M1L3 Flashcards
- extracellular polymer COVERING THE ENTIRE BACTERIUM
- BACTERIAL VIRULENCE (capsule) -> resist phagocytosis
- specific identification
- used as ANTIGENS in certain vaccines (pneumonia)
- a very important component of BIOFILM
- extracellular polymeric substances (EPS)
GLYCOCALYX
resist phagocytosis
BACTERIAL VIRULENCE (capsules)
GLYCOCALYX are used as antigens in certain vaccines, what is the vaccine?
Streptococcus pneumoniae
THREAD-LIKE appendages composed entirely of protein. They are the organs for LOCOMOTION. They are highly ANTIGENIC
FLAGELLA
protein found in flagella
FLAGELLIN
4 TYPES OF ARRANGEMENTS OF FLAGELLA:
monotrichous
lophotricous
amphitricous
peritrichous
TYPES OF ARRANGEMENTS OF FLAGELLA:
SINGLE polar flagellum
MONOTRICHOUS
TYPES OF ARRANGEMENTS OF FLAGELLA:
MULTI polar flagella
LOPHOTRICOUS
TYPES OF ARRANGEMENTS OF FLAGELLA:
single flagellum found at EACH TWO OPPOSITE POLES
AMPHITRICOUS
TYPES OF ARRANGEMENTS OF FLAGELLA:
multiple flagella DISTRIBUTED OVER THE ENTIRE CELL
PERITRICHOUS
a polysaccharide-containing material LYING OUTSIDE the cell
GLYCOCALYX
a CONDENSED, WELL-DEFINED LAYER closely surrounding the cell that excludes particles, such as INDIANA INK, is referred to as
CAPSULE
if the glycocalyx is LOOSELY associated with the cell and DOES NOT EXLCUDE PARTICLES, it is referred to as
SLIME LAYER
ENCAPSULATED cells are protected from phagocytosis unless they are coated with
ANTICAPSULAR ANTIBODY
the GLYCOCALYX plays a role in the _____ of bacteria to surfaces in their environment
ADHERENCE
when the glycocalyx adhere to the surfaces of bacteria, what is formed?
BIOFILM
- found in SPIROCHETES for motility; they are uniquely present
- also known as endoflagella -> within the cell
AXIAL FILAMENTS
motility of spirochetes
CORK-SCREW MOTILITY
axial filaments are also known as
ENDOFLAGELLA
endo means
WITHIN
- rigid surface appendages
- shorter & thinner than flagella
- composed of structural protein subunits -> pilins
- they are antigenic (colonization antigens)
PILI (FIMBRIAE)
structural protein subunits of PILI
PILINS
- found at the POLES or COVERING THE ENTIRE CELL
- for ADHERENCE to surfaces
FIMBRIAE
- for motility
- bacterial DNA transfer
PILI