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Prokaryotes include-
Bacteria and Blue green algae
Size of Prokaroytes
1-2 micrometers
Nucleoid
Circular dsDNA genome
Plasmid
Cytoplasmic Mobile Circular dsDNA
Prokaryotic Ribosomes
30S + 60S -> 80S
Endosymbiotic Theory
Mitochondrial DNA in humans is similar to ancestral prokaryotes and is believed to be derived from them based on RNA analysis
Bacterial Cell Shapes
Coccus, Bacillus, Vibrio, Spirillium, Spirochete
Gram + Stain color
Purple
Gram - stain color
Pink
Gram stains become unreliable for _________
Old cultures
Phenotypic Classification of Bacteria
Macroscopic Morphology, Microscopic morphology, Nucleic Acid Sequence analysis, Plasmid analysis, Ribotyping (main method of typing bacteria), Serotyping
Peptidoglycan Layer-
Rigid Murein or Mucopeptide layer that is approximately 150-500 Angstroms thick. Meant for protection and is very porous.
Archaea have __________ instead of peptidoglycan
Pseudomureins, or pseudoglycans
Mycoplasmas and chlamydia ___________
Do not have peptidoglycan
_______________ is linked to the peptidoglycan
Teichoic Acid Cross links
____________ acids are anchored in the plasma membrane (Connect membrane with the teichoic acids)
Lipoteichoic acids
Protoplast-
Have no cell wall
Peptidoglycan is composed of __________
NAG, NAM, tetrapeptide, and peptide crosslinkages
NAG is __________
N-Acetyl-glucosamine
NAM is ___________
N-acetyl muramic acid
Peptidoglycan NAG and NAM are bound by ___________
Beta-1.4-glycosidic bonds
Peptidoglycan B-1,4-glycosidic bonds are broken by what 3 chemicals?
Lysozyme, Autolysins, and Endolysins
Bonds between D-Alanine, D-Alanine are broken to allow for _________
Cross-linking
Transglycosylases
Attach NAG-NAM peptide to existing molecule of peptidoglycan
Transpeptidases
Used for cross linking
DD-Craboxypeptidases
Removes terminal D-Alanine from another D-Alanine
Transpeptidation (process by which transpeptidases form crosslinkage) is inhibited by ___________
Penicillin (Penecillin-binding proteins)
Modified Teichoic Acids-
Modified Ribotol, and Modified Glycerol, and other serotypes