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creation of the three domain system

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developed by worse in 1978, based on sequence of nucleotides in rRNA

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what are the 3 domains

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  • eukarya (animals, plants, fungi, protists)
  • bacteria
  • archaea
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vertical gene transfer

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passed down generation to generation

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horizontal gene transfer

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occurs within the community of early cells (not associated with offspring)

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important characteristics of prokaryote

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-one circular chromosome, not in a membrane
-no histones
-no organelles
-divides by binary fission
cell walls: peptidoglycan in bacteria, pseudomurein in archaea

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important characteristics of eukaryotes

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  • paired chromosomes in nuclear membrane
  • histones
  • organelles
  • polysaccaride cell walls, when present
  • divides by mitosis
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size, shape, and arrangement of bacterial cells

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average size: 0.2 to 2.0 um diameter

  • most bacteria are monomorphic (single shape)
  • a few are pleomorphic (many shapes)
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list of shapes of cells

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  • bacillus
  • coccus
  • spiral
  • star-shapes
  • rectangular
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bacillus

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rod shaped

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coccus

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spherical

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3 types of spiral shapes

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vibrio- slightly curved

spirillum- helical, rigid

spirochete- helical, flexible

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when cells are arranged in pairs

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diplococci, diplobacilli

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when cells are arranged in chains

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streptococci, streptobacilli

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when cells are arranged in clusters

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staphylococci

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when cells are arranged in groups of four

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tetrads

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when cells are arranged in tubelike groups of eight

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sarcinae

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list of structures external to the cell wall

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  • glycocalyx
  • flagella
  • axial filaments
  • fimbriae
  • pili
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glycocalyx

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external to cell wall, viscous, gelatinous polymer made of polysaccaride and/or polypeptide

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two types of glycocalyx

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  • capsule: neatly organized and firmly attached

- slime layer: unorganized and firmly attached

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how does glycocalyx contribute to virulence

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  • capsules prevent phagocytosis (by WBCs)

- extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) helps form biofilms

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flagella

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filamentous appendages external of the cell

  • propel bacteria
  • made of protein flagellin (rotates around hook)
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3 parts of flagella

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  1. filament
  2. hook
  3. basal body (this attachment different in gram- or gram+)
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what does flagella allow bacteria to do

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flagella allow bacteria to move towards or away from stumble (taxis)

  • chemotaxis for chemical stimulus
  • phototaxis for light stimulus
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axial filaments

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endoflagella

  • found in spirochetes
  • anchored at one end of a cell and extend throughout organism
    ex: treponema pallidum
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axial filaments used to
rotation causes cell to move like corkscrew | ex: treponema pallidum
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fimbriae
hair like appendages that allow for attachment - adhere to surfaces - involved in forming biofilms
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example of how fimbriae work
in neisseria gonorrhoeae, fimbriae helps it colonize mucous membranes- allows this organism to be virulent because it can adhere
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fimbriae versus flagella
similar but fimbriae is shorter, thinner, and straighter
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pili versus fimbriae
pili usually longer than fimbriae
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pili
-one or two per cell, involved in motility (gliding and twitching)
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pili: gliding vs. twitching
- gliding: myxobacteria (smooth) | - twitching: pseudomonas aeruginosa, neisseria gonorrhoeae and some strains of E. coli
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conjugation pili
are involved in DNA transfer from one cell to another - antibiotic resistance - digest medium more efficiently
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purposes of the cell wall
- protects the cell membrane - prevents osmotic lysis - maintains shape of bacterium (semi-rigid structure) - serves as point of anchorage for flagella - contributes to pathogenicity
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cell wall in bacteria
made of peptidoglycan (sugar and protein) | complex, semi-rigid structure
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peptidoglycan is
a polymer of a repeating disaccharide in rows | -NAG and NAM (2 types of sugars involved)
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linkage in peptidoglycan
rows are linked by polypeptides - tetrapeptide side chains - peptide cross bridges
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how does penicillin affect linkage in peptidoglycan
penicillin interferes with final linking and results in weakened cell wall and cell undergoes lysis
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gram + cell wall
- thick peptidoglycan | - teichoic acids
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gram - cell wall
thin peptidoglycan - outer membrane (2nd cell membrane) - periplasmic space
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gram + cell: | composition of teichoic acids
- lipoteichoic acid and wall teichoic acid - carry a negative charge - regulate movement of cations - provide antigenic specificity
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gram - cell: | 3 parts of outer membrane
1. lipoproteins 2. phospholipids 3. lipopolysaccharides (LPS)
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what does the outer membrane of gram - cell do
- protects from phagocytosis and complement | - provides barrier to antibiotics and lysozymes
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LPS- lipopolysaccharides in gram - outer membrane have
- O polysaccharide: antigen recognizing molecule | - lipid A: endotoxin- causes symptoms of fever, etc.
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gram staining mechanism crystal violet
in gram +, alcohol dehydrates peptidoglycan, CVI crystals do not leave in gram -, alcohol dissolves outer membrane and leaves holes in peptidoglycan, CVI washes out, cells are colorless, safranin added to stain cells
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steps of gram stain
1. crystal violet purple dye 2. iodine (mordant) 3. alcohol wash (decolorization) 4. safranin (counterstain)
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atypical cell walls stain
because gram stain not effective, use acid-fast cell wall stain (carbolfuchsin) example organisms: -mycobacterium -nocardia
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acid-fast cell walls
- no cell walls or very little material | - waxy lipid (mycelia acid) bound to peptidoglycan

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