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Microbial Metabolism Flashcards

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Define metabolism

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All chemical reactions in an organism

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Define catabolism

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Breakdown of larger molecules into smaller ones

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Define anabolism

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Synthesis of larger molecules from smaller molecules

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What are the results of oxidation in cellular respiration? (2)

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  • CO₂
  • Water
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What is the result of oxidation in fermentation?

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Organic waste products

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Which is more efficient at extracting energy from organic molecules – cellular respiration or fermentation?

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Cellular respiration

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When does fermentation occur?

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When cells lack a terminal electron acceptor and cannot carry out cellular respiration

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The synthesis of ATP without the electron transport chain is known as ______

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Substrate-level phosphorylation

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The synthesis of ATP using a proton motive force generated via electron transport chain is known as ______

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Oxidative phosphorylation

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34 molecules of ATP are oxidatively phosphorylated via ______

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Chemiosmosis

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How is the bulk of ATP (34 out of 38 per molecule of glucose) generated via respiration? (3)

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  • Glycolysis - 2 NADH (6 ATP)
  • Synthesis of acetyl-coA - 2 NADH (6 ATP)
  • Krebs cycle - 6 NADH (18 ATP) and 2 FADH₂ (4 ATP)
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What is the essential function of fermentation in terms of making glycolysis possible?

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Regeneration of NAD+

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NADH reduces pyruvic acid in which type of fermentation?

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Lactic acid fermentation

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Pyruvic acid undergoes decarboxylation to form ethanol in which type of fermentation?

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Alcoholic fermentation

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What is decarboxylation?

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CO₂ is given off

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What microbe is responsible for alcoholic fermentation?

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Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Describe how alcoholic fermentation serves as a means of preservation

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End products prevent growth of spoilage microbes

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What 3 ingredients or conditions are necessary to make wine?

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  • Sugar
  • Yeast
  • Anaerobic conditions
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Describe how lactic acid fermentation serves as a means of preservation

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Regulates pH and prevents growth of microbes

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What microbes are responsible for lactic acid fermentation? (2)

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  • Streptococcus
  • Lactobacillus
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In practice, what is the difference between the “O” and “F” tubes?

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  • O tube = aerobic
  • F tube = anaerobic oil overlay
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Indicate the carbohydrate used in the oxidative / fermentative catabolism test

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Glucose

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What is the pH indicator in the oxidative / fermentative catabolism test?

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Bromothymol blue

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Describe the expected color changes at a basic pH in the oxidative / fermentative catabolism test

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Green

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Describe the expected color changes at an acidic pH in the oxidative / fermentative catabolism test
Yellow
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______ acidify the O/F glucose medium
Fermenters
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Indicate the 3 different carbohydrates used in the Durhman sugar tube test
- Glucose - Lactose - Sucrose
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What is the pH indicator in the Durham sugar tube test?
Phenol red
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Describe the expected color changes at a basic pH in the Durham sugar tube test
Red
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Describe the expected color changes at an acidic pH in the Durham sugar tube test
Yellow
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What are the expected results of gas production for the Durham sugar tube test?
Bubbles
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Indicate the carbohydrate used in the methyl red (MR) test
Glucose
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What type of fermentation is detected by the methyl red (MR) test?
Mixed-acid fermentation
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What is the pH indicator in the methyl red (MR) test?
Methyl red
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What color would be associated with a positive methyl red (MR) test?
Red
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What color would be associated with a negative methyl red (MR) test?
Yellow
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What type of fermentation is detected by the Voges-Proskauer (VP) test?
Butanediol fermentation
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Place the following in the correct order according to the 2,3-butanediol fermentation pathway: 2,3-butanediol, acetoin, glucose
- Glucose - Acetoin - 2,3-butanediol
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Place the following in the correct order according to the color development: diacetyl, acetion, red color
- Acetoin - Diacetyl - Red color
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Hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) is a ______ in aerobic respiration
Highly reactive oxidizing agent
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How does the enzyme catalase ‘detoxify’ H₂O₂ (what is the actual chemical reaction)?
H₂O₂ → H₂O + O₂
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What causes the formation of bubbles due to catalase activity in the catalase test?
Hydrogen peroxide
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Cytochrome c oxidase is an enzyme in the ______
Electron transport chain
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What specific role does cytochrome c oxidase play in aerobic respiration?
Transfers electrons to O₂
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What role does molecular oxygen (O₂) play in aerobic respiration?
Terminal electron acceptor
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What is the role of tetramethyl-p-phenyl-edediamine?
Artificial electron donor
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When electrons are transferred from reduced tetramethyl-p-phenyl-edediamine to cytochrome C, the sample turns ______
Blue
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How are anaerobic respiration and the reduction of nitrate (NO3-) to nitrite (NO2-) (or other reduced forms of nitrate) related?
Some bacteria use nitrate as a terminal electron acceptor during anaerobic respiration
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What is the role of “nitrate reductase” in anaerobic respiration?
Transfer of electrons from cytochrome B to nitrate
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During the reduction of nitrate to nitrite, cultures are grown in ______ with Durham tubes
Nitrate broths
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What color would be associated with a positive reduction of nitrate to nitrite?
Red
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Why is Simmon’s Citrate Medium a defined medium?
The amount and source of all ingredients are known
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______ is the sole carbon source in Simmon’s Citrate Medium
Sodium citrate
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______ is the sole nitrogen source in Simmon’s Citrate Medium
Ammonium
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How do ‘citrate-positive’ organisms obtain their citrate from the environment – what is the name of the transporter?
Citrate-permease transports citrate into the cell
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What occurs if a bacterium lacks citrate-permease?
The bacteria will NOT survive on the medium
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What is the pH indicator in Simmon’s Citrate Medium?
Bromothymol blue
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Ammonia and ammonium hydroxide are produced by citrate-positive bacteria because they ...
They alkalize the medium (turn it blue)
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What color would be associated with a positive Citrate Test?
Blue
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What color would be associated with a negative Citrate Test?
Green
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Enzymes that catalyze the removal of an amino acid’s carboxyl group are known as ______
Decarboxylases
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Enzymes that catalyze the removal of an amino acid’s amine group (NH₂) are known as ______
Deaminases
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Name the carbon source and specific amino acid in the Moller’s Decarboxylation Medium used in the lab
Lysine
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What is the pH indicator in Moller’s lysine decarboxylase medium?
Bromocresol purple
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What color would be associated with a positive Moller’s lysine decarboxylase medium?
Purple
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What color would be associated with a negative Moller’s lysine decarboxylase medium?
Yellow
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A mineral overlay used in the decarboxylation / deamination test to promote ______
Fermentation
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In Moller’s lysine decarboxylase medium, glucose initially turns the medium ______ due to the end products of fermentation
Yellow
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In Moller’s lysine decarboxylase medium, decarboxylation of lysine results in the accumulation of alkaline end products that turn the medium ______
Purple
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Low pH and the presence of the specific amino acid induces ______ to produce the enzyme
Decarboxylase-positive organisms
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What occurs if the organism is capable of fermenting glucose and decarboxylating lysine?
Accumulation of alkaline end products
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What substrate is required for phenylalanine deaminase?
Oxygen
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What are the products for phenylalanine deaminase? (2)
- Ammonia (NH₃) - Phenylalanine acid
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______ provides a rich source of phenylalanine
Phenylalanine agar
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Of the 2 products of phenylalanine deaminase activity, which one reacts with ferric chloride (FeCl3)?
Phenylpyruvic acid
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What happens to the sample when phenylpyruvic acid reacts with the ferric chloride?
Turns a dark green color almost immediately
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Describe hydrolysis reactions
Uses water to split complex molecules
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______ are required for hydrolytic reactions
Hydrolytic enzymes
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What is esculin?
A vasoprotective agent that provides nutrients
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Esculin is composed of ______
Glycoside
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What is glycoside?
Sugar composed of glucose and esculetin
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What are the hydrolysis products of esculin catabolism? (2)
- Esculin - Glucose
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What role does esculin play in the differential quality of the Bile Esculin Test?
Catabolizes into glucose
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What role does bile play in the selective quality of the Bile Esculin Test?
Selective for group D streptococci and enterococci
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When esculin molecules are split, esculentin reacts with ______ in the medium
Ferric citrate
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A ______ is formed when esculentin reacts with ferric citrate
Phenolic iron complex
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What color would be associated with a positive Bile Esculin Test?
Dark brown
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Starch is a polysaccharide composed of ______
ɑ-D-glucose subunits
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Differentiate between amylose and amylopectin
- Amylose - linear - Amylopectin - branched
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What kind of linkage holds linear molecules of glucose together in amylose?
1,4-ɑ-glycosidic linkages
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What kind of linkage attaches side chains of amylopectin to the main chain?
1,6-ɑ-glycosidic linkages
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What specific reactions do “a-amylase” and “oligo-1,6-glucosidase” enzymes catalyze?
Starch into glucose by breaking glycosidic linkages
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Explain the principle of using starch agar to detect starch hydrolysis
Organisms hydrolyze the starch in the area surrounding their growth
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What role does iodine play in detecting starch hydrolysis?
Reacts with starch
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What kind of color reaction develops between iodine and starch?
Blue / dark brown
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What color would be associated with a positive starch hydrolysis test?
Clear
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What are the hydrolysis products of urea? (2)
- Ammonia (NH₃) - Carbon dioxide (CO₂)
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______ catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into carbon dioxide and ammonia
Urease
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What is the main nutritional source in Urea Broth?
Yeast extract
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What is the pH indicator in the Urease Test?
Phenol red
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What color would be associated with alkaline results of urea hydrolysis?
Pink
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What color would be associated with neutral results of urea hydrolysis?
Red / orange
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What color would be associated with acidic results of urea hydrolysis?
Yellow
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What color would be associated with a positive urease organism?
Pink

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