Micro Lecture 8 Flashcards
At least 2 characteristics of bacteria
- Prokaryotic
- Unicellular
- Divide by binary fission
- Cell wall contains peptidoglycan or mucopeptide
The three general shapes of a bacteria.
- Coccus / Berry
- Bacillus / Rod
- Spirillum / Spiral
If a bacillus is gently curved, it is a _______.
Vibrio
Shape of bacteria whose length is 0.5 to 1 micrometer in diameter and may be pointed at the end.
Coccus / Cocci
A pair of cocci
Diplococcus
Examples of Diplococcus
- Neisseria gonorrheae
- Diplococcus salivarious
Cocci in chain
Streptococcus
Shape of cocci in cubical packets of eight.
Sarcinae
Cocci who has a shape of irregular clusters
Staphylococcus
Length of rod shaped bacteria.
20 to 0.5 micrometer
Rod shaped bacteria can be in the form of a chain.
True or False
True
Example of curved bacillus
Vibrio cholerae
Example of slender, rod shaped bacteria
Salmonella typhi
Example of bacillus that is rectangular in shape with square ends
Bacillus anthracis
Bacillus can occur in single form and in diplo form.
True or False
True
Spiral: Spirillum, ______: Spirochete
Cork screw
Spirochete: Treponema pallidum, ___________: Leptospira
Spirochete
__________ bacteria have variations in shape but they are only one species.
Pleomorphic
Sarcina ventriculi: Cocci, Corynebacterium diphtheriae: __________
Pleomorphic
These are filamentous bacteria that have elongated cells which have definite tendency to branch to produce branched mycelium and multiply by spores.
Actinomycetes
Actinomycetes are prokaryotic.
True or False
True
Actino : ray : : mykes : ________
fungi
Examples of actinomycetes
- Streptomyces scabies
- Nocardia asteroides
- Streptomyces griseus
- Streptomyces aureofaciens
- Streptomyces norsei
An actinomycete that causes potato scab
Streptomyces scabies
The following are beneficial actinomycetes, except:
- Streptomyces norsei
- Streptomyces scabies
- Streptomyces griseus
- Streptomyces aureofaciens
Streptomyces scabies
An actinomycete that is a source of an antifungal agent called Nystatin.
Streptomyces norsei
An actinomycete that causes nocardiosis: an infection of the sin, lungs, and brain of human.
Nocardia asteroides
An actinomycete that is the source of Streptomycin antibiotic.
Streptomyces griseus
An actinomycete that is the source of tetracycline antibiotic.
Streptomyces aureofaciens
The external structures of the true bacteria that sprouts from the surface of the bacteria. However, it is in present in all species.
The Appendages
Two major groups of appendages
- Appendages for motility
- Appendages for attachment and mating
The appendages used for the bacteria’s motility or self-propulsion.
Flagella / Flagellum
All spirilla are flagellated.
True or False
True
All bacilli and cocci are flagellated.
True or False
False.
About half of the bacilli and a small number of cocci are flagellated.
Arrangement or pattern of bacterial flagellation attached at one or both ends of the cell.
Polar arrangement
Pattern of bacterial flagellation where the flagella is dispersed over surface of the cell.
Peritrichous arrangement
Pattern of bacterial flagellation where the bacteria has no flagella.
Atrichous
Arrangement where the bacterial has a single flagellum at one pole.
Monotrichous
Arrangement where multiple flagella emerge from the same site.
Lophotrichous
Arrangement where the flagella is at both poles of the cell.
Amphitrichous
Pattern of bacterial flagellation where there are multiple branches of flagella emerging from both poles of the cell.
Amphilophotrichous
Vibrio fischeri : Lophotrichous : : Escherichia coli : _______________ :
Peritrichous arrangement
A type of internal flagellum that is enclosed between the cell wall and cell membrane.
Periplasmic flagella / Axial Filaments
It curls closely around the bacterium and give spirochetes its wriggly mode of locomotion.
Axial Filaments / Periplasmic Flagella
These are small, bristle-like fibers sprouting from the surface of many bacterial cells that have a tendency to stick to each other and to surfaces.
Fimbriae / Frimbria
It enables the bacteria to bind to specific receptor structures and thereby to colonize specific surfaces.
Fimbriae / Frimbria
It is an elongate, rigid, tubular structure made up of protein that is used for mating.
Pilus / Sex Pilus
The protein that makes up the pilus.
Pilin