Module 1 Martin Flashcards
(35 cards)
Taxonomy
Science of classification
Classification
Groups based on mutual similarity or evolutionary relatedness
Identification
Based on cellular characteristics; Chemical composition Morphology Biochemical activity Antigens
Procaryote
Absent nuclear membrane One, circular chromosome Replicates through binary fission Energy produced by cytoplasmic membrane Few specialized organelles
Eukaryotes
Present nuclear membrane Multiple, linear chromosomes Reproduces through mitosis Energy produced by mitochondria Several specialized organelles
Genus
Subdivision of family
Written first
Underline if not italicized
Species
Subdivision of genus
Members have many similarities but distinctly different
Written after genus
Groups and types
Subdivisions based on antigenic differences
Antigenic group
Designated by capital letters
Antigenic type
Designated by numbers
Are bacteria eukaryotic or procaryotic
Procaryotic
Typical length of bacteria
1 to 6 um, most about 1 to 2 um
Typical diameter of bacteria
0.5 to 0.8 um, some up to 1.5 um
Define morphology
External appearance of the cell or colony
Magnification for observing bacteria
1000 power
Gram positive color
Blue to purple
Gram negative color
Pink to red
Shape of coccus
Spherical
Shape of bacillus
Rod or cylindrical
Variations of bacilli
Coccobacillus
Coryneform or diphtheroid
Pleomorphic
Define coccobacillus
Short plump bacillus that resemble coccus
Define coryneform
Also known as diphtheroid
Club shaped
Resembles diphtheria bacillus
Define pleomorphic
Same bacteria can have many different shapes
Spirochete or spirilla
Spiral or corkscrew shaped, not usually visible by gram stain