Microbial World Flashcards
1
Q
List 6 reasons microbes are formidable foes.
A
Small Ease of dispersal Rapid growth Large population size Metabolic flexibility Inhabit all niches
2
Q
Average size a of bacterial cell?
A
1 - 10 microns
3
Q
What microorganism utilizes clouds to disperse?
A
Psuedomonas syringae
4
Q
How do most bacterial replicate?
A
Asexually - binary fission
5
Q
What is chemolithotrophy?
A
Metabolism of inorganic compounds for energy
6
Q
What is lateral gene transfer?
A
Genetic information is passed from one microbe to another.
7
Q
What does stratification of microbes exemplify?
A
Their metabolic niches.
8
Q
Of all the cell on/in an animal, how many are microbial?
A
50 - 90%
9
Q
Microbes from complex communities, what do we call it when these communities become unstable/unhealthy?
A
Dysbiosis
10
Q
What is the best way to identify bacteria?
A
DNA sequencing, PCR
11
Q
What does BLAST stand for?
A
Basic Local Alignment Search Tool
