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Microbiology Exam 1 Flashcards

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1
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Who discovered the first microscopes?

A

Robert Hooke and Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

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Who had the theory of spontaneous generation?

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Francesco Redi

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3
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Origin of microorganisms

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John Tyndall

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4
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Medical microbiology

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Robert Koch

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5
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Light microscope range

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10^-6

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6
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Electron microscope range

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To 10^-8

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7
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Atomic force microscopy

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To 10^-9

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8
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X-ray crystallography range

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10^-10

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9
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Types of differential stains

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Gram stain, acid-fast stain, spore stain

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10
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Bacillus is what shape?

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Rod

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11
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Coccus is what shape?

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Sphere

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12
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Spirochetes is what shape?

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Corkscrew

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13
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Vibrio is what shape?

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Curved rod

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14
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What’s in a prokaryote?

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70s ribosomes
DNA nucleoid
Cellular envelope

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15
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What is the cellular envelope

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The bag that holds everything together.

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16
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What’s the cellular envelope made of?

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At least 1 membrane
Cell wall with peptidoglycans
Other structures

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17
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Describe the gram negative cell envelope

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Two membranes
Periplasm
Thin Peptidoglycan layer
Porins

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18
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Bacterial membranes have what linkages?

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Ester

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19
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What are hopanoids?

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Cholesterol like substances that bring stability to the cell membrane.

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20
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What are the parts of the lipopolysaccharide?

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O polysaccharide (o-antigen)
Distinctive strain identifier
Core polysaccharide
Lipid A

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21
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Characteristics of a cell wall

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Rigid, prevents lysis
Porous
Anti microbial target

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22
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Where does a lysosomes attack?

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Between NAM and NAG

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23
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Describe mycobacteria cell wall

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Very greesy. Hard to stain well with gram stain

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24
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What is a gyrase and topisomerases?

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Enzymes to supercoil the nucleoid

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25
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What is a tylkoid membrane

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Helps with photosynthesis

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26
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What are storage granules

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Store phosphate and sulfur for aspiring anaerobically

27
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Archaea have what membrane structures?

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L glycerol
Ether linkages
Branched lipids (more stable then saturated and unsaturated molecules)

28
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Describe archaea cell walls

A

Pseudo peptidoglycan

NAG and NAT

29
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Describe Archaea DNA

A

Positive supercoil done by reverse DNA gyrase

30
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What is selective media

A

Life or death media. Has some selective factor that keeps some microbes from growing.

31
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Macconkey agar selects for

A

Gram negative
E. coli turn red
Salmonella is a non fermenter and is colorless

32
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Energy source classifications

A

Phototroph- light (anabaena)

Chemotroph- chemical (most microbes)

33
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Carbon Sources

A

Autotroph- inorganic CO2 (anabaena)

Heterotrophs- organic compounds

34
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Electron source

A

Lithotroph- inorganics (water) anabaena

Organotrophs- organics (food) salmonella

35
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Salmonella doubling time

A

30 minutes

36
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Lag phase

A

Lack of cell division

37
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Log phase

A

Constant growth
Metabolites
Sporulatio of gram positive in late phase

38
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Stationary phase

A

Growth and death rate equal

Secondary metabolites

39
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Death phase

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Death rate surpasses growth

Some survival due to evolution

40
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Benefits of sporulation

A

Resistant to heat, dedication, UV resistance, drying resistance, oxygen resistant
Awakens with environmental cues

41
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Temperature classification

A

Mesophile- 15-45 C
Psychrophiles- ~15 C
Thermophiles- 55-70 C
Hyperthermophiles- 80 C

42
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Salt classification

A

Halophiles- 3%+ NaCl

Extreme Halophiles- 10-20% NaCl

43
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pH classification

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Acidophiles- pH <5
Alkaliphiles- pH 9+
Neutrophiles- pH 5-8

44
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Aerobic respiration

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Oxygen dependent

Most ATP

45
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Anaerobic respiration

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Oxygen dependent

Final product NO2 and other inorganics

46
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Fermentation

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Oxygen independent
No electron transport chain
Final product is organics and co2

47
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Detoxification requires what

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Superoxide dismutase to consume superoxide radical

Catalase to consume peroxide

48
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Strict aerobe

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Has sod and catalase

Requires O2

49
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Facultative anaerobe

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Has sod and catalase
Grows better with O2
Can respire aerobic ally and ferment

50
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Aerotolerant anaerobe

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Sod and catalase
Doesn’t care about o2
Only ferments

51
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Microaerophile

A

Little sod and catalase

Respires aerobically

52
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Strict anaerobe

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No sod or catalase

Respites anaerobically or ferments

53
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What types of microbes are susceptible to vancomycin?

A

Gram positive, cant go through porins on the gram negative microbes

54
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crystal violet is selective for which microbes?

A

gram positive

55
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To determine the difference between Clostridium perfringens and Salmonella typhimurium what kinds of stains could use?

A

gram stain and a spore stain

56
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Flagella are used for what?

A

motility, chemotaxis

57
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Pili are used for what?

A

conjunction, adherence, motility

58
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Thylakoid membranes are used for what?

A

photosynthesis

59
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Storage granules are used for what?

A

small membrane bound organelle that stores substances

60
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Plasmids are used for what?

A

circular DNA molecule

61
Q

T4 bacteriophage has what type of life-cycle

A

slow-release life cycle

62
Q

protein synthesis inhibitors target what? and in which way? (Zyvox, Tetracyclines)

A

70S ribosomes targeted through reversible and competitive inhabitation

63
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Cell wall biosynthesis inhibitors target what and in which way? (beta-lactams, bactericidal, Vancomycin)

A

inversible competitive inhibition, hitting the cell wall.

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