Unit 2 Flashcards
part 1
the outermost structure of bacterial cell
cell envelope
complex structure that forms the two “wrappers” - the cell wall and the cell membrane
cell envelope
maintain the shape of the cell
cell wall
primary target of antimicrobial agents
cell wall
composed of very thick and rigid peptidoglycan layer
gram positive cell walls
contains techoic acids
gram positive cell walls
the outer membrane of gram negative cell wall is separated by a gap, called the __________.
periplasm
provides a barrier to detergents
outer membrane
the inner half of outer membrane contains _____________
phospolipids
the outer half of outer membrane contains _____________
lipopolysaccharide
unique proteins that is found in outer membrane
porins
have a gram positivce cell wall structures containing a waxy layer of glycolipids and fatty acids bound to the exterior of the cell wal
acid-fast cell wall
Example of acid-fast cell wall
mycobacterium and nocardia
also known as plasma membrane
cell membrane
breaks down nutrients and produce ATP
cell membrane
the substance of the cell inside the plasma
cytoplasm
a semifluid mass of proteins, amino acids, sugars, nucleotides, salts, vitamins, and ions
cytosol
this contains bacterial chromosome
nucleoloid
houses extra chromosomes
plasmid
self-replicating cellular structure
plasmid
responsible for the production of B-lactamases
large plasmid
resistant to tetracyclines and chloramphenicol
small plasmid
site for protein synthesis
ribosomes
reserve deposits
inclusions
reserve for inorganic phospate
metachromatic granules