthetic

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6
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_____ are chemicals produced by bacteria and fungi that inhibit or kill other microbes

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antibiotics

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7
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Pleomorphic

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multiple shapes

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8
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monomorphic

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one shape

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9
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Spirillum

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one or more twists

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10
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Vibrio

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Curved rod

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11
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Spirochete

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Flexible, helical spirals

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12
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Strepto-

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Chains

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13
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Diplo-

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pairs

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14
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Smaller cells have a _____ suface area/volume ratio

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larger

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15
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An inclusion that provides buoyancy for floating in aquatic enviroments

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Gas Vacuole

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16
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_____ is an absolute requirments for all living organims

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Plasma Membrane

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17
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Bacterial membranes lack ____

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sterols (but can contain hopanoids, which are a sterol-like molecule)

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18
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Homologs of all ___ eukaryotic cytoskeletal elements have been identified in bacteria

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3

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19
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FtsZ

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  • (many bacteria)
  • Forms ring during septum formation in cell division
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20
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MreB

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  • Found in bacilli, not cocci
  • Maintains shape but by positioning peptidoglycan synthesis machinery
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21
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CreS

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  • rare, maintains curve shape
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22
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Plasma membrane infolding is observed in

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  • many photosynthetic bacteria
  • many bacteria with high respiratory activity
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23
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Types of Inclusions

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  • Storage
  • Gas Vacuoles
  • Magnetosomes
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24
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Magnetosomes

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  • found in aquatic bacteria
  • magnetitie particles (iron) or orientation in Earth’s magnetic field
  • Cytoskeletal protein MamK
    • helps form magnetosome chain
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25
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bactrial and archaea ribosome

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70S

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26
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Eukaryotic ribosome

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80S

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27
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Bacterial ribosome RNA

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  • 16S small subunit
  • 23S and 5S in large subunit
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29
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plasmids

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  • Extrachromosomal DNA
    • found in bacteria, arachaea, and some fungi
    • usually small, closed circular DNA molecules
  • Exist and replicate independently of chromosome
    • episomes- may integrate into chromosome
    • inherited during cell division
  • Contain few genes that are non-essential
    • Confer selective advantage to host (e.g. drug resistance)
  • Classification based on mode of existence, spread, and function
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31
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Function of conjugative plasmids

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  • Transfer of DNA from one cell to another
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32
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R plasmids

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  • Carry antibiotic-resistance genes
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33
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functions of Cell wall

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  • Maintains shape of the bacterium
    • Almost all bacteria have one
  • Helps protect cell form osmotic lysis
  • Helps protect from toxic materials
  • May contribute to pathogenicity
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34
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Chains of peptidoglycan subunits are joined by ____ (covalent bonds) between the peptides

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cross-links

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35
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Meshlike polymer of identical subunits forming long strands

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  • Two alternating sugars
    • N-acetylglucosamine (NAG)
    • N-acetylmuramic acid
  • Alternating D- and L- amino acids (this is hooked on the NAM)
  • ends in D-alanine
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36
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Fucntions of teichoic acids

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  • help maintain cell envelope
  • protect from environmental substances
  • May bind to host cells
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37
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Periplasmic space of gram positive bacteria

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  • Lies between plasma membrane and cell wall and is smaller than that of Gram-negative bacteria
  • Periplasm has relatively few proteins
  • Enzymes secreted by Gram-positive bacterai are called exoenzymes
    • aid in degradation of large nutrients
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38
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What are enzymes secreted by Gram-positive bacteria called

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exoenzymes

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39
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Outer membrane of gram negative cells is composed of

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  • Lipids
  • lipoproteins
  • lipopolysaccharide (LPS)
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40
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_____ connect outer membrane to peptidoglycan in gram negative cell wall

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Braun’s Lipoproteins

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41
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Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)

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  • Lipid A (endotoxin)
  • Core polysaccharide
  • O side chain (O antigen)
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42
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Lipid A is embedded in the ______ while core polysaccharide O antigen chain ______

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outer membrane, extend out from the cell

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43
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Importance of LPS

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  • Contributes to negative charge on cellsurface
  • Helps stabilize outer membrane structure
  • may contribute to attachment to surfaces and biofilm formation
  • Creates a permeability barrier
  • Protection from host defenses (O antigen)
  • Can act as an endotoxin (lipid A)
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44
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The outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria is more permable due to

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the presence of porin proteins and transporter proteins

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45
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Lysozyme breaks the bond between ______ and _______

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N-acetyl glucosamine and N-acetylmuramic acid

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46
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Penicillin inhibits ______

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peptidoglycan synthesis

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47
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What cells that loss a cell wall may survive in Isotonic environments

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  • Protoplasts
  • Spheroplasts
  • Mycoplasma
    • Does not produce a cell wall
    • Plasma membrane more resistance to osmotic pressure
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48
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Archeal cell walls lack peptidoglycan but some have ______, also called ____

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Pseudopeptidoglycan, pseudomurein

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49
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Components outside of the cell wall

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  • Outermost layer in the cell envelope
  • glycocalyx
    • Capsules and slime layers
    • S layers
  • Aid in attachment to solid surfaces
    • e.g. Biofilms in plant and animals
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50
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Capsules usually are composed of

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  • polysaccharides
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51
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What are the protective advantages of capsules

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  • resistant to phagocytosis
  • protect from desiccation
  • exclude viruses and detergents
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52
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Slime layers

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  • Similar to capsule except diffuse, unorganized and easily removed
  • slime may aid in motility
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53
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S layers

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  • Regularly structured layers of protein or glycoprotein that self-assemble
    • ​in gram-negative bacteria the S layer adheres to outer membrane
    • in gram-positive bacteria it is associated with the peptidoglycan surface
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54
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S layer functions

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  • Protect from ion and pH fluctuations, osmotic stress, enzymes, and predation
  • Maintains shape and rigidity
  • Promotes adhesion to surfaces
  • Protects from host defenses
  • Potential use in nanotechnology
    • S layer spontaneoulsy associates
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55
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functions of flagella

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  • Motility and swarming behavior
  • Attachment to surfaces
  • may be virulence factors
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56
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What are the three components of the flagella

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  • Filament
    • extends from cell surface to the tip
    • hollow, rigid cylinder of flagellin protein
  • Hook
    • links filament to basal body
  • Basal Body
    • Series of rings that drive flagellar motor
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57
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Flagellar synthesis

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  • Complex process involving many genes/gene products
  • new flagellin molecules transported through the hollow filament using Type III-like secretion system
  • Filament subunits self-assemble with help of filament cap at tip, not base
58
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Monotrichous

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one flagellum

59
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Polar flagellum

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Flagellum at end of cell

60
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Amphitrichous

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one flagellum at each end of cell

61
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Lophotrichous

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Cluster of flagella at one or both ends

62
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Peritrichous

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spread over entire surface of cell

63
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Chemotaxis

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move toward chemical attractant such as nutrients, away from harmful substance

64
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counter clockwise flagellar movement

65
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clockwise rotation of flagella

66
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Flagellum is ___ part motor producing torque

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2 (rotor and stator)

68
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Rotor of flagellum

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  • C (FliG protein) ring and MS ring turn and interact with stator
69
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Stator of flagellum

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  • Mot A and Mot B proteins
  • form channel through plasma membrane
  • protons move through Mot A and Mot B channels using energy of proton motive force
  • torque powers rotation of the basal body and filament
70
Q

In presence of attractant tumbling frequency is

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intermittently reduced and runs in direction fo attractant longer

71
Q

endospores are resistant to what

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  • heat
  • radiation
  • chemicals
  • desiccation
72
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An endospore is a spore surrounded by thin covering called

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exosporium

73
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What makes an endospore so resistant

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  • Calcium (coplexed with dipicolinic acid)
  • Small, acid-soluble, DNA-bidning proteins (SASPs)
  • Dehydrated core
  • Spore coat and exosporium protect
  • DNA repair enzymes
74
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Sporulation usually occurs due to

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when growth ceases because of lack of nutrients

75
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What are the amino acids in peptidoglycan

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  • L-alanine
  • D-Glutamic acid
  • meso-diaminopimelic acid
  • D-alanine
76
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Direct cross-linking of peptidoglycan is normally observed in

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  • Gram-negative bacteria
77
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Peptide interbridge of peptidoglycan is normally observed in

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  • Gram positive (this is a chain of 5 glycines from D-ala of one chain to the L-lys of the other chain)
78
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Peptidoglycan synthesis uses _____ to transport NAG-NAM-peptapeptide units across the cell membrane

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Bactroprenol

79
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The cross-linking in peptidoglycan is formed by what type of reaction

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Transpeptidation

80
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Bactoprenol is a 55-carbon alcohol that attaches to ___ by a pyrophosphate group. and moves peptidoglycan units through hydrophobic membrane

81
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What are the 2 carries involved in peptidoglycan biosynthesis

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  • Bactoprenol
  • Uridine diphosphate
82
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Peptidoglycan synthesis

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  • UDP derivative of NAM and NAG are synthesized
  • Sequential addition of amino acids to UDP-NAM to form the NAM-pentapeptide. ATP is used but no tRNA and ribosomes are involved
  • NAM-pentapeptide is transferred to bactoprenol phosphate. They are joined by a pyrophosphate bond
  • UDP transfers NAG to bactoprenol-NAM-pentapeptide. if glycine bridge is requried then it is formed here (note that the interbridge is formed in the membrane)
  • The bactoprenol carrier transports the completed NAG-NAM prentapeptide repeat unit across the membrane
  • The NAG-NAM pentapeptide is attached to the growing end of a peptidoglycan chain, increasing the chain’s length by one repeat unit
  • The bactoprenol carrier moves back across the membrane. As it does, it loses one phosphate, beocming bactoprenol phosphate. It is now ready to begin a new cycle
  • Peptide cross-links between peptidoglycan chains are formed by transpeptidation
83
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Vancomycin inhibits _______

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transpeptidation by binding to D-Ala-D-Ala

84
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Cycloserine blocks formaiton of ____

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D-Ala-D-Ala

85
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Penicillin inhibits the

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transpeptidation reaction

86
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Bacitracin blocks the

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dephosphorylation of bactoprenol pyrophosphate

87
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What is the Mordant in gram stain

88
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What is the counterstain in gram staining

89
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Gram-positive cell wall has ___ ring basal body. While a gram-negative cell wall has a ____ ring basal body

90
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Gram-negative cell wall is ___ sensative

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tetracycline (because it attacks the ribosome)

91
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The basis for acid-fast staining is a ____ cell wall composed of _______

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waxy cell wall, mycolic acids

92
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Examples of acid fast staining cells

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  • Mycobacterium
    • M. Leprae (Leprosy)
    • Tuberculosis
  • Nocardia
93
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Acid-fast staining methods use _____, which is a lipid soluble stain

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Carbolfuschsin (contains phenol to help the stain penetrate the cell wall)

94
Q

Cell walls of photsynthetic algae

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  • Cellulose
  • pectin
  • silica
95
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Cell walls of fungi

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  • Cellulose
  • chitin
  • glucan
96
Q

Movement of cytoplasm throughout cells

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cytoplasmic streaming

97
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The 70S ribosomes are found in ____ and ____ of eukaryotes

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chloroplasts and mitochondria

98
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Locations of 80S ribosomes in eukaryotes

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  • Membrane-bound: attached to ER
  • Free: in cytoplasm
99
Q

What are lysomsomes

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digestive enzymes

100
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Functions of Vacuole

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Brings food into cells and provdes support

101
Q

Small energy conservation organelles in some anaerobic protists

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Hydrogenosomes

102
Q

Flattended, memrbaen delimited sacs in the stroma of chloroplast membrane

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Thylakoids

103
Q

Viruses contain

A

protein and nucleic acid

104
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Viroids contain

105
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Satellites contain

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only nucleic acids

106
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Prions contain

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proteins only

107
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all virions contain a ____ which is composed of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) and a ______

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nucleocapsid, protein coat (capsid)

108
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Capsid of viruses is composed of protein subunits called

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capsomeres

109
Q

Carbohydrate-protein complexes on virus envelope

110
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General characteristics of Viruses

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  • Obligatory intracellular parasites
  • Contain DNA or RNA
  • Contain protein coat
  • some are enclosed by an envelope
  • some viruses have spikes
  • most viruses infect only specific types of cells in one host
  • Host range is determined by specific host attachment sites and cellular factors
111
Q

Viruses are classified by morphology

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  • Helical viruses
  • Polyhedral viruses
  • Enveloped Viruses
  • Complex viruses
112
Q

Icosahedron is a regular polyhedron with ____ equilateral faces and ___ vertices

113
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What are capsomers

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ring or know shpaed units made of 5 or 6 protomers

114
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functions of spikes or peplomers of the virus envelope

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  • involved in viral attachement to host cell
  • used for identification of virus
  • may have enzymatic or other activity
  • may play a role in nucleic acid replication
115
Q

Multiplication of animal viruses

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  • atttachement
  • penetration/entry
  • uncoating
  • biosynthesis
  • maturation
  • release
116
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Three methods used for viral entry

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  • fusion of the viral envelope with host membrane; nucleocapsid enters
  • endocytosis in vesicle; endosome aids in viral uncoating
  • injection of nucleic acid
117
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Enveloped viruses are released using ____

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  • Budding
  • viral proteins are placed into host membrane
  • nucleocapsid may bind to viral proteins
  • envelope derived from host cell membrane, but may be golgi, ER, or other
  • virus may use actin tails to propel through host membrane
118
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Virulent phage

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  • one reproductive choice
  • lyses bacterial host cell
119
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Temperate phages

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  • have two reproductive options
  • reproduce lytically as virulent phages do
  • remain within host cell without destroying it
120
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Lysogenic conversion

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  • Temperate phage changes phenotype of its host
    • bacteria become immune to superinfection
    • phage may express pahtogenic toxin or enzyme
  • Two advantages to lysogeny for virus
    • phage remains viable but may not replicate
    • multiplicity of infection ensures survival of host cell
  • under appropriate conditions infected bacteria will lyse and release phage particles
    • occurs when conditions in the cell cause the prophage to initiate synthesis of new phage particles a process called induction
121
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Archeal viruses may be

A

lystic or temperate

122
Q

Latent and persitent viral infections

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  • Virus remains in asymptomatic host cell for long periods
  • Disease process occurs over longer period; generally is fatal
123
Q

abnormal new cell growth and reproduction due to loss of regulation

124
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Reversion to a more primitive or less differentiated state

125
Q

Spread of cancerous cells throughout body

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Metastasis

126
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Viruses can cause cancer how

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  • viral proteins bind host cell tumor suppressor proteins
  • carry oncogene into cell and insert it into host genome
  • Altered cell regulation
  • Insertion of promoter or enhancer next to cellular oncogene
127
Q

Infectious agents composed of closed circular ssRNAs

128
Q

Are bacteria and archaea generally haploid (1N)

129
Q

DnaA

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initiaiton of replicaiton; binds origin of replicaiton (oriC)

130
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DnaB

131
Q

E. coli has __ DNA polymerases with polymerase ___ playing the major role in replication

132
Q

DNA polymerase is a haloenzyme

A
  • complex of 10 proteins
  • 3 proteins form core enzyme
133
Q

DNA polymerase ___ removes RNA primers, fills gaps with DNA

134
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____ forms a phosphodiester bond between 3’-hydroxyl of the gowing stand and the 5’ phosphate of an Okazaki fragment

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DNA ligase

135
Q

Proofreading of DNA replication is carried out by DNA polymerase ___, which removes mismatched base form

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III, 3’ end of growing strand by exonuclease activity of enzyme

136
Q

____ form when the two circular daughter chromosomes do not separate

137
Q

The shine-dalgarno sequence is on what strand

138
Q

The leader sequence is transcribed into mRNA but is not

A

translated into amino acids

139
Q

The stop codon is immediately followed by

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the trailer sequence which contains a terminator sequence used ot stop transcription

140
Q

____ mRNA is often found in bacteria and archaea

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polycistronic

141
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RNA po

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