Unit 1 lecture 1-6 Flashcards
define microbiology
The study of small life
Benefits of Microorganisms
- Basis of the food chain
- decomposition of organic wastes
- photosynthesis
- nitrogen fixation
- digestion and production of vitamins
- commercial applications
- underground microbes
Binomial Nomenclature
- named by genus and species
- capitalize genus not species
- underline and italicize both
- description, scientist, location
Who created binomial nomenclature
Carl Von Linne in 1735
medical microbiology
disease in humans and animals
public health/epidemiology microbiology
monitor/control spread of disease
immunology
hosts reactions to foreign substance in body
industrial microbiology
food and water
agriculture microbiology
agriculture of plants and animals
6 subdivisions of microbiology
- public health/epidemiology
- immunology
- agricultural
- environmental
- industrial
- medical
Van Leeuwenhoek
- 1700s
- developed microscope
- discovered microorganisms
Hooke
- 1655
- reported cells as smallest form of human life
- cell theory
Redi
- 1688
- life cannot spontaneously generate
- biogenesis
- 3 jars of meat
Pasteur
- 1861
- final disproof of abiogenesis
- microbes can be destroyed with heat
- fermentation: aerobic/anaerobic
- vaccination
- pasteurization
Hoch
- first definitive proof that bacteria cause disease
- postulates: specific bacteria cause specific diseases
Biogenesis
living matter arises only from other living matter
germ theory
microorganisms cause disease
spontaneous generation
- abiogenesis
- life can spontaneously arise
cell theory
all living things composed of cells
fermentation
sugars converted to alcohol: anaerobic
Anaerobic
Without air
Aerobic
with air
Pasteurization
extend shelf life of food using mild heat
Bacteriology
study of bacteria
mycology
study of fungi
Protozoology
study of protozoa
Phycology
Study of algae
Virology
Study of viruses
When was golden age of microbiology
1857-1914!
Who were the most influential during the golden age
Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch
what was influential about golden age
- improved microscopy
- identified microbial agents of disease
- procedure to culture microbes
- developed vaccines
- role of immunity and prevention
- important surgical techniques
Whittaker Diagram Classes
- Monera: prokaryotes
- Protista, fungi, plants, animals: eukaryotes
Why are viruses not included
Not made up of cells
Monera
Archaea and bacteria
Fungi
Yeats and Molds
Protista
Algae and protozoa
plants
mosses and trees
define polymer
- large macromolecules made by putting many smaller building blocks together
- the major macromolecules in all cells
Carbohydrates
- Building blocks: simple sugars
- bonds: glycosidic
- enzymes: hydrolyses
- function: nutrient and energy stores; structural support and protection
what is the cell wall for plants, bacteria, algae and fungi
Carbohydrates
Dehydration synthesis
- reactions for all macromolecules
- 1 water molecules lost as each bond formed
Types of Lipids
- triglycerides
- phospholipids
- steroids and waxes
Triglycerides
- building blocks: glycerol+3 fatty acids
- bonds: ester bonds
- enzymes: lipase
- function: twice as much energy storage
Phospholipids
- building blocks: glycerol+2fatty acids+phosphate group+orgo group
- bonds: ester bonds
- enzymes: lipase
- function: structural component of cell membranes
structure of phospholipid
- cell membrane bilayer
- polar heads: hydrophilic: glycerol, phosphate, organic
- nonpolar tails: hydrophobic: 2 fatty acids
Steroids
- comped organic ringed structures found in cell membranes and animal hormones
- cholesterol and mycoplasma
Waxes
- long chain of alcohol + saturated fatty acid
- water proofing property
- mycolic acid: waxy lipid layer found in cell wall of mycobacterium and nocardia
Proteins
- carboxyl group+amino group+R
- building blocks: amino acids
- bonds: peptide bonds
- enzymes: peptidase
- function: structure and catalyst
Primary level of protein structure
sequence of amino acids
Secondary level of protein
folding of polypeptide chain in different regions; alpha helix/beta pleated sheer
Tertiary level of protein
fully folded 3 dimensional structure
Quaternary level of proteins
2 or more fully folded chains that form 1 functional unit
define enzymes
large globular proteins that work as biological catalyst to speed up biological reactions
Lock and key model of enzymes
Each enzymes is very specific for a particular substrate
Coenzymes/cofactors
additional non protein component an enzyme requires to be fully functional
Cofactors
help to bring active site and substrate together; metals
Coenzymes
remove a chemical group from 1 substrate and add it to another; organic molecules
factors that influence Enzyme activity
- PH: optimal or 7 or denaturation
- temp: 30-40C; higher temp higher activity
- substrate concentration: higher concentration higher activity
Nuclei Acids DNA and RNA
- building blocks: nucleotides
- bonds: phosphodiester + hydrogen (DNA)
- enzymes: nucleases
- base pairing: A;T and G;C
DNA
- double stranded
- thymine
- millions of nucleotides
- genetic info
RNA
- single stranded
- uracil
- 80-200,000 nucleotides
- protein synthesis