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1
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what are the 2 ways microbial diversity can be considered?

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  • phylogenetic diveristy
  • functional diversity
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phylogenetic diversity

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genetic diversity if evolutionary lineage
- based on rRNA gene

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functional diversity

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diversity of form and function
- physiological/metabolic
- ecological

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why are there discrepancies between phylogenetic and functional diversity?

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  • gene loss: trait present in common ancestor of many lineages
  • convergent evolution: trait evolved independently in 2 or more lineages
  • HGT: gene encodes certain trait is exchanged between distantly related lineages
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which phyla’s have anoxygenic photosynthesis?

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Acidobacteria
Chlorobi
Chloroflexi
Firmicutes
Proteobacteria

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6
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which phyla has oxygenic photosynthesis?

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cyanobacteria

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what are the 5 morphological groups of cyanobacteria?

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Unicellular(1)
Unicellular(2)
Filamentous(1)
Filamentous(2)
Filamentous(3)

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Chroococcales

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  • unicellular
  • Binary fission
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Pleurocapsales

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  • multiple fissions
    Unicellular
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Oscillatoriales

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Filamentous
- no heterocysts

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Nostocales

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Filamentous
- cellular differentiation

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Stigonematales

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  • filamentous
  • branching cells
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13
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cyanobacteria

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not coherent
- Pleurocapsales is only one coherent

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14
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multiple fissions

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feature arose only ONCE in evolution

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15
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which group of cyanobacteria does multiple fissions?

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Pleurocapsales

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16
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which 3 cyanobacteria share common ancestor?

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Oscillatoriales
Nostocales
Stigonematales
- single origin of differentiation
- filamentous

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17
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which cyanobacteria is the only one with branching?

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  • stigonematales
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18
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how many times did branching arise in evolution?

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once

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19
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major characteristics of cyanobacteria

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  • filament (gliding motility)
  • gas vesicles (floating in water)
  • mucilaginous envelopes (bound filaments)
  • hormogonia (dispersion)
  • akinetes (protection)
  • storage structures (cyanophycin, heterocysts)
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gliding motility

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  • cell filament makes contact with solid surface or with another filament
  • junctional pore complex (prokaryotic secretion organelle) is molecular motor underlying gliding motility in cyanobacteria
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gas vesicles (floating in water)

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  • adjust to light intensity for photosynthesis
  • gas vesicles regulate position of cells in water
  • proteins as decor on surface
  • GvpA + GvpC = intercrosses net of proteins on vesicles
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mucilaginous envelopes (bound filaments)

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  • bind group of cells or filaments together
  • polysaccharidic material released during growth
  • protection from desiccation, antibacterial agents and predators
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hormogonia (dispersion)

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  • disperse in time of stress
  • short motile filament separated easily from longer filament
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akinetes (protection)

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  • cells with thickened outer walls
  • cells germinate from akinetes when conditions are better
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storage structures

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  • cyanophycin: copolymeric strucutre made of aspartate and arginine, nitrogen storage product
  • heterocysts: specialized structures for N fixation
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26
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what enzyme does nitrogen fixation and where?

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nitrogenase in hetercysts

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27
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t or f: nitrogenase is oxygen sensitive?

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true

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28
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how can cyanobacteria do anaerobic and aerobic process?

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regulatory mechanism
- heterocysts- specialized cell with lost PSII (no O2 making)
- temporal separation of nitrogen fixation and photosynthesis (fix N at night)
- suppress photosynthesis during nitrogen fixation

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29
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how does unicellular cyanobacteria fix N?

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during night when photosynthesis not happening

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30
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what suppresses photosynthesis when N fixation occurs?

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Trichodesmus

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31
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when did nitrogenase arise?

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before oxidation of atmosphere by oxygenic photoautotrophs
- oxygen-protective mechanisms developed

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32
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purple sulfur bacteria

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  • H2S to run photosynthesis
  • S^0 granules inside cell
  • CO2 fixation
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33
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purple non-sulfur bacteria

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  • light = source of energy
  • organic compounds source of C
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34
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2 families of purple sulfur bacteria

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  • chromatiaceae- granules inside, vesicular photosynthetic membrane
  • ectothiorhodospiraceae- granules outside, lamellar photosynthetic membrane
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35
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how do purple non-sulfur bacteria conserve energy?

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  • fermentation
  • anaerobic respiration
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36
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what is the key genera of purple non-sulfur bacteria?

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  • Rhodobacter
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37
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green sulfur bacteria

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  • H2S as e donor for phototrophic growth
  • generate S^0 oxidized to sulfate if needed
  • S granules are deposited outside cell
  • Phylum Chlorobi
  • bacteriochlorophylls c,d,e
  • pigements chlorosomes
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38
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green non-sulfur bacteria

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  • lack of cultivation = not metabolically characterized
  • filamentous and perform gliding motility
  • Phylum Chloroflexi
  • photoheterotrophs - organic C source or sometimes inorganic
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39
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what are chlorosomes?

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pigment-rich bodies bound by thin membrane attaches to cytoplasmic membrane at the periphery of cell

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40
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exception organisms in green non-sulfur bacteria

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  • heliothrix - no chlorosomes and bacteriochlorophylls, more carotenoids
  • thermomicrobium- unique membrane lipids (1,2- dialcohols), no ester or ether, cell wall made or proteins
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41
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what are the two type of metabolism done by microorganisms?

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  • assimilative
  • dissimilative
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assimilative

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oxidation of sulfur compounds
- create organic sulfur compounds

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43
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dissimilative

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reduction of sulfur compounds
- getting energy from sulfur compounds (respiration)

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44
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what organisms control the sulfur cycle?

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  • purple sulfur
  • green sulfur
  • sulfate reducers
  • sulfur reducers
  • sulfur oxidizers
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sulfate reducers

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  • energy sources: H2, organic compounds
  • bacteria: proteobacteria, firmicutes
  • archaea: euryarchaeota
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46
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physiology of sulfate reducers

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  • obligate anaeroabes
  • H2 or lactate
  • use hydrocarbons
  • produce H2S
  • alternative metabolism: nitrate reduction, fermentation
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47
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famous sulfate reducers

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  • desulfomonas
  • desulfotomaculum
  • desulfotomaculum
  • desulfobacter
  • thermodesulfobacterium
  • thermodesulfovibrio
  • archea: archaeglobus
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sulfur reducers

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  • energy source: H2, organic compounds
  • Bacteria: Proteobacteria (3 groups)
  • Archaea: Crenarchaeota
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49
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physiology of sulfur reducers

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  • obligatory anaerobes- H2 or organic compounds
  • use formate, ethanol, propanol
  • produce H2S
  • alternative metabolism: aerobic (facultative)
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50
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sulfur oxidizer

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  • energy source: H2S and S^0
  • bacteria: proteobacteria (3 groups)
  • archaea: Crenarchaeota
51
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famous sulfur oxidizers

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  • Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans
  • uses FeS2 as e donor
52
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benefit of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans for mining

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  • oxidation of FeS2 releases iron
  • bioleaching process
  • bioleaching used for other metals
53
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harmful effect of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans for mining

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  • bioleaching causes acidification and release toxic metals
54
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what do many sulfur oxidizer use together?

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H2S and O2

55
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why can sulfur oxidizers use H2S and O2 together?

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O2 dependent positioning
Anaerobic vacuole
Symbiotic association

56
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O2 dependent positioning

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  • Beggiatoa
  • cyanobacteria produce O2 in photosynthesis in daylight
  • Beggiata on bottom in daylight
  • during night photosynthesis drops
  • glide to top for O2
  • H2S oxidized- O2 reduced to produce energy (oxidation of sulfur compounds)
57
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anaerobic vacuole

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  • thiomargarita
  • uses H2S and NO3- and makes S^0 nad NH4+
  • occurs in vacuole
  • storage of S^0 and NH4+
  • S^0 and O2 - better couple for energy generation
58
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symbiotic association

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  • Yeti crab
  • eukaryotic host
  • regulates levels of H2S and O2
  • bacterium fixes CO2 for host
59
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which organisms control nitrogen cycle?

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  • diazotrophs
  • nitrifiers
  • denitrifiers
60
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what enzyme completes nitrogen fixation?

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  • nitrogenase
  • O2 sensitive
61
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which bacteria evolved ability to protect nitrogenase from o2?

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diazotrophs

62
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diazotrophs

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  • LUCA was N2 fixator
  • Bacteria - 9 phyla
  • Archaea - 1 phylum
  • diversity determined through nirF gene (16s r RNA too unreliable)
  • inconsistent bc of HGT
63
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famous diazotrophs

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  • azotobacter (free)
  • azospirillum (free)
  • rhizobium (symbiont)
64
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how diazotrophs protect dinotrogenase?

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  • microaerophilic lifestyle
  • specialized protective cells
  • increased respiration and conformational protection
  • alternative nitrogenase
65
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microaerophilic lifestyle

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  • nitrogen fixation only if O2 level less than 2%
66
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specialized protective cells

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  • heterocysts in cyano
  • spatial separation of N2 fixation
67
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increased respiration and conformational protection

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  • high O2 levels trigger synthesis of complex proteins (Shethna proteins)
  • specialized proteins from shield around nitrogenase as protection
68
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alternative nitrogenase

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  • regular nitrogenase uses Molybdenum as cofactor
  • alternative uses Vanadium or iron
  • two genes - results of duplication event (paralogs)
69
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nitrifiers

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  • AOB and AOA
  • NOB
  • Commamox
70
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AOB and AOA process

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oxidize ammonia to nitrite

71
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NOB process

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oxidize nitrite ro nitrate

72
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Comammox process

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  • oxidize ammonia to nitrate completely
73
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_____ + _______ = complete nitrification

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AOA/AOB + NOB

74
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what is the process of nitrification?

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NH3 > NO2 > NO3

75
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physiology of nitrifiers

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  • aerobic
  • fix CO2 via calvin cycle
  • AOB begins with Nitroso-
  • NOB begins with Nitro-
76
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famous nitrifiers

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  • Nitrosomonas multiformis
  • Nitrosomonas europea
  • Nitrosomonas communis
  • Nitrospira
  • Nitrobacter
77
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who performs anaerobic respiration?

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  • denitrifiers
78
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what do denitrifiers produce?

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gaseous forms of nitrogen

79
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set of reductases

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NO3 > NO2 > NO > N2O

80
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nitrifier denitrification

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NirK in AOB creates NO and N2O
- produces reactive nitrogen species (RNS) and may reduce availability for nitrite for NOB

81
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Nitrosomonas europea

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nitrifier denitrification in O2 low and O2-high conditions

82
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what was abundant on early earth?

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iron
molybdenum

83
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what was the purpose of iron and molybdenum?

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components of N2 fixing enzyme nitrogenase

84
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what was one suggestion that nitrogen was not part of early form of life?

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  • gene complexity for nitrogen fixation
  • high energy cost
85
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what are the abundant enzymes for anoxic earth?

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  • hydrogenases
  • cytochrome c proteins
  • formate dehydrogenase
  • nitrate reductase
86
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were enzymes with class B transition metals functional?

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no

87
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what happened when sulfides reacted with transition metals?

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no available for enzymes

88
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MOB

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use methane monooxygenase activated by oxygen to make CH3OH and create H2O

89
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AOB

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use ammonia monooxygenase activated by oxygen to make NH2OH and create H2O

90
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what are great nitrifiers?

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methanotrophs
- oxidase ammonia and hydroxylamine

91
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how are MOB and AOB different in terms of NH2OH oxidation?

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  • AOB evolved ability to use electrons from hydroxylamine oxidation via cytochromes c552 and c554 to quinone pool to drive energy production and cellular growth
  • methanotrophs cannot use electrons from NH2Oh oxidation bc no c552 and c554
92
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what created modular evolution of catabolism?

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different catabolic lifestyle

93
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what are the types of chemotrophic organisms?

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  • iron reducers (3+)
  • iron oxidizers (2+)
  • manganese reducers (4+)
  • manganese oxidizers(2+)
  • predatory bacteria
  • stalked bacteria
  • bioluminescent bacteria
94
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iron reducers

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  • couple reduction of oxidized metal to cell growth
  • Fe3+: e acceptor
  • evolved ability to respire solid materials
95
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iron respiration in early life

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  • prob existed in LUCA
  • prob evolved early in history life
  • some lineages, iron respiration was lost
96
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characteristics of iron reducers

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  • insoluble external electron acceptor
  • contain outer membrane cytochromes
  • outer membrane cytochromes facilitate electron transfer to insoluble minerals (nanowires)
97
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famous iron reducing microoganisms

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  • thermus
  • thermotoga
  • geobacter
98
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geobacter

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  • contain pili that facilitate electron transfer to solid acceptors
  • pili have cytochromes that interacts with solid iron oxide
99
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manganese reducing microoganisms

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  • coupling reduction of Mn4+ to cell growth
  • Mn4+ is electron acceptor
100
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who couple anaerobic methane oxidation to manganese reduction?

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ANME family Methanoperedenaceae
- archaea reduce manganese (also use iron)

101
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microbial fuel cell

A

use metal respiration in biotech

102
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what are the two compartments of MFC?

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anoxic and oxic

103
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anoxic compartment components of MFC

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  • anode
  • fe3+ oxides
  • iron oxides build anode
  • microbes grow using organic compound
104
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oxic compartment components of MFC

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cathode
- create H2O
- energy captured by oxic compartment and used to turn on light bulbs

105
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iron oxidizing microorganisms

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  • evolved early in history
  • Fe2+ as electron donor
  • strongly affected by pH and O2
    stable iron pH = 6.4
    with O2 iron precipitates pH = 7.7
106
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what are the 4 functional groups of iron oxidizers?

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  • aerobic, acidophilic
  • aerobic, neutrophilic
  • anaerobic chemotrophic
  • anaerobic phototrophic
107
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aerobic acidophilic iron oxidizer

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  • repsire S^0
  • v low pH
  • Acidithiobacillus
  • Ferroplasma
108
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aerobic neutrophilic iron oxidizer

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oxidation of iron creates stalk
- Gallionella

109
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anaerobic chemotrophic iron oxidizers

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  • iron-nitrate pair potential metabolism
  • Aquabacterium
110
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anaerobic phototrophic iron oxidizers

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  • purple and green non-sulfur iron oxidizing bacteria
  • Rhodobacter ferrooxidans
  • Chlorobium ferrooxidans
111
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magnetotactic bacteria

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  • iron oxidizing
  • large cassette of genes that encode for enzymes involved in iron oxidation and creation of magnetosomes
112
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magnetosomes

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intracellular structures that contain lipid bilayer and have own transporters
- oxygen sensing
- orient themselves toward Earth magnetic pool (aerotaxis, magneto-aerotaxis)
- cells align and migrate toward specific oxygen gradient

113
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manganese oxidizing microogranisms

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  • reaction between Mn and O2
  • Mn oxidizing (e donor)
  • O2 reduced (e acceptor)
  • make own TEA
114
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how is TEA made?

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multicopper oxidase (enzyme)
- makes Mn-oxide
- Mn oxide = protective coat
- Bacillus = famous Mn oxidizer

115
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predatory bacteria

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  • vampirococcus (intracellular)
  • bdellovibrio (periplasmic)
  • myxococcus (social)
116
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Vampirococcus

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  • attach to surface of prey
  • acquire nutrients from cytoplasm and periplasm
117
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Bdellovibirio

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periplasmic predators
invade periplasmic of prey cells

118
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Myxococcus

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social
- lyse prey and feed on their nutrients

119
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stalked bacteria

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  • produce cytoplasmic extensions
  • stalks
  • hyphae
  • appendages
  • extrusions = prosthecae
120
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prosthecae

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allow organisms to attach to particulate matter, plant material or other microoganisms in aquatic habitats
- reduce cell sinking

121
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Caulobacter

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stalk bacteria
chemoorganotroph
stalk filled w cytoplams

122
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Gallionella

A

stalked bacteria
iron oxidizer
stalk composed of Fe3+

123
Q

bioluminescent bacteria

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  • light emission - bioluminescence
  • marine enviro
  • some colonize special light organs of certain fishes and squids
  • produce light that animal uses for signaling, avoid predators and attracting prey
  • luminescence requires luxCDABE for luciferase
  • high population density only
124
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luciferase

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  • produces light, alcohol and water
  • transcription of genes controlled via AHL inducer molecules
  • cross cell membrane of other cells and induce luciferase expression

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