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1
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Cells: DNA within a nuclear membrane

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Eukaryotes

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Cells: Uses mitotic division

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Eukaryotes

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Cells: DNA associated with histones

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Eukaryotes

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Cells: Has more than one chromosome

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Eukaryotes

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Cells: Has membrane-bound organelles

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Eukaryotes

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Eukaryotes: Ribosomes

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40s + 60s = 80s

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Cells: DNA within a nucleiod

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Prokaryotes

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Cells: Uses binary fission

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Prokaryotes

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Cells: Has only one chromosome

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Prokaryotes

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Prokaryotes: Ribosomes

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30s + 50s = 70s

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Cell Walls: Plants & Algae

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cellulose

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Cell Walls: Fungi

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chitin

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Cell Walls: Diatoms

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silica

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14
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Cell Walls: Prokaryotes

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peptidoglycan

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15
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Cell Walls: Archaea

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pseudopeptidoglycan

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16
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Cell Walls: Protozoa & Animals

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none

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17
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An ancestral eukaryotic cell is thought to have engulfed the bacterial ancestor of

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mitochondria

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An early eukaryotic cell, already possessing mitochondria, engulfed a photosynthetic bacterium and retained it in symbiosis resulting in

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chloroplasts

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19
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Microorganisms: Has cells

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bacteria, fungi, protozoa & helminths

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20
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Microorganisms: 0.02-0.2 μm

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viruses

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21
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Microorganisms: 1-5 μm

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bacteria

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22
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Microorganisms: 3-10 μm

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fungi (yeasts)

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Microorganisms: 15-25 μm

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protozoa & helminths (trophozoites)

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Microorganisms: Has either DNA or RNA

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viruses

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Microorganisms: Has both DNA & RNA

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bacteria, fungi, protozoa & helminths

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Microorganisms: Has no nucleus

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viruses

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27
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Microorganisms: Has prokaryotic nucleoid

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bacteria

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28
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Microorganisms: Has eukaryotic nucleus

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fungi, protozoa & helminths

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29
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Microorganisms: Has no ribosomes

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viruses

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30
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Microorganisms: Has 70s ribosomes

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bacteria

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31
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Microorganisms: Has 80s ribosomes

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fungi, protozoa & helminths

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Microorganisms: Doesn’t have mitochondria

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viruses, bacteria

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33
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Microorganisms: Has mitochondria

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fungi, protozoa & helminths

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34
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Microorganisms: Has a protein capsid and lipoprotein envelope

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viruses

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35
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Microorganisms: Has a rigid wall with peptidoglycans

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bacteria

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36
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Microorganisms: Has a rigid wall with chitin

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fungi

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37
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Microorganisms: Has a flexible membrane

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protozoa & helminths

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38
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Microorganisms: Motile

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some bacteria, most protozoa & helminths

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39
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Microorganisms: Replicates via Binary Fission

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bacteria

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40
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Microorganisms: Replicates via Budding or Mitosis

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fungi

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41
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Microorganisms: Replicates via Mitosis alone

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protozoa & helminths

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42
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Obligate intracellular but acellular parasites of plants, naked RNA, no human diseases

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viroids

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43
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Mobile genetic elements

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Transposons

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44
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DNA pieces that move readily from one site to another either within or between the DNA of bacteria, plasmids and bacteriophages

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“jumping genes” (transposons)

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45
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DNA replication followed by insertion of a new copy into another site

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Replicative Transposition

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46
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DNA is excised from the site without replicating and then inserts into the new site

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Direct Transposition

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47
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Prions: Normal form of protein encoded by the host’s chromosomal DNA, suceptible to protease and soluble in detergent

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PrPc

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Prions: Abnormal isoform of PrPc which modifies folding of normal prion-like proteins found in the body and has a high beta-sheet content

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PrPres / PrPsc

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49
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Appearance of vacuolated neurons with loss of function and lack of immune response or inflammation

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Spongiform Encephalopathies

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50
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Human Prion Diseases

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Creuzfeld-Jakob (CJD, cortical), Kuru (“k/guria” - to shake, cerebellar), Variant CJD (vCJD), Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker (GSS), Fatal Familial Insomnia (FFI), Sporadic Fatal Insomnia (SFI)

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Animal Prion Diseases

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Scrapie (sheep/goat), Transmissible Mink Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (Mad Cow), Chronic Wasting Disease (mule/deer/elk)

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52
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Prions are _____ to standard viral disinfection procedures and have very long incubation periods as long as ____.

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impervious, 30 years

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53
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Prions: Transmission

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infected tissue, cuts in skin, transplantation of contaminated tissue (cornea), contaminated medical devices (brain electrodes), ingestion of infected tissue (cannibalism), inherited

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54
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Prions: Susceptible Populations

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women and children of the Fore tribe in New Guinea, neurosurgeons, neurosurgery patients, transplant surgeons, transplant patients

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55
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Prions: Spectrum of Disease

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loss of muscle control → shivering → myoclonic jerks and tremors → loss of coordination → rapidly progressive dementia → death

56
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Prions: Treatment

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none

57
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Prions: Prevention

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cessation of ritual cannibalism, elimination of animal products from livestock feed, disinfection of neurosurgical tools (5% hypochlorite, Na hydroxide, autoclaved at 15psi for 1 hour)

58
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Bacteria: Spheres

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cocci

59
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Bacteria: Rods

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bacilli

60
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Bacteria: Spirals

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spirochetes

61
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Cocci: Pairs

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diplococci

62
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Cocci: Chains

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streptococci

63
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Cocci: Clusters

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staphylococci

64
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Smallest Bacteria

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Mycoplasma

65
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Largest Bacteria

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Thiomargarita namibiensis

66
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Largest Medically Relevant Bacteria

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Borrelia burgdorferi

67
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All bacteria have a cell wall composed of peptidoglycan except

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Mycoplasma

68
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sugar + peptide side-chains crosslinked by transpeptidase

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peptidoglycan

69
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Kill bacteria by cleaving the glycan backbone (β 1→4 linkage between GlcNAc and MurNAc) of the peptidoglycan

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lysozymes

70
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Facilitate the passage of small, hydrophilic molecules into the cell

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porin proteins

71
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Have thicker and multilayered peptidoglycan and teichoic acid

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Gram (+)

72
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Have thinner and single-layered peptidoglycan, lipopolysaccaride and periplasmic space

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Gram (-)

73
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The outer membrane of gram (-) bacteria contains _____ which consists of _____ and _____.

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endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide), lipid A, O antigen

74
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Only gram (+) bacteria with endotoxin

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Listeria monocytogenes

75
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Steps in Gram Staining

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primary stain (crystal Violet) → mordant (Iodine) → decolorizing agent (Acetone) → counterstain (Safranin)

76
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Bacteria not seen in Gram Stain

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Treponema, Rickettsia, Mycobacteria, Mycoplasma, Legionella, Chlamydia

77
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Essential Components of Bacteria: Lipoprotein bilayer without sterols

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cytoplasmic membrane

78
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Essential Components of Bacteria: Site of oxidative and transport enzymes

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cytoplasmic membrane

79
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Essential Components of Bacteria: RNA and protein in 50s and 30s subunits

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ribosomes

80
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Essential Components of Bacteria: Protein synthesis

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ribosomes

81
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Essential Components of Bacteria: DNA, genetic material

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nucleoid

82
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Essential Components of Bacteria: Invagination of plasma membrane

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mesosome

83
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Essential Components of Bacteria: Participates in cell division and secretion

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mesosome

84
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Essential Components of Bacteria: Space between the plasma membrane and outer membrane

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periplasm

85
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Essential Components of Bacteria: Contains many hydrolytic enzymes including β-lactamases

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periplasm

86
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Non-Essential Components of Bacteria: Polysaccharide, protects against phagocytosis

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capsule

87
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Non-Essential Components of Bacteria: Glycoprotein, attachment, conjugation

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pilus, fimbria

88
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Non-Essential Components of Bacteria: Polysaccharide, mediates adherence to surfaces, biofilm

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glycocalyx

89
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Non-Essential Components of Bacteria: Protein, motility, H antigen (flagellin protein)

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flagellum

90
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1 Flagellum

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Monotrichous

91
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2 Flagella

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Amphitrichous

92
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Tuft of Flagella

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Lophotrichous

93
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Side Flagella

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Peritrichous

94
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Non-Essential Components of Bacteria: Keratin-like coat, dipicolinic acid, resistance to heat and chemicals

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spore

95
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Non-Essential Components of Bacteria: DNA, genes for antibiotic resistance and toxins

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plasmid

96
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Non-Essential Components of Bacteria: Glycogen, lipids, polyphosphates, site of nutrients in cytoplasm

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granule

97
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All bacterial capsules are composed of polysaccharide except

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Bacillus anthracis (polypeptide of D-glutamate)

98
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The capsule of Bacillus anthracis is composed of

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polypeptide of D-glutamate

99
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Formed by gram (+) rods especially Bacillus and Clostridium

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spore

100
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Extrachromosomal, double-stranded, circular DNA capable of replicating independently of the bacterial chromosome, can sometimes be integrated into the bacterial chromosome

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plasmids

101
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Plasmids: From cell to cell by conjugation, large, contain about a dozen genes for synthesis of the sex pilus and for the enzymes required for transfer

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transmissible plasmids

102
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Plasmids: Small, do not contain the transfer genes, frequently present in many (10-60) copies per cell

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non-transmissible plasmids

103
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Bacterial Growth Curve: Cells are depleted of metabolites as the result of unfavorable conditions, adaptation to new environment, nutrients are incorporated, vigorous metabolic activity but do not divide (zero growth rate)

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Phase 1: Lag Phase

104
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Bacterial Growth Curve: Rapid cell division occurs, β-lactam antibiotics act during this phase (constant growth rate), continues until either one or more nutrients in the medium become exhausted or toxic metabolites accumulate and inhibit growth

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Phase 2: Log or Exponential Phase

105
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Bacterial Growth Curve: Exhaustion of nutrients or the accumulation of toxic products cause growth to cease completely (zero growth rate), spores are formed

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Phase 3: Maximum Stationary Phase

106
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Bacterial Growth Curve: Most of the cells die because nutrients have been exhausted (negative growth rate)

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Phase 4: Decline or Death Phase

107
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Oxygen metabolism generates toxic products such as

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superoxide, hydrogen peroxide

108
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Enzymes needed to survive in aerobic environments

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superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, catalase

109
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Aerobic Bactera: Completely dependent on oxygen for ATP-generation

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Obligate Aerobes

110
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Aerobic Bactera: Uses fermentation but can tolerate low amounts of oxygen (< 0.2 atm) because they have SOD

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Microaerophiles

111
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Anaerobic Bactera: Utilize oxygen if it is present but can use fermentation in its absence

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Facultative Anaerobes

112
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Anaerobic Bactera: Exclusively anaerobic but insensitive to the presence of oxygen

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Aerotolerant Anaerobes

113
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Anaerobic Bactera: Cannot grow in the presence of oxygen because they lack 3 important enzymes

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Obligate Anaerobes

114
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Obligate Aerobes

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Nocardia, Neisseria, Pseudomonas, Mycobacteria, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Bordatella, Brucella, Bacillus cereus, Legionella, Leptospira

115
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Obligate Anaerobes

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Actinomyces, Bacteroides, Clostridium

116
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Microaerophiles

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Borrelia, Treponema, Campylobacter, Helicobacter, Streptococcus

117
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Facultative Anaerobes

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Bacillus anthracis, Escherichia coli, Listeria, Corynebacterium, Mycoplasma (non-pneumoniae), Staphylococcus

118
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Aerotolerant Anaerobes

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Propionibacterium, Lactobacillus vaginalis

119
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Bacterial genetic material consists of _____ located in the _____.

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single chromosome of circular DNA, nucleoid

120
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Bacteria are _____ while eukaryotic cells are _____.

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bacteria - haploid, eukaryotes - diploid

121
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Bacterial DNA is _____ while human DNA is _____.

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bacteria - circular, humans - linear

122
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Extrachromosomal pieces of DNA encoding both exotoxins and enzymes

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plasmids

123
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DNA that moves readily from one site on the bacterial chromosome to another or from the bacterial chromosome to a plasmid

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transposons

124
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Movement of genes from inactive storage sites into active sites of transcription

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Programmed Rearrangements

125
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Prokaryote DNA transfer from one bacterium to another

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Conjugation

126
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Prokaryote DNA transfer by a virus from one cell to another

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Transduction

127
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Purified prokaryote/eukaryote DNA taken up by a cell

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Transfromation

128
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Cycles of Transduction

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Lytic, Lysogenic

129
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Occurs when normal flora occupy receptor sites preventing pathogens from binding

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Colonization Resistance

130
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Normal Flora: Skin

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Staphylococcus epidermidis

131
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Normal Flora: Nose

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Staphylococcus aureus (anterior nares)

132
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Normal Flora: Mouth

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Viridans Streptococci

133
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Normal Flora: Dental Plaque

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Streptococcus mutans

134
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Normal Flora: Colon

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Bacteroides, Escherichia coli

135
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Normal Flora: Vagina

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Lactobacillus vaginalis (Döderlein), Escherichia coli, Streptococcus agalactiae

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