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Lecture 4 Basic Microbial Morphology Flashcards

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1
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Name the two types of prokaryotic cells

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Bacteria
Archaea

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2
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Name the most important differential staining method in microbiology

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The Gram Stain

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3
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Example of gram postive bacteria

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Staphylococci

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4
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Example of gram negative bacteria

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Escherichia coli

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5
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Explain the gram stain mechanism

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Differential lipid content of G+ and G- cell envelopes
Crystal violet-iodine complex forms within the cells (Blue colour)

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6
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What effect does alcohol treatment for gram stain method have on gram negative cell envelope

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G- cell envelope has a high lipid content which is extracted by alcohol to permeabilise the memberane

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7
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What effect does alcohol treatment for gram stain method have on gram positive cell envelope

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G+ cell envelope has low lipid
content and is dehydrated by
alcohol - making it impermeable

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8
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Name the bacteria that doesn’t stain using the gram stain method

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Mycobacteria

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9
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Why don’t Mycobacteria stain using the gram stain method

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have a high wax content in their cell envelope

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10
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Name the method used to stain mycobacteria

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Ziehl-Nielson stain

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11
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Name the smallest known bacteria

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Mycoplasmas

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12
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Why can’t mycoplasma use the gram stain method

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They have no cell wall to stain

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13
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Name the types of bacterial shapes

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Cocci(Spherical)
Bacilli(Rod shaped)
Curved or spiral shaped

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14
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Name the structure in a bacterial cell containing the bacterial genetic information

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Bacterial chromosome

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15
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Other than bacterial genetic information what else is found in the chromosome

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Plasmids

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16
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Name the structure that surrounds the cytoplasm

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Cytoplasmic membrane

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17
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Name the rigid layer surrounding the cytoplasmic membrane

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Cell wall

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18
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Name the structure that cover the cell wall and acts as a molecular sieve for gram negative bacteria

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Outer membrane

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19
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What is the cytoplasmic membrane primarily composed of

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Lipids
Phospholipids

20
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Does cytoplasmic membrane have an osmotic barrier

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Yes , only molecules smaller than glycerol diffuse into the cytoplasm

21
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Where is the site of energy production oxidative phosphorylation

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Cytoplasmic membrane

22
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How are important molecules transported in cytoplasmic membrane

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Via Permeases

23
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Name the types of membrane transport in cytoplasmic membrane

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Facilitated diffusion (passive)
Active transport

24
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Where does synthesis of new cell wall occur in bacteria cell

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Cytoplasmic membrane

25
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Name the structure that anchor the chromosome of bacteria cell

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Cytoplasmic membrane

26
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What is bacteria cell wall composed of

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Peptidoglycan

27
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What is Archaea cell wall composed of

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Lacks peptidoglycan but composed of other polysaccharides or proteins

28
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Function of cell wall in bacterial cells

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Allows cell to withstand turgor pressure and give cell shape and rigidity

from high concentration of dissolved solutes that generate a high pressure within cell caused by cytoplasm pressing again cell envelope

29
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Name the principle component of bacterial cell wall that prevent osmotic lysis

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Peptidoglycan

30
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What percentage of cell envelope material is made up of Peptidoglycan layers in gram positive

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90% of cell envelope

31
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What percentage of cell envelope material is made up of Peptidoglycan layers

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2-20% of cell envelope material

32
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Name the antibiotic that disrupts Peptidoglycan synthesis

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Penicillin

33
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What does NAG stand for in Peptidoglycan

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N-acetylglucosamine

34
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What does NAM stand for in Peptidoglycan

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N-acetylmuramic acid

35
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Which bonds connects NAM and NAG (G-M)

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β(1,4) glycosidic bond

36
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Describe cell wall of Archaea

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No peptidoglycan
S-layer composed of a ordered layer of protein or glycoprotein Eg(thermophiles, halophiles, methanogens)
Few Archaea contain pseudopeptidoglycan
Repeated sugar units, however, ab1,3-linked) Example: Methanogens
Polysaccharides

37
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Describe gram negative cell envelope outer membrane

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Phospholipid-Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)bilayer (extra lipid layer - mechanism of gram stain)
Bacterial cell adhesion
Molecular sieve - access of some molecules to cell wall and cytoplasmic membrane

38
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What is gram negative cell envelope outer membrane resistant to

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Phagocytosis

39
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Name the structure that extend from the cell surface

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Flagella
Pili

40
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Function of flagellae

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They rotate and are required for motility (chemotaxis)

41
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What do bacteria swim towards

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Chemoattractants

42
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What do bacteria swim away from

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Chemorepellents

43
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What structure do bacteria use to swim

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Flagella

44
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what is conjugative pili used for in bacteria cell

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Plasmid transfer

45
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what is common pili used for in bacteria cell

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Adherence

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