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prokaryotes division

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bacteria, archaea

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bacteria division

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eubacteria, cyanobacteria

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bacteria first formed

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around 3.5 years ago

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archaea

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anaerobic(obligatory, facultatively) extremophiles

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obligatory anaerobic meaning

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oxygen kills

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facultatively abaerobic

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oxygen doesn`t kill

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extremophiles meaning

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surviving in extreme or harsh environments

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extremophiles 3 kinds

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halophiles, methanogens, thermophiles

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halophiles

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live in salty environments (Dead Sea, Great Salt Lake)

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mathanogens

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make methane gas(CH4) as a product of respiration

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thermophiles

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live in hot or acidic environments (volcanoes, Yellowstone National Park)

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Eubacteria

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omnipresent, could be harmful or helpful

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omnipresent meaning

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they exist everywhere

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harmful eubacteria

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pathogenic(cause diseases)

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helpful eubacteria

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they have a variety of uses

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eubacteria uses

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food and drink production, in our body, sewage decomposition, nitrogen fixation in roots, mining, bioremediation, human recreation

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food and drink production use

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fermentation(kvašení),
drinks - kombucha, ginger beer, kvass, kefir
baking - baker`s yeast

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use in our body

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lasctobacillus - helps with lactose intolerance, break down food
e.coli - helps break down and digest food

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sewage decomposition

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bacteria break down the organic matter

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nitrogen fixation in roots

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helps plants take up H2O and nutrients from soil - legumes

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mining use

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biomining = use of bacteria to leach out metals from ores

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human recreation

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artificial snow-making

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bacteria cell structure

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3 protective layers - plasma membrane, cell wall, capsule
fragellum for moving
pili
ribosomes, DNA, cytoplasm, inclusion bodies

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bacterial shapes

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typical and atypical

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typical bacterial shapes

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cocci, bacilli, spirilli, spirochete, vibrios, coccobacillus

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atypical bacterial shapes

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pleiomorphic, mycoplasms

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cocci

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spherical or round

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bacilli

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rod-shaped

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spirilli

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spiral-shaped

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spirochete

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helical-shaped

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vibrios

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curved rod

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coccobacillus

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very short rod

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pleiomorphic

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vary in size in shape:
- star-shaped
- rectangular or cube-shaped

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mycoplasms

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can change shape
lack a rigid cell wall
have a strong cell membrane

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bacterian groupings

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1 plane, 2 planes, several planes

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1 plane

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diplo-(pair)
strepto-(chain)

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2 planes

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tetrad(packet of 4)

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several planes

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staphylo-(grape-like clusters)

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Gram staining

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-developed by Hans Christian Gram in 1884
-help identify different types of bacteria
-uses difference in cell wall composition to differentiate between bacteria
- can help determine which type of antibiotics will be the most effective against a particular bacteria

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Gram positive

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cell wall - thick, 2 layers, no outer lipid membrane
colour - purple
penicillinum - more susceptible

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Gram negative

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cell wall - 3 layers, outer lipid membrane
colour - pink, light red
penicillinum - less susceptible

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Eubacteria reproduction

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asexual, sexual, spore formation

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Asexual reproduction

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binary fission, no genetic diversity, rapid massive reproduction possible

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genetic diversity

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biological variation that results in different species, helps adaptation

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sexual reproduction

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=conjugation:
- pili form bridge between different bacteria
- genetic material is transferred
-possible genetic diversity
- allows bacteria to transfer imunity to antibiotics to other species

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spore formation

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endospores:
- formed under conditions of environmental stress
- thick-walled and contain genetic information
- extremely resistant to heat, drought, cold, UV light and toxic chemicals

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How do bacteria cause disease

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metabolize host - secretion of enzymes to eat host tissue, produce toxins - bacterial waste can be toxic to most cells

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Controlling growth

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sterilization, disinfection, pasteurization, sanitization, preservation, antibiotics

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sterilization

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removal of all microorganisms
-surgical instruments

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disinfection

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removal of most microbes
-lysol wipes

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pasteurization

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heating product twice to get rid of microorganisms
-milk

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sanitization

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microbes removed to a safe public health standart
- restaurants

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preservation

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process to delay spoilage of consumable goods
-cheese

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antibiotics

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a substance produced by microorganisms that in small amounts inhibits another microorganism
-usually produced naturally by a bacteria or fungus

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Anthrax

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-sněť slezinná
-serious infectious disease
-caused by Bacillus anthracis
-haemorrhaging(massive bleeding), tissue decay(rozklad tkaní), ulcer(vřed)
-very high mortality
- transmission with contact with infected animal or contaminated animal products
-potent biological weapon(letter bomb)

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Lyme disease

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=borelióza
-early sign: a rash on the skin that looks like a bull`s eye
-transmitted through the tick bite
-symptoms: muscle and joint pain, fever, stiff neck, flu-like symptoms

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Gonorrhea

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=kapavka
-STD
-often no symptoms
-pain bleeding with sex
-swollen genitals

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Syphilis

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-chronic, systematic and infectious
-caused by a Treponema pallidum
-STD, blood transfusions, during birth
-stages:
-primary stage - painless ulcer develops and heals on its own within 2-3 weeks
-secondary stage - fever, sore throat and weakness
-tertiary stage - ulcerated lesion(leze) in the skin, any organ can be affected; blindness, paralysis and insanity

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Pertussis

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=whooping cough, černý kašel
-upper respiratory infection
-can cause permanent disability in infants and even death

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Tetanus

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=lockjaw
-fatal disease
-affects the central nervous system by causing painful muscular spasms(křeč)
-leads to respiratory paralysis and death
-transmission through a wound or cut exposed to contaminated soil

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Leprosis

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=lepra, malomocenství
- caused by Mycobacterium leprae
- affects skin and nerves of the hands and feet, eyes and nose
- transmission: direct contact, breathing

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Diphtheria

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=záškrt
-short incubation period(2-5 days)
-symptoms: nausea, vomiting, fever, sore throat swollen neck
-transmission: direct physical contact or brething

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Plague

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=mor
-high mortality
-carried by fleas(blecha)
-skin and other tissues can turn black and die
-bubonic, pulmonary

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Streptococcus

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Pharyngitis, rheumatic fever, scarlet fever, acute glomerulonephritis, bacterial pneumonia, meningitis, endocarditis, eryspela, necrotizing fasciitis

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Pharyngitis

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inflammation(zánět) of pharynx(hltan)

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Rheumatic fever

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inflammation of heart

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scarlet fever

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Spála
similar to tonsilitis(angina), raspberry colored tongue

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acute glomerulonephritis

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inflammation of kidney

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bacterial pneumonia

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inflammation of lungs

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meningitis

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inflammation of meninges (mozkové blány)

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endocarditis

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inflammation of heart

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eryspela

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red rash on skin

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necrotizing fasciitis

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=flesh eating, masozerova bacterie
-starts with a trauma
cure:antibiotics, amputation

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staphylococcus aureus

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skin, meat - food poisoning, blood poisoning, produces toxins, starts from small injury
First form: phlem - cleaning, disinfection - easily cured
Second form: damage tissues, inner organs

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phlem

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hnis

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Salmonella

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from egg yolks and chicken meat
symptoms: nausea, vomiting, fever, diarrhea abdominal cramps

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epiglottitis

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=zanet hrtanove priklopky
inflammation of epiglottis - divides 2 systems: respiratory and digestive

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impetigo

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highly contagious
prevention - hygiene

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typhus, paratyphoid fever

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different types, different bacteria
epidemies, pandemics
cough, high fever, delirium - death

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Meningococcal disease

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severe
forms:
1) septicaemia - which occurs when the germ invades the bloodstream and causes blood poisoning
- stripe from injury to heart
2)meningitis - zapal mozkovych blan, which occurs when the germ infects and causes inflammation of the outer lining around the brain and spinal cord(micha)
symptoms: fever, stiff neck, headache, dislike of bright lights, vomiting, joint or muscle pain, letargy, confusion and coma, rash

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cholera

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from bacteria vibrio cholerae
transmission: alimentary (contaminated water or food)
symptoms: diarrhea, severe dehydration - death

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dysentery

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úplavice
inflammation of intestine, pain severe diarrhea, frequent stools often containing blood and mucus

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intestine

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střevo

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mucus

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hlen, sliz

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legionnaires disease

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transmission through water systems
causes pneumonia

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tuberculosis

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can affect many part of a body, usually lungs
symptoms: night sweating, cough with blood, losing weight, pale skin

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botulism

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paralytic disease
caused by botulinum toxin

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Cyanobacteria

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Autotrophic (photosynthetic),
live in aquatic environments, soil
Photosynthetic product - starch
Chlorophyll, phycocyanin, phycoerythrin

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Chlorophyll

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Green cyanobacteria

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Phycocyanin

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Blue cyanobacteria

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Phycoerythrin

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Red cyanobacteria

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Forms of cyanobacteria

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Unicellular, colonial, filamentous (branched, unbranched)

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Cyanobacteria cell structure

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Cell wall, chromoplast -pigments, central body-nucleus, circular dna, heterocyst - enzym nitrogenase (nitrogen fixation)

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Cyanobacteria reproduction

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Vegetative, asexual

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Cyanobacteria vegetative reproduction

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Fragmentation

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Cyanobacteria asexual reproduction

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Akinetes = hypnospores(climate resistant, survives in bad condition in the state of dormancy)
By fission

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Importance of cyanobacteria

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Production of oxygen
Nitrogen fixation
Can be used as food
Can pollute the water source
High concentration may cause fish toxicity and other microorganism - cyanotoxins

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Airborne

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You can catch it from the air

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