naming and classifying bacteria quiz Flashcards
what are infectious diseases caused by
viruses, bacteria, fungi , parasites
most bacteria is not is not dangerous
yes
clinically significant
bacteria that are linked to disease
like other species, how are bacteria named
by binomial nomenclature
what is binomial nomenclature
two words: genus and species
typically many species for
for one genus
binomial nomenclature should always be
italicized in print
underlined in writing
first letter of genus in binomial nomenclature
capitalized
species name in binomial nomenclature
entirely lower case
there are often many species
in a genus
members of a species can _____ through
vary a lo through horizontal gene transfer
what is the genetic material of bacteria
one large circular chromosome… called plasmid
why are bacteria much harder to classify tan more complex species
horizontal gene transfer
horizontal gene transfer
passing of DNA into bacteria
three main ways of horizontal gene transfer
transformation
transduction
conjugation
transformation
“naked” DNA is absorbed by bacterium and worked into its DNA
transduction
DNA is injected by a bacteriophage
bacteriophage
bacteria-infecting virus
conjugation
DNA is spread from bacterium to bacterium through(cell to cell contact) sex pilus
horizontal gene transfers caused there to be many
many strains of any species
different strains of a species can be very unique…..
VERY unique
in most cases of bacteria; inheriting just one gene will a grant a bacterium….
- resistance to certain antibiotics
- the ability to synthesize a new nutrient
- or the ability cling to a new surface
metric by which bacteria are classified
- color
- morphology
- flagellation
- staining
- growth on various agars
- oxygen dependence
- other habitat preferences
- spore formation
how do we classify bacteria w color
bacteria secrete pigments or colored particles, they are sometimes fluorescent
colors can also be used to identify
microbes
classifying using morphology
classified with their shape
(rounds) a circle
cocci
two round circles
diplococci
pill shape
coccobacilli
rod-shaped
bacilli
two other shapes
curved and spiral
in many cases the name of the genus comes from the
shape of the bacterium
curved bacteria often called
vibrio