Chapter 11- Prokaryotes (EXAM 2) Flashcards
Classification in Carl Woese’s Three Domain System
Dr. King Phillip Came Over From Great Spain
Domain, Kingdom, Phylym, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
which of the three domains does not have kingdom?
bacteria and archae
Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria
Since 2015 Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea
and Bacteria has been published and updated (4x/yr)
online. The past five years, over 100 genera and six
hundred new species have been added to the manual
each year.
The new edition replaces and expands upon the second
edition of Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, a 5-volume set completed in 2012.
The (2nd) edition of Bergey’s Manual of Systematic
Bacteriology (2001-12) recognizes ____ phyla of Bacteria and ___ phyla of Archaea
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_____ are based on rRNA sequences. Considerable phenotypic diversity remains among the members of some _____.
phyla; phyla
Largest taxonomic group of bacteria containing
mostly chemoheterotrophic bacteria that are all
Gram-negative
Phylum Proteobacteria
Named after Proteus, a greek god of the sea, who
could assume many shapes (a great diversity of
forms is found in this phylum)
Phylum Proteobacteria
proteobacteria are said to have arisen from what common ancestor?
Proposed to have arisen from a common
photosynthetic ancestor, although few are now
photosynthetic.
what are the five classes of proteobacteria?
alpha, beta, gamma, delta, & epsilon proteobacteria
bacterium of the sea
pelagibacter (alphaproteobacteria)
A single marine species, ___________ ( derived from “ubiquitous”) has been isolated
One of most abundant microbes on Earth. Accounts for ___% of ocean bacteria and combined weight > all the fish.
One of the smallest (___ µm diameter), simplest (_______ genes) autonomously replicating cells
- shortest ________ spaces, no duplicate gene copies, viral genes, or junk DNA
Survives in a _____ nutrient environment (minimal genome and small size provide it a competitive advantage) gains energy by respiring _______ _______ or using a light driven proton pump. (don’t fix C- inorganic)
P. ubique; 25; 0.3; 1354; intergenic; low; organic carbon (Pelagibacter- alphaproteobacteria)
Why is a small cell size a competitive advantagous?
a higher surface area or volume allows the cell to move materials in and out more efficiently. A smaller cell has a higher surface are to volume ratio.
Caulobacter and Hyphomicrobium are part of which phylum?
alphaproteobacteria
found in low-nutrient aquatic environments (i.e. lakes),
produce prominent prostheca (cytoplasmic extrusion bounded by the cell wall [i.e. hypha or stalk.]) and have a dimorphic cycle
Caulobacter and Hyphomicrobium (alphaproteobacteria)
produce stalks for anchoring to surfaces and
increasing surface-to-volume ratios (both facilitate nutrient uptake. Stalk sizes increase when nutrient concentrations drop.
Caulobacter (alphaproteobacteria)
a type of alphaproteobacteria that replicates by binary fission
caulobacter (alphaproteobacteria)
a type of alphaproteobacteria that replicate by budding at
hyphal tips
Hyphomicrobium (alphaproteobacteria)
In the ______ life cycle, morphogenic events are an intrinsic part of the _________ cell cycle/
Caulobacter; Caulobacter
is motile for part of its life, then the flagella is lost,
and a stalk is formed
caulobacter
In Caulobacter, what happens after surface attachement?
Following surface attachment, reproduction can
occur, resulting in one stalked cell and one flagellated swarmer cell.
Describe the Caulobacter life cycle
- flagellated swarmer cell that can’t replicate
- the flagellum is lost
- stalk begins to form when the organism attached to a surface
- stalk elongates
- division begins, flagellul forms on new cell
- new cell with flagellum swims off as swarmer cell, and the stalked cell initiates a new round of replication
What does the life cycle of hyphomicrobium look like?
- the hypha starts forms
- new nucleoid moves into the hypha
- a young bud forms
- the bud develops
- swarmer cell with subpolar to lateral flagellum made (1-3)
- Now the hypha lengthens as low nutrient conditions increase and it produces another bud
A ___________ cell adheres to surfaces via a polar holdfast opposite the hypha
hyphomicrobium
forms hyphae-like, cytoplasm-filled prostheca with end bud
hyphomicrobium
Of the alphaproteobacteria, which are nitrogen-fixing?
Rhizobium
Azospirillum
agrobacterium
acetobacter and gluconobacter
- enter the roots of leguminous plants (beans, peas, clover) and form nodules
• Fix N2 in a symbiotic relationship with the plant
• cannot independently fix nitrogen
Rhizobium (+ 4 other genera,
(i.e. Bradyrhizobium)
• commonly called rhizobia
(Alphaproteobacteria)
- A free-living, plant root surface colonizing soil bacterium commonly found on tropical grasses and sugar cane
- use nutrients excreted by plants and fixes nitrogen in return
Azospirillum (alphaproteobacteria)
prefix Azo, means ________ ______. Thus, nitrogen
became associated with term “Azo”, which is frequently
used in the names of nitrogen-fixing genera
without life
plant pathogens
invade plant cells but do not induce nodules or fix nitrogen
agrobacterium (alphaproteobacteria)
induces crown gall
disease in plants through the
insertion of the Ti plasmid into
the plants genome.
A. tumefaciens (Agrobacterium, alphaproteobacteria)
• called acetic acid bacteria
• Industrially important aerobic organisms that
oxidize ethanol to acetic acid (vinegar)
• Thus, found in environments where ethanol is
formed from the fermentation of sugars to ethanol
Acetobacter and Gluconobacter (alphaproteobacteria)
prefer ethanol as carbon
source, while Gluconobacter prefers sugar
acetobacter
Of the alphaproteobacteria, which are nitrifying bacteria?
Nitrobacter and Nitrosomonas
Chemoautotrophic
oxidize nitrogen for energy and fix CO2
which bacteria: NH4+ —> NO2-
Nitrosomonas
which bacteria: NO2- ——> NO3-
Nitrobacter
What is nitrification?
the process in which bacteria in the soil use oxygen to change compounds of nitrogen in dead plant material into nitrates which plants can then absorb as food
Why is nitrate production important for the environment?
Nitrate production is critical for the environment and
agriculture because they are more easily absorbed from
the soil by plants than either nitrite or ammonium ions
a member of the Beta proteobacteria class
Nitrosomonas
Of the alphaproteobacteria’s, which is a facultative intracellular parasite?
Bartonella
Brucella
bacillus that inhabits the interior of some cat red blood cells (cats are not sick) primary mode of transmission to humans is infected flea feces by a cat scratch, bite etc.: causes cat-scratch disease/fever (more common than lyme disease in the U.S.).
B. henselae
In Bartonella several members are _______ ________
human pathogens
What is a facultative intracellular parasite?
Facultative intracellular parasites are capable of living and reproducing either inside or outside cells.
What disease does Brucella cause?
causes Brucellosis
disease of ruminants that also affects humans
Brucellosis
how is brucellosis spread?
spreads to humans by ingestion of undercooked
meat or unpasteurized dairy products - species have different affinities for host mammals.
How is Brucella able to survive phagocytosis?
After phagocytosis by macrophages, able to
survive in phagosomes by blocking lysosomal
fusion.
What is an obligate intracellular parasite?
cannot reproduce outside their host cell, meaning that the parasite’s reproduction is entirely reliant on intracellular resources.
Of the alphaproteobacteria’s, which are obligate intracellular parasite?
Rickettsia, Ehrlichia
highly pleomorphic bacteria (rods or coccobacilli)
- preferentially infect endothelial cells lining
the small blood vessels by inducing phagocytosis. They escape the phagosome
and enter the cytosol where they replicate
Rickettsia
transmitted to humans by insect and tick bites
- cause a number of diseases known as the spotted fever group
Rickettsia
lice—> Epidemic typhus
R. prowazekii
rat fleas —> Endemic murine typhus
R. typhi
ticks —–> Rocky Mountain spotted fever
R. rickettsii
rickettsia-like bacteria - transmitted by ticks to humans
Ehrlichia
Disease caused by Ehrlichia
ehrlichiosis
How is Ehrlichia able to survive in phagosomes after phagocytosis by macrophages?
After phagocytosis by macrophages, able to survive in
phagosomes by blocking lysosomal fusion.
Of the alphaproteobacteria’s which are endosymbionts?
Wolbachia
Although not human pathogens, they may be the most common infectious bacterial genus on earth (infecting over a million species)
Wolbachia
Wolbachia lives as an endosymbiont in the cells of what?
insects and other invertebrates
What percentage of insects are infected with Wolbachia?
20-75%
How is Wolbachia’s relationship with its hosts complicated?
its interactions with its hosts
are often complex, and in some cases have evolved to symbiotic rather than parasitic
Why is Wolbachia interesting?
Much interest due to its ubiquitous distribution,
many different evolutionary interactions, and potential
for pest control
wolbachia is essential in which organism?
nematodes
pea aphids gain resistance to parasitic ________
- harmless to aphids but kill ______ larvae
wasps
some pathogenic “_________” Wolbachia strains cause host cells to lyse or “_____”, eventually kills insect
popcorn; pop
Since __________ are only transferred from mother to
offspring, some species alter host reproductive
capabilities in different ways to increase its own
transmission. What are the two mechanisms by which it accomplishes this?
Wolbachia;
1) males killed during larval development which increases the female to male ratio
2) infected males develop as females or infertile pseudo-females.
Where would Paelagibacter be placed in the alphaproteobacteria dichotomus key?
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Chemoautotrophs and chemoheterotrophs that often use nutrients that diffuse away from the anaerobic decomposition of organic material (hydrogen gas, ammonia, methane). All are
aerobic.
Betaproteobacteria
relatively large cell bodies that twist like a spiral
- motile due to bipolar tufts of flagella
- habitat is mainly fresh water
Genera Spirillum (Betaproteobacteria)
How long are spirillum?
60 microns
filamentous sheathed bacteria found in slow moving fresh water streams and sewage
- the tube-like sheath protects the cells from drying and aids in surface attachment
- Individual mature cells swarm out of the protective tube to
colonize new sites
Genera Sphaerotilus (Betaproteobacteria)
Obligate aerobe betaproteobacteria
thiobacilus
Oxidize reduced sulfur for energy and fix CO2. Convert hydrogen sulfide (H2S) or elemental sulfur into sulfates (SO4^2-). Important in the sulfur cycle
thiobacilus
Which of the betaproteobacteria genera include pathogenic species?
burkholderia (B. cepacia, and b. pseudomallei), Bordetella, Neisseria
reclassified from Pseudomonas
- rod-shaped bacteria found in soil
- single flagella or tuft of flagella
Burkholderia (Betaproteobacteria)
can degrade >100 different organic molecules
- problematic contaminant of hospital equipment and drugs
(can even grow in disinfectant solutions)
- opportunistic pathogen that infects the respiratory tract of
cystic fibrosis patients (metabolizes respiratory secretions)
B. cepacia: (“cepia” is latin for onion) (Burkholderia)- Betaproteobacteria
the cause of a severe disease (melioidosis) that is endemic in SE Asia and N. Australia.
B. pseudomallei (Burkholderia) (Betaproteobacteria)
nonmotile rods/coccobacilli
* adhere to cilia of bronchial epithelium
* causitive agent of pertussis
or whooping cough
• Bordetella:
- B. pertussis
Betaproteobacteria
- diplococci
- Use fimbriae to attach to the mucous
membranes of urethra in mammals
Neisseria; Betaproteobacteria
meningococcal meningitis
*N. meningitidis (Neisseria- Betaproteobacteria)
gonorrhoeae
N. gonorrhoeae (Neisseria- Betaproteobacteria)
The largest subgroup of Proteobacteria. Encompass a wide variety physiological types that live in diverse environments: soil, water, mammalian hosts
gammaproteobacteria
Gammaproteobacteria orders
- Pseudomonas
- Legionellales
- Vibrionales
- Enterobacteriales
- Pasteurellales
Genera in Order Pseudomonadales
Gammaproteobacteria:
Generas in Order Pseudomonadales-
- Pseudomonas
- Acinetobacter
- Moraxella
- Azotobacter and Azomonas
Genera in Order Legionellales
Gammaproteobacteria:
Generas in Order Legionellales- contains 2 aerobic families
- Legionella
- Coxiella
Genera in Order Vibrionales
Gammaproteobacteria:
Generas in Order Vibrio
Genera and Family in Order Enterobacteriales
Gammaproteobacteria:
Generas in Order Enterobacteriales-
- Escherichia
- Salmonella
- Shigella
- Klebsiella
- Serratia
- Proteus
- Yersinia
- Enterobacter
Family: Enterobacteriaceae
Genera in Order Pasteurellales
Gammaproteobacteria:
Generas in Order Pasteurellales-
- Pasteurella
- Haemophilus
- Aerobic rods
- Common in soil
- Polar flagella (single or tufts)
- Opportunistic pathogens
- infect urinary tract, burns and wounds in a weakened host
- Many can grow at refrigerator temperatures (food spoilage)
- Have a large genetic capacity (≈yeast) for expression of a
large amount of enzymes that catabolize a wide variety of substrates (beneficial for decomposing uncommon chemicals in the soil but problematic in hospitals) - generally antibiotic resistant: large genome codes for several efficient efflux pumps
- many species excrete water soluble pigments
- some species moved to Burkholderia based on rRNA studies
Pseudomonas
Name means “nonmotile rod”, but morphology
species can be pleomorphic (rods to cocci)
- aerobic and found naturally in soil and water
Acinetobacter
- opportunistic pathogen found in hospital settings
- primarily respiratory pathogen, but also infects skin, soft tissues and wounds
- concerns:
- rapidly becomes resistant to antibiotics such that some
strains are resistant to most available antibiotics. - difficult to eliminate once established in a hospital
because it survives on artificial surfaces and resists
desiccation
A. baumanii
Acinetobacter
Pseudomondales
Gammaproteobacteria
aerobic coccobacilli of gammaproteobacteria
Moraxella
One of several bacteria that can cause conjunctivitis (pink eye): inflammation of the outermost layer of the eye and the inner surface of the eyelids
M. lacunata
Moraxella
Pseudomondales
Gammaproteobacteria
large ovoid heavily capsulated bacteria
- free living soil bacteria that fix nitrogen (obtain energy from organic sources in the soil).
Azotobacter and Azomonas (monas= unicellular organism)
Pseudomondales
Gammaproteobacteria
Found in streams, warm-water pipes, HVAC cooling towers
- Facultative intracellular parasites found in the environment either free-living or within amoeba. Found in pulmonary macrophages in humans.
Legionella
The amobea shelter ___________, protecting them from chemical disinfectants, drying and heat
- Humans are accidental hosts by inhalation of water droplets
legionella
(first identified during
1976 outbreak) (29 of 182 died)
L. pneumophilia: Legionnaires Disease (pneumonia)
Legionella
Legionellales
Gammaproteobacteria
Originally grouped with rickettsia (obligate intracellular
parasites) but NOT transmitted among humans by insect or
tick bites
- Wild & domestic animals are reservoirs for the rod-shaped
organism. Transmitted to humans via inhalation of animalderived
dusts and aerosols (urine, feces etc.) or contaminated milk
- Causes flu-like pneumonia called Q fever (named Q for
query when causitive agent was
unknown)
- highly resistant to environmental
stresses such as heat and drying;
perhaps due to an endospore-like
body in the cell.
C. burnetti
Coxiella
Legionellales
Gammaproteobacteria
facultatively anaerobic curved rods that are mostly
found in aquatic environments
Gammaproteobacteria
Order Vibrionales
Vibrio
- causes cholera, characterized by profuse,
watery diarrhea
vibrio cholerae
Gammaproteobacteria
Order Vibrionales
Vibrio
- gastroenteritis from
eating raw or
undercooked shellfish
V. parahaemolyticus
Gammaproteobacteria
Order Vibrionales
Vibrio
inhabit intestinal tracts of
humans and mammals
enterics
- enterics – facultatively anaerobic rods – Most ferment glucose and other sugars – if motile, have peritrichous flagella – Fimbriae to aid with adhesion – Sex pili for exchange of genetic material— frequently confer antibiotic resistance
Gammaproteobacteria
• Order Enterobacteriales
(only one family: Enterobacteriaceae)
- common inhabitant of human intestinal tract
but not most abundant (0.1% of gut flora) - a great deal is known about its biochemistry and
genetics - not usually pathogenic but can cause urinary
infections and certain strains produce
enterotoxins that cause traveler’s diarrhea or
foodborne disease - presence in food or water indicates fecal
contamination
Gammaproteobacteria
Order Enterobacteriales
• Escherichia
- E. coli