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WEEK 2 (part I): BACTERIAL CELL STRUCTURE, CLASSIFICATION, AND MORPHOLOGY Flashcards

1
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▪ Unicellular organisms
▪ Lack a nuclear membrane and nucleus
▪ Classified as prokaryotes

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Bacteria

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▪ Eukaryotic
▪ Exist as unicellular or multicellular
▪ Categorized by their locomotive structures

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Parasites

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▪ Eukaryotic
▪ Exist as unicellular (yeast) or multicellular (mycelial forms)

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Fungi

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▪ DNA or RNA core surrounded by a protein coat
▪ Acellular
▪ Obligate intracellular parasites

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Viruses

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Is the academic discipline of defining groups of organisms on the basis of shared common characteristics and giving names to those groups.

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Taxonomy

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three interrelated categories of Taxonomy

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Classification, Nomenclature and Identification

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Method to categorize organisms into groups such as genus or specie.

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Classification

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➢ Genetic makeup of the organism
➢ E.g. base sequencing of DNA or RNA

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Genotype

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➢ Readily observable physical and functional
features expressed by the organisms genotype
➢ E.g. Macroscopic and microscopic characteristics

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Phenotype

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10
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Binomial system. Every organism is assigned a genus and a species name.

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Nomenclature

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11
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It is always written with the capital
letter while species designation is never
capitalized. Both are printed in italics or
underlined when written in script.

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Genus

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12
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Neisseria gonorrhoea

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Gonococcus

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13
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Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Pneumococcus

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14
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Tubercle bacilli

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15
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Salmonella typhosa

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Typhoid bacilli

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16
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Klebsiella pneumoniae

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Friedlander’s bacillus

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17
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▪ The process by which the microorganisms key features are delineated so that it can be assigned a genus and a species name.

➢ Genotyping
➢ Phenotyping

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Identification

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18
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nucleus: membrane bound
chromosomal DNA: in the nucleus
organelles: present
cell wall: polysaccharides
pili and fimbriae: absent

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Eukaryote

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19
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nucleus: no nuclear membrane
chromosomal DNA: in the nucleoid
organelles: absent
cell wall: peptidoglycan
pili and fimbriae: present

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Prokaryote

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20
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single circular chromosome attached to a
mesosome

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nuclear Area (nucleoid)

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➢ small circular, dsDNA molecule
➢ antibiotic resistance

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plasmid

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➢ site of protein synthesis
➢ consists of RNA and protein

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ribosomes

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23
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represents reserves of polyphosphates used in the
synthesis of ATP.

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metachromatic granules

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24
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consist of glycogen and starch granules

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polysaccharide granules

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25
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highly refractile resting cells that are highly
durable and dehydrated with thick walls

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Spores/Endospores

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26
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A phospholipid bilayer with embedded
proteins that envelop the cytoplasm

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Plasma Membrane (Cell membrane)

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➢ Maintains the shape of the cell and protects cell from osmotic pressure
➢ Repeating disaccharide attached by polypeptides.

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Cell Wall (Peptidoglycan or murein layer)

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➢ Between cell membrane and cell wall.
➢ Consist of gel like matrix containing nutrient binding nutrients
➢ Contains enzymes for degrading and
detoxifying macromolecules

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Periplasm Space

29
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➢ Cells initial barrier (certain antibiotics and
evasion of phagocytes)
➢ Composed of Lipopolysaccharides (LPS),
lipoproteins and phospholipids.
➢ Contains Porins

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Outer Membrane

30
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Water-filled structures that control
the passage of nutrients and solutes

31
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I. Lipid A (endotoxin)
II. Core polysaccharide
III. O-specific polysaccharide

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components of LPS (Lipopolysaccharides)

32
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gram (+) contain waxy layer of glycolipids and fatty acids (mycolic acid). e.g. Mycobacterium and Nocardia

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Acid-Fast Cell Wall

33
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peptidoglycan layer: thick (multilayered)
teichoic acids: present in many
periplasmic space: absent
outer membrane: absent
LPS content: lipid and lipoprotein: virtually none
lipid & lipoprotein: low

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gram positive

34
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peptidoglycan layer: thin (single layered)
teichoic acids: absent
periplasmic space: present
outer membrane: present
LPS content: lipid and lipoprotein: high
lipid & lipoprotein: high (due to outer membrane)

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gram negative

35
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➢ Prevents phagocytosis
➢ Attachment to various surfaces in its natural environment

➢ B. anthracis
➢ S. pneumoniae
➢ K. pneumoniae

➢ General substances that surround cells
➢ Gelatinous polymer of polysaccharide,
polypeptide, or both.

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Glycocalyx (Slime Layer and Capsule)

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substance is organized and firmly attached to cell wall.

37
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unorganized and loosely attached to the cell wall.

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Slime Layer

38
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➢ Exterior protein filaments that rotate and
cause bacteria to be motile

39
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without flagella

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Athrichous

40
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a single polar flagellum

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Monotrichous

41
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two or more flagella at one pole of the cell.

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Lophotrichous

42
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single/tuft of flagella at each end of the cell.

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Amphitrichous

43
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flagella distributed over the entire cell.

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Peritrichous

44
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Hairlike appendages that are shorter, straighter
and thinner than flagella

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Fimbriae and Pili

45
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also called common pili, can occur at the poles or can be evenly distributed from few to several
hundred.

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Fimbriae (sing. fimbria)

46
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FUNCTION: for adherence of cells to one another
and to environmental surfaces

47
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also called sex (conjugation) pili, are hollow protein tubes , longer than fimbria and number is 1 or 2 per cell.

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Pili (pilus)

48
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FUNCTION: join bacterial cell in preparation of DNA transfer from one cell to another.

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Pili (pilus)

49
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➢ Bundles of fibrils anchored at one end of
spirochete and spiral around the cell.
➢ The rotation of filaments propels the
spirochete in a spiral motion.

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Axial Filaments (endoflagella)

50
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occurs in pairs

  • Cocci (Spherical or Ellipsoidal)
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Diplococci

51
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cells arranged on chains

  • Cocci (Spherical or Ellipsoidal)
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Streptococci

52
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irregular clusters “bunch of grapes”

  • Cocci (Spherical or Ellipsoidal)
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Staphylococci

53
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four cells arranged in same plane

  • Cocci (Spherical or Ellipsoidal)
54
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cuboidal arrangement of 8 or more cells

  • Cocci (Spherical or Ellipsoidal)
55
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occurs in pairs

  • Bacilli (Cylindrical or Rod Shape)
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Diplobacilli

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occurs in chains

  • Bacilli (Cylindrical or Rod Shape)
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Streptobacilli

57
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tendency to group side by side

  • Bacilli (Cylindrical or Rod Shape)
58
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slightly longer than they are wide.

  • Bacilli (Cylindrical or Rod Shape)
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Coccobacilli

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Cylindrical or Rod shape

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Spherical or Ellipsoidal

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Spiral Shaped

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Spirochetes

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comma shaped

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Loosely coiled

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Tightly coiled

65
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Stain bacteria that have high lipid and wax content in their cell walls

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Acid-Fast Stains

66
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Binds to the nucleic acid of the cell and fluorescence as a bright orange under UV
light

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Acridine Orange

67
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For observation of metachromatic granules of C. diphtheriae.

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Methylene Blue

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