BIOL121

Question 1

Microbiology

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The study of organisms too small to be seen clearly by the unaided eye

Question 2

Eukaryote

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An organisms that consists of one or more cells each of which has a nuclear and other well-developed intracellular compartments

Question 3

Bacteria

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Type of biological cells that constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms

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Archea

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Constitute a group which is between bacteria and eukaryotes

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Culture media

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Nutrient solutions/solid media that provide all the elements required for growth

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Chemically defined media

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The exact chemical composition is known

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Complex media

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exact chemical composition not known made of digests of complex material such as milk protein, beef, soybeans, yeast etc

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Batch culutre

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Culutre if grown in a ‘closed system’

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Viable cells

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Cells that are alive but may not be culturable

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Culturable Bacteria

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Can be grown on media (liquid/solid)

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Culturable count

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Count cells that can form colonies on solid media or increase turbidity in liquid media

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Heterotrophs

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Require organic molecules made by other organisms

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Autotrophs

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CO2 is principal carbon source

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Phototrophs

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Use light as energy source (to produce ATP)

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Chemotrophs

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Oxidise organic or inorganic compounds

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Psychrophiles

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Grow best below 15’c, dont grow above 20’c, can grown below 0’c

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Mesophiles

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Grow best between 20-40’c, many bacteria in the body are this

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Thermophiles

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Grow best between 45-80’C, live in hot springs, compost heaps etc

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Hyperthermophiles

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Grown best above 80’C, live in hot springs

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Acidophiles

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Grow best in acidic habitats

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Alkaliphiles

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Grow best in alkaline habitats

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Halophiles

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Grow in habitats with high salt concentration - sodium chloride

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Facultative Aerobe

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Not required but grows better with oxygen

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Host

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Organisms which support growth of viruses, bacteria and parasites

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Pathogen

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Organisms that causes disease, by impairing or interfering with the normal physiological activities of the host

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Pathogenicity

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The ability to cause disease

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Virulence

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The degree or intensity of pathogenicity (determines by toxicity and invasiveness)

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Infection

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Bacteria persist in host without necessarily causing tissue damage

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Disease

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Overt damage to the host, parts of body cannot fulfill their normal function

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Opportunistic Pathogens

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Only cause serious diseasewhen host defences are impaired, eg when moving to a different environment and the body isn't adapted to the new pathogens

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Primary Pathogens

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Capable of causeing disease in absence of immune defects, need to cause disease to survive (animal-human or human-human interaction)

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Colonisation

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Establishment of a stable population of bacteria in the host

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Cytotoxic cells

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Kill cells infected with bacteria

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Antigenic Variation

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Bacteria can switch between different types of surface structure

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Siderophores

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Bind iron with high affinity

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Exotoxins

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act on specfic targets

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Endotoxin

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Bound to cell, action is indirect: activated many host systems that cause damage

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Tetanus toxin

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A neurotoxin, interferes with synapse function

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Diphtheria toxin

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Inhibits mammalian protein synthesis