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General BacT and Mycology - Muller Flashcards

1
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The phylogenetic tree of life contains 3 domains. Which are prokaryotes? Which are eukaryotes?

A

Prokaryotes: BacT + Archaea

Eukaryotes: Eukaryota (fungi, plants, animals, etc)

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Where is genetic info contained in a prokaryotic cell?

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In a single haploid circular chromosome

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3
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Regarding bacteria, why can nutrients easily and quickly reach all parts of the cell?

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Bc bacT are small but have a large surface area to volume ratio

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4
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True or False: Not all bacteria have a capsule

A

TRUE

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5
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A bacterial capsule has a _________ outer layer

A

polysaccharide!!

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6
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A bacterial cell wall is made of a _____________ layer

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Peptidoglycan layer

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7
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Does Gram + or Gram - have a thicker peptidoglycan layer?

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Gram + has a thicker peptidoglycan (cell wall) layer

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8
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What is the purpose of gram staining?

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Differentiates bacT by properties of their cell walls and by detecting peptidoglycan

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9
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What is the purpose of acid fast staining?

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stains acid fast positive organisms due to mycolic acid in present in cell wall

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10
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What is an example of a bacteria you would use acid fast staining for?

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Mycobacteria - mycolic acid in cell wall

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11
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What is the antigenic component of gram + bacteria?

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Lipotechoic acid

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12
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Which is the antigenic component in Gram neg bacteria?

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Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) (part of cell wall)

Specifically Lipid A - endotoxin

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13
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Does gram + or gram - contain the Lipid A?

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Gram neg!

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14
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What is Lipid A?

A

Endotoxin in cell wall (LPS) of gram neg bacteria

activates immune system and exerts harmful effects

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15
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What is the virulence factor for mycobacteria?

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Mycolic acid

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16
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What is endoflagella?

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Flagella in the periplasmic space - only in Gram neg bacT!!!

Corkscrew like motility

Ex: Spirochetes have endoflagella

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17
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Explain the different types of pili/ fimbriae

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Attachment pili: adherence to host

Conjugation pili: transfers genetic info

** pili also contributes to antigenicity (Ex: diarrhea in neonatal piglets)

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18
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Endospores are produced by which bacteria when exposed to nutrient depletion?

A

Clostridium + Bacillus

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19
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What are characteristics of endospores?

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  1. Cryptobiotic state of dormancy
  2. Most durable cell in nature
  3. Survives a long time under extreme conditions
  4. Formed intracellularly
20
Q

Which bacteria are exceptions to general bacterial properties and why?

A
  1. Mycoplasma: no cell wall
  2. Leptospira: 2 circular chromosomes
  3. Borrelia burgdorferi: linear chromosomes
21
Q

Define the lag phase

A

increase in cell size, active metabolism of cells but NO DIVISION

22
Q

Define exponential or logarithmic phase

A

cells multiply at max. rate

23
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Define the maximal stationary phase

A

exhaustion of nutrients/ accumulation of toxins

balance between slow multiplication and cells dying

24
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What nutrients are required for bacteria to grow?

A

Carbon and nitrogen

25
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What is the bacterial sources of metabolic energy?

A

Fermentation

Respiration

Photosynthesis

26
Q

What is a microaerophile?

A

Bacteria that requires a small amount of O2 to grow

27
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_________ are bacteria that grow in 70-110 °C

A

Hyperthermophiles

28
Q

Define exotoxins

A

proteinaceous toxins made by bacteria that exerts action on specific target cells when secreted or released following lysis

*** produced inside gram positive bacteria

29
Q

Define endotoxins

A

cell wall components (LPS) that induce inflammation by stimulating immune system

** part of cell wall of gram neg bacteria

30
Q

What are examples of biofilm?

A

Dental plaque

biofilm in catheters

UTI

31
Q

Bacteria produce _________which allows cells to communicate

A

Autoinducers / pheromones

32
Q

Explain quorum sensing

A

When bacterial population is HIGH autoinducers bind to receptors and promote group behavior (Ex: biofilm formation, virulence, conjugation, etc.)

When bacterial population is LOW autoinducers diffuse away from bacteria / no group behavior

33
Q

______ + ________ help mediate transfer of genetic material

A

Capsules , fibriae/pili

34
Q

All bacT contain peptidoglycan except ___________

A

Mycoplasma

35
Q

________ is a harmful endotoxin in Gram negative bacT

36
Q

What sequences of events are required to act as a pathogen?

A
  1. Must find appropriate host
  2. Must evade host
  3. Compete w normal microbiota to adhere to host tissues
  4. Multiply inside host
  5. Causes damage to host
37
Q

True or False: Most bacteria are intracellular

A

FALSE MOST ARE EXTRACELLULAR

38
Q

Give examples of obligate intracellular pathogens

A
  1. Rickettsia
  2. Chlamydia
39
Q

Give examples of facultative intracellular pathogens

A
  1. Mycobacterium
  2. Rhodococcus
  3. Bartonella
40
Q

Extrachromosomal DNA in bacteria is known as ________

41
Q

How can bacteria transfer genetic material and virulence factors?

A
  1. Transformation (in the lab)
  2. Transduction (via bacteriophages)
  3. Conjugation (via plasmid)
42
Q

What is pathogenesis?

A

mechanism that leads to a disease

43
Q

What is pathogenicity?

A

ability of a microorganism to damage a host

44
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What is virulence?

A

relative capacity of a pathogen to damage a host

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