Part 3 Flashcards
Eukaryote characteristics
Nucleus, organelles, ribosomes, some have cell walls.
Prokaryote
No nucleus, no organellles, small ribosome, have cell walls
What chemical makes up the cell wall?
Peptidoglycan. Gram positive and gram negative
Glyocalyx function
Protect bacteria or attach it to other surface
3 bacteria shapes
Cocci (round), bacilli (round shaped) , spiral
Gram positive cells have what color stain?
Purple
Gram negative cells have what color
Counter stained pink
Enteric/ coliform bacteria includes what? Infects what?
E. coli, salmonella, shigella. Infect gi tract
Mycobacterium has what kind of an outer layer. What does it cause?
Outer layer of wax/lipids. Causes disease tuberculosis and leporsy
Clostridium is gram positive or negative? What does it cause?
Gram positive rod. Causes tetnus, botulism, gangrene.
Borellia shape? Causes what?
Spiochetes. Causes Lyme disease which is transmitted by a tick.
Treoponema is what shape? What does it cause?
Is a spirochete and causes syphilils
Protozoan characteristics
Eukaryotic, single celled, move by flagella, cilia, or amoebic motion
Protozoan can make a tough survival stage called? When not in this stage what is it called?
A cyst. This is the stage that transmits disease. Remainder of the time they are in a form known as a trophozoite
Where are protozoan usually found?
In water or moist areas