2 basic types of bacteria
encapsulated - has capsule
nonencapsulated - doesn't have capsule
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Bacilli
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Heleminths
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Not microscopic but are parasitic
Multicellular, eukaryotic
Range from very small to meters in length
3 stage life cycle: ovum/egg, larvae, adult
Usually in intestine, but can inhabit lung or blood vessels during part of life cycle
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Flagella
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A long, whip-like filament that helps in cell motility. Many bacteria are flagellated, and sperm are flagellated.
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Prions
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No nucleic acid or capsids
Made of protein particles that have folded incorrectly
Attacks the central nervous system
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Pili
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Appendages that allow bacteria to attach to each other and to transfer DNA
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Virsus
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Acellular (not alive) and consist of DNA or RNA core surrounded by protein coat that may also have a lipid coat; only replicated when living in host cells
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bennifacal Bacteria
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The human intestinal tract contains millions of bacteria
Many of these bacteria help the digestive process and others produce vitamins
The "microbiome" is a big area of research right now
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structure of bacteria
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staphylo
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lytic cycle
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a viral reproductive cycle in which copies of a virus are made within a host cell, which then bursts open, releasing new viruses
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cell wall
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Two main
Gram positive
Gram negative
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Bacteria
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(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission can be found on water and land
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strepto
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Gram postive
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Cell wall is thick (Thick peptidogylcan layer) murien Old name for pepti..
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fungi bacteria
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Single celled yeasts
Multi-cellular molds
Eukaryotic
Growth promoted by warmth & moisture
Multicellular fungi have long filaments called hyphae which form a mass called a mycelium
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Cocci
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Glycocalyx
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The external surface of a plasma membrane that is important for cell-to-cell communication
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Protoza
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Eukaryotic, unicellular, no cell wall
May live independently or be parasitic
Pathogenic when parasitic
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diplo
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Sprilla
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gram negative
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Describing the group of bacteria that have a cell wall that is structurally more complex and contains less peptidoglycan than the cell wall of gram-positive bacteria. Gram-negative bacteria are often more toxic than gram-positive bacteria.
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harmful bacteria
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Many bacteria are pathogenic
A pathogen is an organism that causes disease and/or infection
Some bacterial diseases of humans are tuberculosis, tetanus, and strep throat
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Pathogen
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a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.
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Plasmids (bacteria)
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Small loop of additional dna outside of the main chromosome
Several dozen plasmids may be found