Microbes Flashcards

(17 cards)

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Archaea cell walls are made of

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Protein

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Archaea

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More common with eukarya (histons, RNA polymerse,
Ecologically diverse, harsh (hot, salty, methane, acidic
Distinctive membranes

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Bacteria cell shape

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Sphere, rod, comma, spiral

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Bacteria cell wall is made up of

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Peptidglycan (carbohydrates + proteins)

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Mucilage (bacteria)

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Extra cellular substances

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Bacterial movement

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Flagella, pili, buoyancy

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Bacteria survival

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Akineles (?)

Endospores

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classification of microbes

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Energy source
Carbon source
Response to oxygen
Specialized metabolism

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Autotroph

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photoautotroph

Chemolithoautotroph

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Heterotroph

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Photoheterotroph

Chemoheterotroph

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Photoautotroph

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Use light + CO2 + H20 -> ATP + Organic

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Chemolithoautotrophs

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Chem energy + CO2 -> organic compounds

Ex. Nitrification

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Photoheterotroph

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Light energy -> ATP and organics

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Chemoheterotroph

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Organism must provide energy and carbon

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14
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Response to oxygen

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Aerobe - obligate

Anaerobe - obligate, aerotolerant, facultative

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Specialized metabolism

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Produce O2 - cyanobacteria
Nitrogen fixation
Consume methane

16
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Koch’s postulates

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Presence of organism correlates with hosts symptoms
Isolate organism and grow in pure vulture
Pure culture organism causes disease in new host
Isolate same organism from same host