Who are the Microbes? Flashcards

1
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two major types of microbes

A

cellular and acellular

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2
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types of cellular microbes

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fungi
protozoa
algae
bacteria
archaea

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3
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types of acellular microbes

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viruses
prions
viroids

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4
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fungi

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cellular microbes including yeast and mold

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5
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protozoa

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cellular microbes including giardia lambria

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6
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bacteria

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cellular microbes including mycobacterium tuberculosis

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7
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archaea

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cellular microbes including thermophilus acquaticus

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8
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viruses

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acellular microbes made up of a protein shell and nucleic acids (DNA or RNA, never both)
neither prokaryotic or eukaryotic
obligate intracellular parasites: can only reproduce in a host cell
do not eat or make waste
don’t grow in size, but do grow in number

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9
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prions

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acellular microbes made of proteins only

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10
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viroids

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acellular microbes made of RNA only

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11
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prokaryotes

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cells with no nucleus or membrane-bound organelles, for example bacteria and archaea

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12
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eukaryotes

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cells that have a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles, for example fungi, protozoa, and algae

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13
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transitional organisms

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organisms that may lack one or more membrane-bound organelles, but are still considered eukaryotes (for example, giardia)

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14
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3 domains of microbes

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  1. bacteria
  2. archaea
  3. eukarya
    (categorizing cellular organisms by their rRNA sequences)
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15
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naming bacteria

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genus –> species –> strain

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