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Microbiology: A Focus on Bacteria, Fungi, and Viruses Flashcards

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How do “bad” pathogens arise from human microbiome

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dietary changes
stress
antibiotics

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True/false: Majority of pathogens are non-pathogenic

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true

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What do pathogens do to help them survive?

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They constantly evolve by either losing or gaining traits over time

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What is the incubation period

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The time it takes the pathogen to enter the body and show the first symptom to appear

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What does the incubation period depend on

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health of host
growth rate of pathogen
degree of exposure

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What is the timeline of infection

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incubation period –> onset of illness –> period of invasion –> convalescent period

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What are the different types of infections

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Acute
Chronic
Latent (persistent)

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What is an acute infection

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Symptoms develop quick
Clears quickly
Host has immunity for reinfection
ex. strep throat

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What is chronic infection

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Symptoms develop slowly
Can last months to years
ex. tuberculosis

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What is latent (persistent) infection

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Illness never goes away
It becomes formant in the body and can be awakened with low immunity
ex. syphilis, typhoid, fever, etc.

Carriers: the host may not show symptoms but they spread it to others

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What is horizontal transmisson

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person to person (horizontal)
ex. blood, saliva, stds, urine

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What is vertical transmissoin

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Mother to baby via breast milk, delivery, placenta

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What is a vector

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An animal or arthropod that caries a pathogen and can transfer it to humans
ex. rabies virus transmitted by animal bite

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What is virulence?

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the degree of pathogenicity of a pathogen (bacteria, fungi, or virus) and is determined by its ability to invade and multiply within the host causing disease

They grow and thrive at the expense of the host

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what is a strict pathogen

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always causes disease

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What is an opportunistic pathogen

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part of normal microbial flora
takes advantage of a weakened immune system
caused by the disruption in the microbial flora
breached barrier introduced by a wound

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Bacterial Characteristics shapes

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Maintained by cell wall of bacteria composed of peptidoglycan

No nucleus –> chromosome forms a structure called a nucleoid

No membrane-bound organelles (prokaryotic)

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What are the main shapes of bacteria

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cocci
bacilli
spiral
pleomorphic (no defined shape)

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What is the cocci shape

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Spherical bacteria

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What are the different variations of cocci?

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Single organisms (cocci)
Pairs (diplococcus)
Chains (streptococcus)
Clusters (staphylococcus)
Tetrads
Sarcina (cube of eight cocci)

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What is bacilli

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Rod shape

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What are the variations of bacilli

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Single (bacilli)
Double (diplobacilli)
Chain (streptobacili)
Palisades

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What is the intermediate shape between coccus and a bacillus

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coccobacilli

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What are the shapes of spiral bacteria

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Vibrio
Spirillum
Spriochete

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What is vibrio
curved or comma-shaped rod
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What is spirllum
Thick, rigid spiral
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What is spirochete
thin, flexible spiral
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What is pleomorphic
do not have any characteristic shape can change their shape also can be a combination of shapes
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What cell retains crystal violet from iodine
gram +
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What cell does not retain crystal violet and appears transparent
gram -
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Which cell has a thick multi-layered peptidoglycan layer
gram +
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Which cell structure contains lps
gram -
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What is LPS
only produced by gram (-) Consists of lipid and carbohydrate Helps bacteria cause disease
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What are cell wall components
LPS (only in gram -) and peptidoglycan (sugar and amino acids)
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which cell type has an outer membrane that prevents crystal violet penetration
gram (-)
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Which cell develops resistance more quickly
gram (-)
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Which cell is more resistant to antibodies due to impenetrable cell wall
gram (-)
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Which cell lacks peptidoglycan
gram (-)
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What are acidophiles
bacteria that grow optimally at pH values around 2
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What are alkalophiles
only grow well at pH values near 10
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Aciduric (acid tolerant)
Can survive acidic conditions but not necessarily grow under those conditions
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Psychrophiles
Prokaryotes that grow very poorly at temperatures above 15 celcius
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Thermophiles
thrive at 100 degrees C
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What are the components of a bacterial cell structure
Capsule Cell wall Cytoplasmic membrane Pili Flagella Nucleoid Cytoplasm Ribosomes
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What is capsule
covers the outer layer of the cell wall composed of polysaccharides mediates attachment of bacterium to host tissues can inhibit phagocytosis by neutrophils and macrophages --> virulence factor for some bacteria
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Strep mutans
one of the causative agents of dental caries attaches to tooth surfaces via a capsule
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What is slime layer
some bacteria have a loosely adherent colloidal material that they secrete usually similar to the capsule
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What is a pili (aka fimbriae)
Extend from cell surface Pili: long hair-like tubular microfibers Responsible for: attachment and transfer of DNA & motility only in gram (-) only!!
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What is the flagella
extend from interior cell body Responsible for: motility, also sense certain temperature and chemicals/metals present in both gram + and -
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Bacterial Growth Curve phases
lag phase --> exponential (log) phase --> stationary phase --> death phase
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What is the lag phase
initial phase characterized by cellular activity BUT NOT GROWTH cells increase in size, but no cell division
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Exponential (log) phase
cells divide by binary fissions & metabolic activity high
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Which bacteria growth phase are antibiotics and disinfectants most effective in?
Exponential (log) phase
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Stationary phase
Bacterial cell growth reach a plateau Number of dividing cells equal the number of dying cells No overall population growth
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Death phase
Number of living cells decreases exponentially Population growth experiences sharp decline
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Bacterial spores
gram (+) bacteria only form spores especially under adverse environmental conditions
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What is the importance of spores
structure of spore protects its DNA from intense heat, radiation, and attack by most enzymes and chemical agents So resistance to environmental factors --> can exist for centuries Difficult to decontaminate with standard disinfectants or autoclaving
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Aerobic bacteria
require oxygen for basic survival, growth, and reproduction
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Anaerobic
don't require oxygen for growth
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Fermentation
Anaerobic conditions only Conversion of pyruvate to various end products (ethanol and lactic acids)
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True/false: aerobic and anaerobic conditions both involve glycolysis
True
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Which cell has peptidoglycan and what does peptidoglycan do
gram (+) Induce fever/inflammation
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What does LPS do? (low vs. high doses)
Low doses: activates immune response and triggers fever High doses: extreme fevers, septic shock, skin lesions (fatal)
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Two ways bacteria cause disease
release of exotoxins bacteria inhibit phagocytosis of immune cells
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release of exotoxins (polypeptides)
receptor-binding proteins that cause cell death or change in function Cytolysis bursting of host cell from osmotic pressure
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What type of bacteria releases exotoxins
gram - and gram +
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What do exotoxins do
releases: enzymes, gas, acids, toxins toxins: cause cell lysis and can cause degradation of tissue by immune response Can be encoded on a plasmid or a bacteriophage
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Transformation
introduction, uptake and expression of foreign genetic material
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Conjugation
Transfer of DNA via plasmid from a donor cell to a recipient cell Involves pilius
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Transduction
bacterial DNA is moved from one bacterium to another by a virus
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Quorum sensing
bacteria's way to communicate
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Fungi
diverse group of free-living eukaryotic micro organnisms may be unicellular or multicellular
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Fungi in our body
controlled by competent immune system and multiplies when conditions are favorable
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obligate intracellular parasites
viruses
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Are viruses alive
me dont think so because" do not reproduce, do not maintain metabolism to gain energy on their own
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Different virus structures
Naked capsid virus or enveloped virus
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What is naked capsid virus (non-enveloped)
typically more virulent usually cause host cell lysis cell lysis= most common exit mode from host cell Does not have extra lipid membrane Antibodies are generally sufficient for protection against these infections
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True/false: Non-enveloped capsid virus is more resistant to extreme pH, heat, dryness, and simple disinfectants
true yuhh
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How does naked capsid virus spread
spread on fomites, hand to hand, and by small droplets
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Where can naked capsid virus grow
can survive in the gastrointestinal system because of their resistance to low pH and bile detergents
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Characteristics of enveloped virus
typically less virulent don't always cause cell lysis during cell exit contain an outer membrane that surrounds the capsid --> can use host cell membrane itself to assemble their membrane --> process avoids cell lysis and helps enveloped viruses escape from host's immune system
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Which type of virus is relatively less sensitive to environmental conditions
enveloped virus
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what virus can spread in large droplets and secretions or by organ transplantation and blood transfusion
enveloped virus
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Virus classification is based on
size, morphology, nucleic acid, disease they cause, means of transmission
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Morphology of a virus is based on
size and shape
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Chemical composition and mode of replication
may consist of DNA or RNA may be single or double stranded may be linear or circular
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Characteristics of DNA viruses
mostly double stranded replication occurs in the nucleus has to be transcribed prior to being synthesized into proteins Exception: a few DNA viruses can replicate in cytoplasm because they carry polymerases DNA --> RNA --> mRNA --> proteins
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Characteristics of RNA viruses
Mostly single stranded replication occurs in the cytoplasm can use its RNA to immediately synthesize proteins RNA --> mRNA --> Proteins
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What is a positive strand of RNA
RNA virus that serve as mRNA and can immediately be translated into proteins RNA/mRNA --> proteins
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What is a negative strand of RNA
Viral RNA must first be transcribed into mRNA then can be translated into proteins RNA --> mRNA --> proteins
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What are retroviruses
reverse normal transcription reverse transcriptase will transcribe the RNA from the virus into DNA and then incorporates it into the host's cell DNA <-- RNA
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Viral Replication APURAM
study on slides for more detail lol Attachment Penetration Uncoating Replication Assembly Maturation Release

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