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What is the study of bacteria

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Bacteriology

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What is the study of viruses

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Virology

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What is the study of funagi

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Mycology

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What is the study of algai

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Phycology

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What is the study of parasitres

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Parasitology

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What is the bodies defense to parasties

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Immunology

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What do we give Koch credit for

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Etiology, the germ theory, and pure cultures

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What is the germ theory

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The study of microorganisms causing disease. Looked at body fluids or sick animal and observe the tiny organisms

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What is a pure culture

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When he introduced organisms to healthy animals to see developing symptoms

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Fungi kingdom

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Eukaryotic, Chitin cell wall, major decomposer, fuzzy white appearance

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Plants kingdom

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Eukaryotic, cellulose cell wall, photosynthetic

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Bacteria Kingdom

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Prokaryotic, peptidoglycan cell wall, come have tails, some photosynthesize

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Protists kingdom

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Eukaryotic, Flexible cell wall, uni and multi cellular

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Animal kingdom

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Eukaryotic, no cell wall, multicellular

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Virus kingdom

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No living, parasitic, DNA or RNA

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What is the scientific naming system

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Created by Linneaus
Consist go the genus and species
Genus is always capitalized or underlined or italicized
Species is lowercased
LATIN OR GREEK
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What is Normal microbiota

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Bacteria and fungi we have on our body/in our body that protects us by leaving no attachment sites for foreign microbes

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Describe the Vaccine

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Jenner was the first recorded to give cowpox vaccine

Prepared from living virulent microorganisms or killed pathogens and recombinant DNA techniques

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What are antibiotics

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Substances produced naturally by bacteria and fungi that inhibit the growth of bacteria

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Describe Archea and its parts

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Prokaryotic cells that lack peptidoglycan

Methanogens, Halophiles and Thermophiles

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What are methanogens

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Archea that produce methane as a waste product

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What are Halophiles

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Archea that live in extremely salty environments

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what are thermophiles

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Archea that live in hot sulfurous water, hot springs

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Gramstaining process

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Developed by Gram to classify bacteria in gram +/-
1.primary stain: crystal violet
BOTH PURPLE
2.Mordant: Iodine
BOTH DARK PURPLE
3,Decolorizer: alcohol
-:CLEAR +: PURPLE
4.Counterstain: Safranin
-: RED +:PURPLE
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Describe gram + bacteria
Thick peptidoglycan with acids, no butter membrane | Antibodies destroy wall
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Describe gram - bacteria
Thin peptodyglycan, have butter membrane | Aggravated by penicillin, resistant
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Smear process
1. Add drop of H2o in middle of slide 2. Aseptically add the specimen and smear small stamp 3. Let air dry on rack 4. Heat fix 5. Stain
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What does heat fixing do
- Kills bacteria - Allows us to stain the bacteria without washing it off - Coagulates portend so it better absorbs the stain
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What are the positive stains
Crystal violet Methlane blue Saphranin Malachite green
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What are the negative stains
Nigrosin Congo red Eosin
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Describe capsule staining
The use of nigrosin to stain the background and safranin to stain the bacteria Safranin will make halos around each bacterial cell, capsules
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Describe Endospore staining
Malachite green is applied and steamed to penetrate endospore wall Safranin is added to stain other parts besides the endospore, rod shape
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Describe flagella staining
Mordant is used to view flagella
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Total magnifications
RED Scanning is 40x YELLOW Low power is 100x BLUE High power is 400x WHITE Oil immersion is 1,000x
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What is active transport
When cell uses energy in form of ATP to move substance across the plasma membrane
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What is passive transport
When molecules move through plasma membrane down concentration gradient from high to low until equilibrium is established
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Describe the plasma membrane
Phospholipid molecules arranged in 2 rows, lipid bilayer Each molecule contains a head that is water loving and a non polar tail Proteins function as enzymes
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What are endospores
Gram + bacteria produce when the environment challenges them, they obtain genetic info inside They will germinate and sprout in new environment when things get better Can survive boiling water
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Describe the prokaryotic cell structure
- Has no nucleus - 2 protein building blocks of flagella - Has capsule or slime layer, glycocolyx - Complex cell wall - Plasma membrane has carbohydrates, no sterols - Small ribosomes, 70's - Circular chromosomes - Binary fission for cell division
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Describe the eukaryotic cell structure
- Has a nucleus - Flagella is complex, has multiple microtubules - Glycocalyx is present in ones without a cell wall - Simple cell wall - Plasma membrane has carbs and sterols - Small and large ribosomes, 70 + 80's - Linear chromosomes - Mitosis for cell division
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What is the Golgi aperatus
Series of membranes responsible for packaging proteins
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What is the ER
Membrane systems inside the cell that allows thing to move in and out the cell Rough=studded with ribosomes smooth=make lipids and store other chemicals
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What is lysosome
Made in rough ER | contains digestive enzymes that break down substances
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What is mitochondria
Responsible for production of ATP
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What are 70's ribosomes
Found in prokaryotic cells, but also in some mitochondria and chloroplast of Eukaryotic cells
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What are 80's ribosomes
Free floating in the cytosol of Eukaryotic cells
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What is Fimbriae
Extensions that allow bacterium to attach | Initiates diseases because once they attach, they're hard to get rid of ( UTI's)
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What is pilli
Tube like structures that can be formed by some bacteria in exchange of genetic info Allows for gliding and twitching
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What is glycocalyx
Sugar covering, virulence factor Can be capsule or slime layer Can prevent phagocytosis and bacteria from drying out
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What are axial filaments
Endoflagellum tail that wraps around the cell, allowing organisms to spiral forward and move easily through fluids
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Amphitrcious filament
Duo tails, on both ends
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Lophotrichous filament
Lots of tails on one end
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Monotrichous filament
1 tail
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Peritrichous filament
Tails all over, many
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cocci bacteria
round, streptococci is the pearl like chain | tetrad is the 4
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Bacilli bacteria
rod shaped
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Spiral bacteria
worm shaped
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Describe oxidation reduction
Coupled reaction where one substance is oxidized and one is reduced Where one atom/molecule loses an electron, there's always another one around to gain or take it
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Substrate level phosphorylation
ATP generation, 1 way | A phosphate is chopped off and put onto ADP in order to generate ATP
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Oxidative phosphorylation
Production of ATP from ADP through ETC In eukaryotic cells: occurs along the inner mitochondrial membrane, in cristi In prokaryotic cells: occurs inside the plasma membrane
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Anaerobic respiration
Does not use oxygen and may even be killed by it. | Final electron acceptor is on inorganic molecule other than O2
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Aerobic respiration
Uses oxygen. Final acceptor is O2
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ATP produced in pathways
Glycolysis: 8 Krebs: 24 ETC: 6 38 in Pro // 34 in Euk
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Photoautotrophs
Energy source is light
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Photoheterotrophs
Organic compounds | Co2 takes gas out of the environment and incorporates it into carbon based molecules
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Chemoautotrophs
Energy source is chemical | Co2: chemical energy source from hydrogen, nitrogen, iron
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Chemoheterotrophs
organic, most living things on earth and fungi, bacteria and animals
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Isotonic
Same on the inside as it is on the outside | NACI 0.86
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Hypertonic
Environment is more concentrated in solutes on the outside
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Hypotonic
Cell is more concentrated then outside | H2O moves into cell
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Growth curve phases
Lag, Log, Stationary and Death
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Describe the Lag phase
Little to no division of growth in bacteria, Genes are turned on where they may have been silenced. Once they have enough food they move on to Log
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Describe the Log phase
Exponental increase in population. Industrial procedures will create a condition of hemostatic environment
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Describe the Stationary phase
When resources become scarce, # of cells dying = # of cells dividing Less growth at end and smaller organisms
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Describe the Death phase
Organisms are planning for death of population. Exponential | Bacteria produce spores, pick up plasmids
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What is an Obligate anaerobic
Growth ceases in presence of oxygen
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What is an Facultative anaerobic
Use oxygen when it is present but are able to grow when no oxygen is present `
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What is a complex media
Culture medium in which the exact chemical composition is not known Made up of Yeats, meats and plants
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What is a selective media
Designed to grow, encourge microbes and suppress anything that isn't that
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What is a differential media
Makes it easier to distinguish colonies of the desired organism
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What is the generation time
The time acquired for a cell to divide and its population to double Most have generation time of 1-3 hours, other require more then 24 hours
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What are psychrophiles
Cold organisms, live between -10 and 20. 15 is their optimum
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What are Psychrotrophs
Cold loving that go in fridge | 0-30 temp, 25 being optimum
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What are Mesophiles
Live in 10-50 temp range, 37 is their best( body temp )
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What are Thermophils
Like warm temperatures of 40-72. 62 is their optimum
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What are Hyperthermophiles
Extreme bacteria Live in 67-110 temperature 94 is their ideal.
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What are the bacterial death factors
Temp: 70 works best # of microbes: more microbs=longer it takes to eliminate organic matter: feces, urine, pus has to be removes before disinfectant is applied Time of exposure: chemical antibodies require extended exposure for resistant microbes and endospores Microb characteristics: Prions are more resistant P,E,M,C,V,G-,F,G+,V w/t, V w/
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What is pasteurization
Not a sterilizing process. Increases the shelf life of milk, yogurt and ice cream Uses heat to fluids to kill bacteria, but only the ones that will cause spoilage
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What is autoclaving
A method of sterilization Steam under pressure Will kill all organisms, but prions, under 15 minutes at 121 degrees
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What are the principles of effectivness
- Concentration, should always be diluted as specified - Organic matter should be removed - Ph - Must be left on the surface for several hours
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What are the gene sequences
C with G | A with T but in RNA w/ U
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What are the indictable system
Way to control protien synthesis Type of operon, lac operon, not functioning. Is normally off. Genes are turned on only if the particular substrate is in the environment, Lactose Glucose has to be absent LAC PERMASE will only turn on if the only ting to eat is lactose
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What is the Repressible system
On repressor, protein is not stuck. Allows RNA polymers to bind to promoter and the transcription of structural genes
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What is Transformation
When genes are transferred from 1 bacterium to another as naked DNA, occurs only when there is some environmental challenge thats is killing the bacteria there. Dying bacteria picks up genes in its environment, if they have recipes that will allow it to survive then it'll keep it, as plasmids or recombine them to the host genome. When its no longer in danger it will clean house and discard any genes not used in a long time
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What is conjunction
Another mechanism where genes are transferred from one to another Requires a cell to cell contact, referred to as bacterial sex When challenged they spend energy to make a pilus between two cells, allowing F+ cells to share genes with F- cell F+ is the one with fancy genes
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What is transduction
Involves a viral. Fancy genes by accident SAME AS TRANSFORMATION BUT INVOLVES A VIRAL FIRST 1. Virus infects bacterial cell 2.Chops up host DNA 3.Utalizes the cell to make more viruses. If those fancy genes are in cell, it keeps them 4.When challenge disappears, gets rid of those genes
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What is a mutation
``` A change in DNA no change in protein or organism but also beneficial -resistance -pathogenicity Caused by UV and Aflotoxin ```
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Base substitution
Instead of C being followed by C its followed by T | Can occur by random mutation or mutagen
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Nonsense mutation
When a stop is inserted due to loose mutation
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Frameshift mutation
When one base Is kicked out and everything is shifted over Making a different amino acid=different charge Protein will be shaped differently now being nonfunctional to enzyme
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DNA characteristics
A-T. G-C Made of deoxyribose sugar 2 strands, double helix During replication, A to T and G to C
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RNA characteristics
``` A-U. G-C Made of ribose sugar 3 types: mRNA, rRNA, tRNA Single strand During replication, A to U and G to C ```
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What is transcription
Making a close copy of DNA Uses RNA polymerase: will bring in base pair and RNA nucleotides: RNA and DNA bind at the promoter
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What is Translation
Involves decoding the language of nucleic acids | AAA=Phe AUG=Met
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How do you classify
Depends on their rDNA If they're P or E Their transfer RNA Bacteria, Archea:Extreme high temp salty, Eukarya: Fungi plants and animals
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Naming kindgom in order
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus Species | Smaller the higher the similarities between them
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What is Nucleic Acid Hybridization
The process of combining single complementary strands of DNA If 2 species are similar/related a major portion of their nucleic sequence will also be similar, they'll connect completely Complete bind=are the same Partial bind=may be related no hybridization=not related, different DNA
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Mycoplasma
unusual bacteria, dont show up on gram stain, grow in horse serum yeast look like fried eggs no cw, has sterols, treated with tetracyclines Ureaplasma pneumonia and urealytica
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Rickettsia
unusual bacteria, transmitted via arthropods, causes spotted fever, Gram - bacteria, hide inside the cells. 3 types: rickettsia pro,typhae, rickettsiai treated with tetracyclines + chlorynfinicol
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rickettsia provasekia
Lice, by indirect vector lice bites and poops, we scratch bite, poop goes into wound, we get it symptoms=spots,fever,chills,headache
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rickettsia typhae
Flie bites us. we get spotted fever | can recover from it
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rickettsia rickettsiai
Ticks, causes rocky mountain fever | symptoms=fever, rash at ankles & wrists then spreads slowly
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Chlymydiae
Unusual bacteria, gram - coccoid Causes chlamydiae trechomatis, PID, Lymphogranuloma venerium and respiratory infections Treated with tetracyclines
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chlamydiae trechomatis
Silent disease, people can go many years without symptoms and realize once reproductive structures have been damaged Can get in other tissues, eye
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PID
Causes pelvis to become enlarged | People with prolong infections of chlaydia can eventually get this
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Lymphogranuloma venerium
Can be lead to bc go chlamydia trechomatis Occurs when transmitted reproductively Leads to ectopic pregnancies If in the urinary tract, can lead to nongunocci urethritis
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If chlamydia is airborne what can it cause
Respiratory pneumonia, chlamydia psittacosaurus or chlamydia pneumonia
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Fungi
Consists of molds, mushrooms, yeast Most are sacraphites, feed off of materials of a dead organism Eukaryotic, Sterols in cw, chitin cw, sexual and asexual, aerobic some anaerobic Contain a sporehead, aerial hyphae, mycellium 4 types: ascomyse, basiomycota, zygomycota, microsporida
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Ascomyse
Contain sacs, ascos | Contain penecillin, asperiguixllus and yeast
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Basodiomycota
Contain mushrooms, causes cryptococcus: pigeon disease
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Zygomycota
Contains rhizopus, produce sexually and asexually
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Microsporida
Have no hyphae, mitochondria, microtubules | Found in AIDS/HIV patients
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Lichen
An algae and fungus Exist in a symbiotic mutualistic relationship Come together when environments are challenged Fungus provides a foundation for them algae absorbs sunlight and provides food Once they get what they need, they separate and cannot come back together again
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Helminths
Parasitic round worms and flat worms Eukaryotic and multicellular Few to no systems only their reproductive system is highly developed Diseases are transmitted via GI root or FO root Types: Platyhelminths, Cestodes, Nematodes
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Platyhelminth
Flat helminths Specific group=flukes Have suckers that allow them to stick to intestines Split body, women on bottom and man on top Disease: schistosomiasis aka swimmer itch, asian snail is the host
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Cestode & associated disease
Flat worm, tapeworm Get from eating undercooked/poorly cooked food Eat the cysticercus Attach to the intestine by the hooks and suckers People. can be asymptomatic and have periodic diarrhea Eat out intestinal food not blood or tissue Hydatids: Grow in gallons of fluids and can form in the liver and brain. Kills you if they burst
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Nematodes
Round worms | Have a complete digestive system, and come out of anal region and reproduce at night
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Hookworms & associated diseases
Attach to the intestinal wall Eat blood and tissue causing bleeding and pica if there is a huge manifestation Trichinellosis, Ascariasis, River blindness, Whipworm, Elephanitis
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Trichinellosis
From undercooked raccoon, bear | Swelling around the eyes, and under nails
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Ascariasis
Most widespread worm disease worldwide Can be 30 cm/foot diagnosed when worm pops out of anus, mouth, nose or bellybutton Symptoms:lung blockage of intestines of bile duct
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Riverblindess
2nd leading cause to blindness | Caused by roundworm
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Whipworm
common and widespread in soil
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Define a virus
Nucleic acid is DNA or RNA Contains capsid for attachment Helical or polyhedral
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What are the culture methods
Plaque method, Embryonic method, animals or cell cultures
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Plaque method
Used to identify a bacteria. Bacterial lawn is created and spread with beads
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Embryonated eggs
Used to study a virus. Virus is injected and researchers can see if certain tissue or cell damage, or if embryo died
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Animals
Used to study virus | Look for signs and symptoms and tissue damage
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Cell cultures
cells are suspended in culture medium 3 types primary:made from tissue slices. die out in a few generations secondary:made from human embryos, last 100 generations continuous: immortal made from cancer cells
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What is lysogenecy
means of viral replication host cell will recover will not be destroyed. 1. phage attaches to host cell and inject DNA 2. phage DNA enters lysogenic phase 3. genetic material can then recombine with the host genome. The repressor proteins keep the virus and prophase prophage quiet, but some will cause prophage to pop out and enter lytic cycle
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What is a viroid
Short naked RN a plant viruses
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What are prions
Infectious protein particles. Involve the degeneration of brain tissue
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What is a latent virus
One that the virus remains in the host cell for a long period of time
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What is a retro virus
Virus that uses reverse transcriptase to make themselves into DNA ( HIV )
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nonsocomial disease
hospital acquired. Linked to a person at a hospital
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Epidemic
When many people in the given area acquire a disease in a relatively short time
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Endemic
Illness is always present in some amount of population | flu, cold
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Pandemic
worldwide
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sporadic
occasional outbreaks, graph goes up and down
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chronic infection
continual, recurrent, develops slowly and lasts for months
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primary infection
initial illness
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secondary infection
not long, caused b y opurtunistic organism
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droplet transmission
transmission via saliva, mucus and sneezing. Within 1 meter
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vehicle transmission
transmitted through air, water, vehicle to host. Greater then 1 meter up to 7.
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What is a vector
The one who carries the illness Mechanical:carried on body Biological: direct is introduced in bite, indirect is introduced by you scratching the bite
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Factors of emerging disease
``` Use of antibiotics and pesticides Climatic changes Travel Lack of vaccination Lack of improved care reporting ```
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What is the common portal of entry
The mucus membrane of the respiratory tract but can be introduced via the parental entry. Pushed under the skin by a needle, bite, surgery, cut
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Virulence factors
``` NEET Number of microorganisms Enzymes/proteins External Structures Toxins ```
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LD50's
Lethal dose that will kill 50% of sample population
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ID50's
Infectious dose for 50% of sample population
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Endotoxin
Unintentionally released Released by gram - when they die Interlukin 1 released and stimulates fever
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Exotoxin
Intentionally released Released from gram + Diffuse through bloodstream, water soluble 3 types:AB exotoxin, Membrane disrupting, Super antigens
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What is septic shock
Shock caused by bacteria
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Cillary Escalator
Keeps mucus blanket moving forward the throat
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Explain inflammation
Swelling caused by accumulation of fluids Heat due to increase in blood flow Redness, more blood Pain due to release of chemicals
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What are the steps of inflammation
Vasodilation: Vasoactive mediators are released, blood clot forms W BC work, phagocytosis occurs Tissue repair
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Compliment fixation
C3 binds to C3a and C3b
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Classical pathway
Antigen combine with antibody
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Alternative pathway
Lipid carb complex | Doesn't involve antibodies, active by contact between B.P,D. This is where C3 splits into C3a and C3b
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Lectin pathway
Macrophages ingest bacteria, virus and release lectin
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What is active immunity
Your body activley producing antibodies against an antigen
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What us passive immunity
You are receiving prepared antibodies
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What is natural active immunity
Exposed to a germ by breathing it or touching
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What is natural passive immunity
Receiving antibody by breast milk or placdenta
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What is artificially active immunity
Antigen introduced in a vaccine
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What is artificially passive immunity
Receiving antibodies
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IgG
Cross placenta | 2nd to respond to infection
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IgM
Causes clumping | Appears first in infection
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IgA
Found in secretions saliva, tears | Prevents attachment
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IgD
B cell activator
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IgE
Involved in allergies and lysis of worms
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Type 1 Hypersensitivity
Anaphylactic Can get from an allergic reaction, drug injections, asthma, insect, venom, pollen, dust mite Blood is pulled away in shock Epi pen is used
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Type 2
Cytotoxic Occurs when someone gets the wrong blood and antibodies clump IgM and IgG are released
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Type 3
Immune complex Combination of IgM and IgG, lodge in the body tissues causing inflammation Caused by serum sickness
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Type 4
Delayed cell mediated | Release of T cells due to rejected transplant tissue or contact with poison ivy
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Autograft
Taking a tissue from one part of the body to another
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Isograft
Between two sets of twins, have same cell makers
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Alograft
Between 2 people with similar matches in HMC1 and blood
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Xenograft
Between animals