Principles 1- Part C Flashcards
What are the 3 terms used to describe the layers of material lying outside the cell wall of prokaryotes?
Capsules, Slime Layers, and S-Layers•
______ •usually composed of polysaccharides
•well organized and not easily removed from cell
capsules
______ •similar to capsules except diffuse, unorganized and easily removed
slime layers
_____–network of polysaccharides extending from the surface of the cell
–a capsule or slime layer composed of polysaccharides
glycocalyx
FUnctions of _____ include:
•protection from viral infection or predation by bacteria
•protection from chemicals in environment (e.g., detergents)
•motility of gliding bacteria
•protection against osmotic stress
Capsule/Slime layers
–short, thin, hairlike, proteinaceous appendages
•up to 1,000/cell
–mediate attachment to surfaces
fimbriae
–similar to fimbriae except longer, thicker, and less numerous (1-10/cell)
–required for mating
sex pili
____ are polysaccharide appendages on prokaryotes
LPS
What are the 3 parts of flagella?
Filament
Basal body
Hook
–one flagellum
•monotrichous
–flagellum at end of cell
•polar flagellum
–one flagellum at each end of cell
•amphitrichous
–cluster of flagella at one or both ends
•lophotrichous
–spread over entire surface of cell
•peritrichous
•formed by some bacteria
•dormant
•resistant to numerous environmental conditions
–heat–radiation–chemicals–desiccation
Bacterial endospore