Bacterial Structure Flashcards

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Some bacteria surrounded by………. Or…….. Or….

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Polysaccharide ex pneumococcus
Protein layer ex bacillus anthracis
Both

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Capsule (polysaccharide ( also known as ……

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Glycocalyx (meaning sugar coat)

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3
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The presence of capsule can be determined by…..

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Using negative staining (India ink)

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4
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If the substance (capsule) is unorganized and only loosely attached to the cell wall the glycocalyx is described as…..

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Slime layer or bioflim

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5
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Capsule are important in contributing to…….

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Bacterial virulence

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6
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Capsule often…… Pathogenic bacteria from……

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Protect
Phagocytosis (antiphagocytosis)

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7
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Capsule aids……to the host tissue surface

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Adherence

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8
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Capsule can also acts as……to toxic hydrophobic molecules such as detergent

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Barrier

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9
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Flagella types

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Long filamentous appendages that propel bacteria
1monotrichous: single polar flagella
2amphitrichous: single flagella at each end of the cell
3lophotrichous: two or More flagella at one or both end of the cell
4peritrichous: flagella distributed over the entire cell

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10
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Flagella provide…… to the cell

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Motility ,motion, locomotion

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Spirochetes bacteria move by means of……or…… bundle of fibrils that arise at the ends of the cell beneath outer sheath and spiral around the cell producing…..

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Axial filaments
Endoflagella
Corkscrew motion

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12
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Fimbriae and pili used for….m

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Attachment and transfer of DNA rather than motility

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13
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Structure of fimbriae and pili consists of protein called…..

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Pilin

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14
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Fimbriae it help the microbe to…….. mucous membrane ex…. The causative agent of the..m

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Adhere and colonize
Neisseria gonorrhea
Gonorrhea

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15
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Pili divided into two types:

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Ordinary pili play role in adherence of bacteria to the host cell
Sex pili pili join bacterial cells in preparation for the transfer of the DNA from one cell to another processes called conjugation

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16
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the transfer of the DNA from one cell to another processes called….

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conjugation

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17
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The major function of the cell wall is to……..

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Prevent bacterial cells from rupturing when the water pressure inside the cell is greater than that outside the cell

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18
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Cell wall is the site of…

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Some antibiotics action

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19
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The chemical composition of the cell wall is used to……

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Differentiate major types of the bacteria

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20
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The cell of some…… such as plants algae and fungi have cell wall thier Wall differ chemically from those of prokaryotic are….. And…..

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Eukaryotic
Simpler in structure
Less rigid

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21
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Bacterial cell wall composed of macromolecular network called…… Also named….

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Peptidoglycan
Murein

22
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The peptidoglycan of the cell wall is rigid made up of rope like linear….. chain cross linked by…..

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Polysaccharide
Peptide

23
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Polysaccharide of cell wall is made up of repeating disaccharide of…… and… ..

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N acetyl glucosamine NAG
N acetyl muramic acid NAM

24
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In cell wall structure
The peptide is…… because it contain both…….

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Unusual
D and L amino acid D amino acid are not normally used in nature

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The peptidoglycan in gram positive bacteria forms ..... The peptidoglycan is only...... In grams negative bacteria
Multiple layers forming thick rigid structure One thin layer
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Gram positive cell wall contain....... Which consists of.... . or.....
Teichoic acid Glycerol Ribitol
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Two classes of teichoic acid........ and.....
Lipoteichoic acid (linked to plasma membrane) Wall teichoic acid (linked to peptidoglycan)
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Functions of teichoic acid
Bind and regulate the movement of cation into and out of the cell Role in cell growth Identify bacteria
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Cell wall of gram negative bacteria consists of.....and.... which composed of....
One or very few layer of peptidoglycan Outer membrane Lipoprotein, lipopolysaccharide (lps) and phospholipid
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Functions of outer membrane of gram negative
Evading phagocytosis and action of complement system Provide barrier
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Part of permeability of the outer membrane is due to protein in the membrane called..... that form...
Porin Channel
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Porin
Provide passage of molecules such as nucleotide, disaccharide, peptide, amino acid, vitamin and iron
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The polysaccharide portion of LPS is composed of...... the functions as..... The lipid portion of the LPS called.....is referred to as..... Wish is toxic when in host blood stream causing... And....
O polysaccharide Antigen and useful for gram negative identify Lipid A Endotoxin Fever and shock
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Peptidoglycan is bounded to lipoprotein and.....
Periplasm (priplasmic space)
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Priplasmic space
A gel like fluid between the outer membrane and the plasma membrane
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The periplasm contain a high concentration of...... and...
Degradative enzyme Transport proteins تلعب دور في metabolism and pathogenesis
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Cell wall and the gram stain mechanism based on...m
Difference in cell walls structure of gram positive and gram negative bacteria
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Primary stain.... Stain both cells.....
Crystal violet Purple
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Iodine..... Form..... and combined with.......
The mordant Large crystal Peptidoglycan layer
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Alcohol ..
The decolorize Impermeable crystal violet iodine in gram positive Dissolve lipid in gram negative
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Gram negative bacteria become... After the alcohol wash
Colourless
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The addition of....turn the gram negative cell...
Safranin (the counter stain) Pink
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Mycobacterium and pathogenic species of.... which also known as.... these bacteria have high concentration of... That prevents the uptake of gram stain
Norcardia Acid fast bacteria 60% hydrophobic waxy lipid (mycolic acid)
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..... smallest known bacteria
Mycoplasma
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Plasma membrane of the Mycoplasma are unique among bacteria in having....
Sterols (protect them from osmotic Lysis
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Cell wall can be damaged by........
Enzyme lysozyme Penicillin or B lactam antimicrobial drug
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Spheroplasts Protoplasts
Cell wall partially removed (gram negative bacteria) Cell wall completely removed (gram positive bacteria)
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Certain gram negative bacteria form stable spheroplasts that are known...
L form bacteria Capably of growing and dividing
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Both protoplasts and spheroplasts are... In shape
Cocci
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Prokaryotic plasma membrane lack....thus are...... Than eukaryotic except..... which contains...
Sterols Less rigid Mycoplasma Membrane sterols
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Chromatophores
Pigment and enzyme involved in photosynthesis are found in infolding of the plasma membrane
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Functions of bacterial plasma membrane
ATP production Selective permeability