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Ch 2: Microbial Cell Structures (Bio 286 - Microbiology) Flashcards

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optics and properties of light

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visible light has wavelengths 400-750 nm; maximum resolution is 1 wavelength; magnification spreads light rays out to 150 micrometers (the resolution of our eyes = distance between photoreceptor cells)

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refraction

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passage through lens material bends light; parabolic lens brings ray to a focus point; lens with 2 differently shaped convex sides magnifies image

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resolution

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ability to distinguish two adjacent objects or points from one another; aka resolving power; improved by shorter wavelengths

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resolving power (RP) (aka resolution)

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calculated as : wavelength of light in nm / 2 x numerical aperture (where the numerical aperture describes the relative efficiency of a lens in bending light rays, numerical aperture is increased with oil immersion lenses)

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spirochete

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spiral shaped bacteria

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spirillum

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a more rigid/thicker spiral shaped bacteria

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vibrio

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curved rod, comma shaped bacteria

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bacillus

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Rod shaped bacteria

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streptobacilli

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rod-shaped bacteria occurring in chains

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coccus

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A spherical bacterium

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diplococci

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Spherical bacteria that occur in pairs

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streptococci

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spherical shaped bacteria occurring in chains

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tetrad

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spherical bacteria occurring in groups of 4

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sarcina

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spherical bacteria occurring in cubical amounts

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staphylococci

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Spherical shaped bacteria that form grape-like clusters

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advantages to being small microbes

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MORE SURFACE AREA RELATIVE TO CELL VOLUME (higher surface area/volume ratio); support greater nutrient and waste product exchange per unit cell volume; tend to GROW FASTER; mutations lead to faster evolutions

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cell membrane

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structure defining existence of cell

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membrane constituents

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approximately equal parts of phospholipids and proteins; have hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions that lock the protein in the membrane

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phospholipid

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consists of glycerol with ester links to two fatty acids and a phosphoryl head group

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membrane proteins serve numerous functions

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structural support; secretion of virulence factors; transmission of communication signals; ion transport and energy storage

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transport across cell membrane

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cell membrane acts as a SEMI PERMEABLE BARRIER because SELECTIVE TRANSPORT IS ESSENTIAL FOR SURVIVAL (diffusion and osmosis)

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diffusion

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easy permeation of the membrane by small uncharged molecules such as O2 and CO2

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osmosis

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diffusion of water across the membrane

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diffusion of weak acids and weak bases

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in their uncharged form they can diffuse across the membrane to change the pH of the cell (once diffused across the membrane into the cell, the acid/base will deprotonate/protonate to become charged, changing the pH)

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transporters
a specific protein that facilitates transport of polar molecules and charged molecules
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passive transport
molecules move along their concentration gradient
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active transport
molecules move against their concentration gradient; requires energy
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membrane lipids
phospholipids vary with respect to their phosphoryl head groups and their fatty acid side chains; variability is due to changes in temperature, where at high temperatures unsaturated fats (double bonds) dominate and at low temperatures saturated fats (no double bonds) dominate
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membrane fluidity
membranes include planar molecules called reinforcing agents that fill gaps between hydrocarbon chains
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sterols (cholesterol, egosterol)
reinforcing agents of the membrane in eukaryotes that regulate membrane fluidity
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hopanoids / hopanes
reinforcing agents of the membrane in bacteria that regulate membrane fluidity
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nucleoid
contains genetic material, NO NUCLEAR MEMBRANE, single circular chromosome, 500000-10000000 nt; HAPLOID; plasmids may be present; DNA is in close proximity to cytoplasm and ribosomes
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prokaryote ribosome
two subunits (30S and 50S) that combine for a total size of 70S; dozens of proteins and three rRNA molecules; translates mRNA into proteins
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thylakoids
extensively folded intracellular membranes
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carboxysomes
polyhedral bodies packed with enzyme Rubisco for CO2 fixation
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gas vesicles
to increase buoyancy
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phototroph structures
thylakoids, carboxysomes, gas vesicles
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other inclusion bodies
storage granules; glycogen, PHB and PHA for energy; sulfur for oxidation; volutin, phosphate; magnetosomes; membrane-embedded crystals of Fe3O4 fixation; orient the swimming of magnetotactic bacteria
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bacterial cytoskeleton
shape is determined by its shape-determining proteins: FtsZ, MreB, CreS
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FtsZ
forms a "Z-ring" for septum placement
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MreB
forms a coil inside rod-shaped cells
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Cres ("Crescentin")
forms a polymer along inner side of crescent-shaped bacteria
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cell wall
confers shape and rigidity to cell and helps it withstand turgor pressure (influx of water)
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sacculus
bacterial cell wall that consists of a single interlinked molecule (peptidoglycan)
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peptidoglycan structure
long polymers N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) and N-acetylmuramic acid (NAM), bound to a peptide of 4-6 amino acids; where the peptides can form cross-bridges connecting the parallel glycan strands
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gram positive bacteria
thick cell wall; one membrane
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gram negative bacteria
thin cell wall; two membranes
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gram positive cell
polymers of sugars: ribitol-P and glycerol-P; other adducts: D-alanine and sugars; Lipoteichoic acid linked to lipids and act to anchor wall to membrane
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mycobacterial (Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. leprae) cell envelopes
very complex, including unusual membrane lipids (mycolic acid) and unusual sugars (arabinogalactans)
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mycolic acids
lipid with a structure of RCH(OH)CH(R)COOH [where R is two long chains]
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R groups of different mycolic acids
corynebacterium (30-40 carbons --- not too hydrophobic); nocardia (40-60 carbons --- somewhat hydrophobic); mycobacterium (60-90 carbons --- very hydrophobic)
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gram negative outer membrane
thin peptidoglycan layer consisting of one to two sheets; covered by an outer membrane that confers defensive abilities and toxigenic properties on many pathogens
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lipopolysaccharide
Lipid A (six fatty acids) for conserved structure; core (adaptor structures) for variable composition; O-Antigen (repeats) for important barrier functions
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flagellum structure
bacterial locomotion; electric motor; dozens of proteins; rotates rapidly; many are reversible; propels cell through environment
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monotrichous
single flagellum
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amphitrichous
flagella at both poles of the cell
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lophotrichous
cluster of flagella at one end
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peritrichous
flagella distributed over the entire cell
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flagella of spirochetes
AXIAL FILAMENTS; flagella located in the periplasm; bundles of many flagella; cause bacterium to corkscrew but can move through viscous media
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chemotaxis
movement of bacterium in response to chemical gradients (where attractants cause counterclockwise rotation and flagella to bundle together, and repellents cause clockwise rotation and flagellar bundles to fall apart)
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biased random walk
causes a net movement of bacteria toward attractants or away from repellents; movement toward attractant is favored so off-track movements will be redirected
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cell attachment methods
fimbriae, stalks, sex pilus
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fimbriae
attach cells to surfaces; constructed from thin filaments of protein "fimbrin"
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stalks
attach cells to surfaces; secretion systems attach cells to prey; six types
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sex pilus
similar to type 4 secretion system, but essential for bacterial pathogenicity
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capsule or glycocalyx
outermost layer of the cell; polymeric structures; most are CARBOHYDRATES but a few are peptides; variable in thickness; used to avoid phagocytosis; usually important for pathogenesis
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water
greatest volume of a cell (about 70%)
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protein
most abundant macromolecule of cells (about 16%) (followed by RNA, about 6%)
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fatty acid
hydrophobic
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phosphoryl head
hydrophilic
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lipoteichoic acid
linked to lipids in cytoplasmic membrane that anchors the cell wall to the membrane; only in gram positive cells
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lipopolysaccharide (LPS)
Molecule that makes up the outer layer of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria; only in gram negative cells
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core (adaptor structures) of LPS
unique to genus
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mycoplasma
true bacteria; very small in size; no peptidoglycan wall [but has a single membrane so is considered a gram positive grouping]; variable in shape; important pathogens; contain cholesterol in membranes but don't make it themselves; does NOT contain murein
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capsule
extracellular slime to make bacteria slippery to avoid phagocytes
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small microbes have a higher surface-to-volume ratio
which allows for higher nutrient exchange
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ESTER links
lipids in cytoplasmic membrane of bacteria and eukarya
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ETHER links
lipids in cytoplasmic membrane of Archaea
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hydrolytic enzymes
function in initial degradation of nutrients
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lysozyme
enzyme that cleaves bond between NAG and NAM to destroy peptidoglycan and cause bacterial cell lysis as a part of animals' immune defense
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peptide cross bridges
only in Gram positive
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archaella of archaeans
rotate like bacterial flagella though they consist of multiple protein types
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endospores
contain small acid-soluble proteins (SASPs) which protect DNA from Ultraviolet light

BIO 286 - Microbiology (21 decks)

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