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Microbiology is the study of?

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Microbes

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Name the 3 Microorganisms?

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Bacteria
parasites
Fungi

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Name 2 microbes that are not organisms?

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Virus

Prions

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Monera is?

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Bacteria that is a prokaryotes(no true nucleus)

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Cytoplasm

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semi-fluid substance that fills inner cellular space. Primarily water with carbohydrates, lipids and enzymes.

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Ribosomes

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Protein synthesis center

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Nucleoid

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Nuclear region, not a nucleus

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Inclusion bodies

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granules and vesicles. Store molecules essential to cell function. i.e. glycogen

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Plasmids

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extra-chromosomal DNA important for transfer of genetic material.

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Capsule

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contributes to pathogenicity. a protective structure that serves as a defense mechanism.

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Cell Wall

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Provides shape and stability. Contains peptidoglycan-large polymer resembling a chain link fence. Many antibiotics target the cell wall

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Cell Membrane

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Regulates transport of material in and out of the cell.

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About 1/2 of bacteria are what?

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Motile possessing flagella

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Pilli

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tube-like projections not associated with motility.

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What are the 2 types of pili

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Facilitated adherence

exchange of genetic information.

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Bacteria are characterized by their?

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Shape, arrangement and their stain characteristics

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Gram-positive bacteria

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Purple…thick layer of peptidoglycan retains crystal violet (blue) dye.

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Gram-negative bacteria

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Pink…thin layer of peptidoglycan and high lipoprotein content; releases crystal violet dye when rinsed with alcohol or acetone. The safranin (pink) counterstain is retained.

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Enriched media

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encourages the growth of most bacteria. ex. Sheep’s blood agar (SBA)

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Selective media

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encourages the growth of some bacteria while inhibiting others. ex. MacConkey agar for Gram-negative organisms

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Differential media

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groups bacteria based on the fermentation of carbohydrates. ex. MacConkey agar is both selective and differential.

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Obligate Aerobes

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require atmospheric oxygen. ex. mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB)

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Obligate anaerobes

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require an environment with NO oxygen. Ex. Clostridium species. (botulism and tetanus)

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Facultative anaerobes

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can function in an oxygen-poor or oxygen-rich environment. ex. E.coli, staphylococcus, Streptococcus

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Microaerophils
require reduced oxygen and increased CO2. ex. Campylobacter.
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Binary fission or cell replication
describes cell division in bacteria. Do not have a cell cycle. they are continuously dividing and replicating their DNA.
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Lag Phase
gear-up phase. Organisms not greatly increasing in number, but they are metabolically active. Growing, synthesizing enzymes, and producing large amounts of ATP.
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Log Phase
Once the bacteria have adapted to their nutrient-rich environment, growth is exponential (logarithmic).
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Log Phase
Generation time: genetically determined period of logarithmic growth. How often the organism divides varies by species (minutes to hours).
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Stationary phase
when the number of new cells produced is the same as the number of cells dying. Cells are running out of nutrients.
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Decline (death) Phase
The number of cells dying is greater than the number of new cells arising from division.
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Symbiosis means
Living together
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Mutualism
both the host and the microorganism benefit. ex. E. coli, a bacterium that lives in the large intestine.
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Parasitism
One organism benefits, the other is harmed. ex. tapeworm, Malaria
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Commensalism
One organism benefits, the other is neutral. ex. skin bacteria.
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Pathogenic Mechanism Adherence
Bacteria use their pili to cling to the surface of host cells, multiply and form colonies.
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Pathogenic Mechansim Colonization
Once in place within the host tissue, bacterial replication forms colonies, and may overcome host defenses.
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Pathogenic Mechanism Formation of a capsule
In certain pathogens the capsule contributes to the organism's virulence because this thick, polysaccharide structure helps organisms resist host defense processes.
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Pathogenicity
refers to an organism's ability to cause disease. Patho-disease genic-creation.
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Hyaluronidase
attacks hyaluronic acid, the ground substance of loose connective tissue. Contributes to ease of spread. (spreading disease or bacteria)
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Coagulase
Enzyme converts fibrinogen to fibrin. Fibrin is a clot-forming protein. limits spread of organism but allows the bacterium to wall itself off from the immune system.
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Streptokinase and staphylokinase
Break down fibrin and prevent clotting.
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Exotoxins
very powerful toxins secreted by the living bacterial cell, mostly from gram-positive species.
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Endotoxins
found primarily in Gram-negative bacteria and are released only when an organism dies.
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Endospores
have thickened cell walls to withstand environmental extremes such as drying and lack of nutritional sources. Dormat stage of some bacteria.
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Antimicrobial
agents include substances used to specifically treat infectious microbial diseases.
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Antibiotics
are antimicrobial agents containing substances derived from other organisms.
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Broad Spectrum
affect a wide range of microorganisms including Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria
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Narrow Spectrum
Affect a limited number of microorganisms
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Bacteriostatic
inhibits organism growth. Stationary, stops it from growing.
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Bacteriocidal
Kills the Organism

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