Generalities Flashcards
What are your mobile genetic elements?
- Bacteriophage
- Plasmids
- Transposons
[Prokaryote/Eukaryote]
DNA within a nuclear membrane
Eukaryotes
[Prokaryote/Eukaryote]
membrane bound organelles
Eukaryote
[Prokaryote/Eukaryote]
50S + 30S ribosomes
prokaryotes
[Prokaryote/Eukaryote]
60S + 40S ribosomes
eukaryote
____ is the rate at which particles if a given size and shape travel; rate at which a molecule sediments under the centrifugal force of a centrifuge
Svedberg unit
___ is the area where prokaryotes store their genetic information
nucleoloid
___ are the only bacteria with sterols in their cell membrane
mycoplasma
[Prokaryote/Eukaryote/Viruse]
has either DNA or RNA
No ribosomes
has protein capsid
has lipoprotein envelope
virus
[Prokaryote/Eukaryote/Viruse]
has both DNA and RNA 70S ribosomes no mitochondria some are motile divide by binary fission
bacteria
What is the Svedberg unit for the ribosomes of the fungi
80S
____ also refers to jumping genes
transposon
What are the two methods of transposition?
- Cut and paste (direct)
2. Copy and paste (replicative)
___ are non cellular infectious proteins
prions
pathological prions predominantly have what secondary structure
beta sheets
[Prion Disease]
PrPSc accumulates in which part of the cell?
Endosome
[Prion Disease]
Higher cortical dysfunction leading to dementia
CJD
[Prion Disease]
Cerebellar manifestation then to dysdiadochokinesia, ataxia, myoclonic jerks
Kuru
[Prion Disease]
mad cow disease is also known as
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
What is the required standard autoclave conditions?
121 deg C
15 to 20 mins
15 psi
[Bacterial Structure]
What enzyme crosslinks the sugar backbone to a peptide side chain to make bacterial cell wall
transpeptidase
What bond forms between NAM and NAG in the peptidoglycan?
beta 1-4 glycosidic bond
[Gram + or Gram -]
presence of lipopolysaccharide and periplasmic space
Gram negative
think
[Gram + or Gram -]
presence of teichoic acids
Gram positive
Thick, multilayer
Gram Negative cell walls contain endotoxin consist of ____
Lipid A and Lipid O
___ gram positive bacteria that has endotoxin
Listera monocytogenes
What are the steps in gram staining?
- Primary stain - crystal violet
- Mordant - iodine
- Decolorizing - acetone
- Counterstain - safranin
What is the primary stain to detect mycobacteria?
Carbol fuchsin
What is the mordant used in AFB smear?
steam heating
What is the counterstain used to detect mycobacteria?
Malachite green or methylene blue
[Diagnostic modality]
spirochetes
darkfield microscopy
[Diagnostic modality]
legionella
silver stain
[Diagnostic modality]
Chlamydiae
Giemsa stain –> inclusion bodies
[Diagnostic modality]
rickettsiae
Giemsa/Tissue stains
What are the bacteria not seen in gram stain
- Treponema
- Rickettsia
- Mycobacteria
- Mycoplasma
- Legionella
- Chlamydia
[Essential Components of bacteria]
Site of oxidative and transport enzyme
cytoplasmic membrane
[Essential Components of bacteria]
protein synthesis
ribosome
[Essential Components of bacteria]
genetic material
nucleoid
[Essential Components of bacteria]
participates in cell division and secretion
mesosome
[Essential Components of bacteria]
contains many hydrolytic enzymes, including beta lactamases
periplasm
[Non-essential Components of bacteria]
protect against phagocytosis
capsule
polysaccharide
[Non-essential Components of bacteria]
for attachment and conjugation
pilus or fimbria
glycoprotein
[Non-essential Components of bacteria]
mediates adherence to surfaces
glycocalyx
polysaccharide
[Non-essential Components of bacteria]
for motility
flagellum
protein
[Non-essential Components of bacteria]
resistance to heat and chemical
Spore
keratin-like coat, dipicolinic acid
[Non-essential Components of bacteria]
genes for antibiotic resistance and toxins
plasmid
[Non-essential Components of bacteria]
site of nutrients in cytoplasm
granule
The capsule of bacillus anthracis is composed on ____
polypeptide of D-glutamate
Quellung reaction is also called ___ reaction
Neufeld reaction
___ is an extrachromosomal, double stranded, circular DNA capable of replicating independently
plasmids
plasmids can be integrated into the bacterial chromosome called ____
episomes
Plasmids are significant for bacteria since it plays a role in ____
- Antibiotic resistance
- Resistance to heavy metals
- Resistance to UV light
- Pili
- Exotoxin and enterotoxin
- beacteriocin