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What are the major components of biofilm extracellular mix?

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Consist of macromolecules such as polysaccharides proteins and nucleic acids

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What are the three key phases of microsporidian life cycle?

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Environmental phase, proliferative stage and spore-forming phase.

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Scientific phylum name for Sac fungi?

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Ascomycota

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Scientific phylum name for club fungi?

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Basidiomycota

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What the difference in club and sac fungi spore contain structures?

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Sac fungi form spores on sac called asci. Where as club fungi produce fruiting bodies that contain club shaped basidia where spores form.

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Name two pathogens that are associated with acute necrotizing gingivitis (trench mouth)?

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P.intermedia 
Fusobacterium
Spriochetes 
Treponema 
HIV/AIDs
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Four symptoms of meningitis?

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Fever,drowsy, confused and severe muscle pain

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What are euryarcheota?

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Can be Methanogens, halophiles and thermacidophiles.

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What is a methanogen?

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Use hydrogen to reduce carbon dioxide to form methane

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What are halophiles?

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Microbes that live in very high salt environments

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What are thermacidohpiles?

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Microbes that optimum growth temp is 60-80 degrees and live at a low pH

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Can protozoan reproduce asexually and sexually?

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Yes

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How do you classify protozoan?

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Based on mobility and morphology

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What percentage of genomes have prophage?

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~70%

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What forces are used in initial reversible biofilm binding?

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Van Der Wals reactions

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What polymers are used in irreversible binding?

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Exopolymers, fimbrae, flagella, A-layers and S-layers

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What type of needle do bacteriophages have?

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Hyperdermic

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What is a Quasispecies?

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The idea that when a species is close to extinction similar species arise due to mutation.

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What is the average burst size for bacteriophages?

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100-150 particles/ host cell

20
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What types of drugs have come from fungi?

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Anticancer, Antifungal, immunosuppressants, antibiotics

21
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What are the 5 main fungal phyla?

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Basidiomycota 
Ascomycota 
Glomeromycota 
Zugomycota 
Chytridiomycota

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