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The growth of bacteria refers to an increase in_______ but not an increase in the _____ of the cells
number, size
most cells reproduce _______ by binary fisson
asexually
describe binary fission
cell elongates and replicates its dna then cell wall grows inward and a crosswall is formed so the cell can seperate into 2
what is the average generation time?
1-3 hours
what would happen if binary fission continued unchecked?
cover the face of the earth
what is generation time?
time that elapses between the formation of a new cell to when the binary fissin process begins
why is bacterial growth often expressed as logarithmic function?
diffucult to plot and predict cell numbers without it
what happens in the lag phase/
little or no cell division, synthesizing enzymes, adapting to their environment
what are some examples of indirect measuremnt?
turbidity, dry weight, metabolic activity
what are some examples of direct measurement
plate counts, filtration, direct microscope count
what happens in the log phase?
rapid growth and cell division, most active metabolically. very sensitive to radiation and antibiotics
what phase is also known as the exponential growth phase
log
what phase do symptoms in humans begin?
log
during the ________ phase cell death and division are about the same
stationary
during the stationary phase there is a build up of waste products that makes the environment _____
toxic
what happens during the death phase?
more dead cells than dividing, toxic wastes have built up, nutrients are lacking
what are some physical requirements for growth
temp, ph, osmotic pressure
where are mesophiles found and what temp do they like?
human body, 10-50 celcius
where are thermophiles found and what temp do they like?
hot springs, 40-70 celcius
where are psychrotrophs found and what temp do they like
fridge 0-30 celcius
where are psychophiles found and what is their optimum temp
arctic, 15 celcius
what is the ph range of acidophilles?
1-5.5
most organisms are what type of ph level
neutrophiles
what is the phrange of alkalophiles
8.5-11.5
molds and yeasts have an optimal ph of
5.6
______ help neutralize acid waste products produced by bacteria which can interfere with their own growth
buffers
microorganisms are made up of ____ to ____% water
80-90
when more solutes are outside the cell than inside, the cell is said to be
hypertonic
when the cell membrane shrinks and pulls away from the wall, it is a process called_______
plasmolysis
during plasmolysis the growth of cells is ______
inhibited
what are obligate halophiles
organisms that require nacl for growth with the optimum being 3.5%
organisms that can grow in a nacl solution but do not require that much salt
faculative halphiles
organisms that grow only when the salt concentration approaches saturation (30%)
extreme halophiles
adding salt will________ osmotic pressure
increase
distilled water has a ___ osmotic pressure and water will move ____ of the cell
low, into
normal saline solution has what percent NaCl?
.85-.90%
sea water has _____% salt
3.5
the great salt lake has ______% salt
23
what are some chemical requirements for microbial growth?
carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, oxygen
carbon has 2 types of organic compounds needed for all organic cells, what are they called?
autotrophs and heterotrphs
organisms that have co2 as their main carbon sourse
autotroph
organisms that obtain carbon from an organic source such as protein carbohydrate or lipid
heterotroph
nitrogen is needed for making what 3 things?
atp, proteins and nucleic acid
what is nitrogen fixation?
using nitrogen directly from the atmosphere
what is phosphrus needed for?
nucleic acids
oxygen is needed for ___________
aerobic respirtation
obligate aerobes do or no not need oxygen?
do
what is a faculative anaerobe?
organisms that can grow with or without oxygen but better with
what is aerotolerant?
organisms that do not use oxygen but are not harmed by its presence
what are microaerophiles?
organisms that require only small amounts of oxygen
the destruction of all forms of life including spores is called what?
sterilization
a ______ is used on inatimate objects to kill or inhibit microorganisms
disinfectant
an ______ is used on living tissue to kill or inhibit microorganisms
antiseptic
a chemical agent used to kill microorganisms but usually not spores is referred to as a ________
germicide
______ kills organisms by denaturing the enzymes
heat
death rate of heat is related to ______ and ______
time and temperature
thermal death time is the ____ required for killing all microorganisms at a given temp in a liquid culture
time
thermal death point is the lowest ______ required to kill all microorganisms in a liquid in _____ minutes at a ph of ___
temperature, 10, 7
decimal reduction time it the time in minutes in which _% of the bacteria will be killed at a given temp
90
moist heat kills by denaturing ______
protein
boiling kills most bacteria in __ mins. spores take ____ some viruses take _____
10, 20, 30
steams under pressure
autoclave
autoclave minimum requirements are a temp of __ degrees celcius, a pressure of ______ and minimum time of ____ minutes
121 degrees, 15, 15 min
the pressure of an autoclave allows the temp to increase without _______until a higher temp
boiling
steam will not penetrate ____ in an autoclave
aluminum foil
___ time is needed to sterilize fluid in an autoclave
more
what are some disadvantages of moist heat?
will erode equipment, plastics melt, liquids are heat sensitive
what is pasteurization?
the use of heat to reduce the population of orgnisms
are spores affected by pasteurization?
no and not all organisms are killed
what is the flash method for pasteurization?
71.6 celcius for 15 seconds
what is the classic method for pasteurization?
62.9 celcius for 30 minutes
dry heat kills by _______
oxidation
what is hot air sterilization used for?
water free oily substances, glassware, pipettes
filtration is a dry heat method used to sterilize ___________
heat sensitive solutions
high efficiency particulate air filters have a pore size of about what
.3 um
static means
inhibiting
refridgerators have a _________ effect.
bacteriostatic
in fridges the metabolic rate of most organisms will be reduced so they cannot ______ or synthesize ____
reproduce, toxins
why is slow freezing the most harmful to microorganisms?
ice crystals will break apart the membrane
the absence of water is called what?
desiccation
what is drying from the frozen state?
lyophilization
desiccation ___some organisms and ___ others
kills, preserves
plasmosis is when water ____the cell causing the plasma membrane to _____
leaves, shrink
radiation can affect cells upon what 3 ways?
wavelength, intensity, and duration of the radiation
gamma rays are what type of radiation?
ionizing
what raidation has a wavelenth shorter than 1 nm
ionizing
ionizing radiation forces ________ out of their shells in organic molecules creating _____ which destroy dna and protein
electrons, ions
gamma rays are used to sterilize what?
plastic syringes, surgical gloves, medical and dental supplies
ultraviolet light is an example of ________ radiation
non ionizing
ultra violet light damages dna by causing ________ __________
thymene dimers
what is the most effective wavelength of uv
260 nm
what is uv light used for?
controlling microorganisms in the air
kills organisms by indirectly generating heat
microwave
oxidizes light sensitive molecules
visible light
when using chemicals for microbial control, one must consider what types of things?
type of organism, type of surface to be treated, the temp, the ph, and the concentration of the chemical
what is phenol coefficent?
the standard disinfectant to which others are compared
if the phenol coefficent is < 1 then the chemical is ___ effective
less effective
what happens if there are clear areas surrounding the paper disks in the filter paper method?
bacteria have been killed or inhibited
in the use-dilution test, a broth culture of the test bacteria is coated onto small ___________ and allowed to dry
stainless steel cylinders
in the use-dilution test, chemical agents that prevent growth at the _____ dilutions are the most effective
highest
phenol is also known as
carbolic acid
phenol was first used by _____ to reduce the risk of infection
joseph lister
what are used instead of phenol these days?
phenolics
what do phenolics do?
they disrupt plasma membranes, denature proteins and inactivate enzymes
how long do phenolics work for?
a few days
what are phenolics good for treating?
pus, poop and saliva
hexacchlorophene is used in what?
surgical scrub
what phenol disinfectant was shown to cause neurological harm in infants?
hexacchlorophene
what type of disinfectant steals electrons from other molecules?
halogens
halogens are strong ____ agents
oxidizing
why is iodine not used much?
stains and causes skin damage
_____ release iodine slowly to minimize skin burns and irritation
iodophor
isodine is commonly used for what in the hospital?
treating wounds
when chlorine is added to swiming pools or dairy/food industry what is the result?
oxidation of cellular materials and destruction of bacteria/fungi but not spores
household bleach has a _% solution of sodium hypochlorite
5
alcohols denature ___ and dissolve _______
proteins, membrane lipids
what are the 2 most commonly used alcohols?
ethanol and isopropanol (rubbing alcohol)
why is 65-90% ethanol better than 100%
water is needed to penetrate the cells
why is alcohol not used for treating wounds?
it coaugulates at the wound site, which protects the bacteria and allows it to grow
heavy metals denature _____ often by combining with their _____ groups which inactivates them
proteins, sulfhydryl
1% silver nitrate solution is added to the newborn babies eyes to prevent _______
gonorhea infection
zinc chloride is commonly found in ________
mouth wash
copper sulfate is used to destroy ________
green algae
what metal is used in dandruff shampoos to kill fungi
selenium
soaps are derived from __
fats
how is soap affective?
from the mechanical action of scrubbing
detergents have both hydrophilic and polar ends which helps them wash away ________ and _______ soluable molecules
water and fat
cationic detergents are ______ charged and are used to sanitize ________
positively charged, sanitizes food utensils
anionic detergents are _______ charged and used for __________
negatively charged, laundering clothes and household cleaning products
organic acids are used as _______ to control mold growth in _______
preservatives, cosmetics and food
what organic acid is used in soft drinks?
benzoic acid
what organic acid is used in liquid cosmetics and shampoo?
parabens
sorbic acid is used in inhibiting mold growthin what?
cheese
what aldehyde is used by morticians?
formalin
aldehydes inactivate _______
proteins
formaldehyde gas causes _______
cancer
37% aquaeous solution of formaldehyde gas
formalin
_______ is a 2% solution of glutaralehyde which kills bacteria and ______ in 10 minutes and spores in _to__ hours
cidex, viruses, 3 to 10
ethylene oxide is a gas used for sterilizing heat sensitive items as well as ______ and _______
spacecrafts and mattresses
why must you be caution with ethylene oxide?
toxic and explosive
what are 2 oxidizing agents?
hydrogen peroxide, ozone
crystal violet is a dye that blocks _________ inhibits growth of gram ____ bacteria
cell wall synthesis
what 2 dyes inhibit gram positive cells?
crystal violet and brilliant green
genetics is the study of ________ which is the transmission of information from an individual to its progeny
heredity
a segment of dna that codes for a functional product is called a ______
gene
the genetic makeup of an organism is called the _____
genotype
the manifestation of the genotype of the physical appearance of the organism is called the _______
phenotype
dna is composed of what 3 nucleotides?
phosphate group, nitrogen bases and deoxyribose sugar
each dna molecule is a ______ _______ composed of 2 complementary strands
double helix
adenine pairs with _____
thymine
guanine pairs with ________
cytosine (3 hydrogen bonds)
replication of the dna is called _____________ because one old strand of dna acts as a template for making a new one
semi conservative
ecoli can replicate about __ nucleotides per second
1000
_____ binary fission occurs dna is replicated
before
the genetic code for dna is interpreted through what?
transcription and translation
rna has a sugar named ____ instead of deoxyribose
ribose
RNA has the nitrogen base _______ instead of thymine
uracil
RNA is composed of _______ strands of nucleotides
one
rRNA
ribosomal rna
tRNA
transfer rna
mRNA
messanger rna
when a single nitrogen base at one point in the DNA is replaced with a different base
base substitution
when the base substitution results in an amino acid change in the protein
missense mutation
missense mutation is when there is a ________ change in the protein
amino acid
nonsense mutation is when the base substition results in a ________
non sense or stop codon
frameshift mutation is when one or few nucleotides are ____ or _____ resulting in a shift of the frame
deleted or inserted
what is the spontaneous mutation rate for base pairs?
one in a million or 10^-9
agents that cause mutations are called
mutagens
what are all the nitrogen bases?
cytosine, guaramine, thymine, adamine
any substance that causes cancer in animals or humans
carcinogen
who developed the ames test?
bruce ames
what bacteria is used in the ames test?
salmonella mutants that have lost their ability to synthesize the amino acid histidine (called his cells)
what is the point of the ames test?
to see if chemicals will induce a reverse mutation making his- cells become his+
about _% of sunstances found to be mutagenic by the ames test have been shown to be carcinogenic to animals
90
when does recombination in eukaryotes happen?
during meiosis
what happens during recombination?
2 molcules of dna can exchange genes and form new combinations
Spontaneous transfer of genetic material between bacteria occurs less than _% of the time
1
a cell that gives a portion of its dna to another cell is called a _____ cell
donor
a cell that recieves dna from another cell is called a _______ cell
receipient
a cell that incorporates the donor dna into its own is called a ________
recombinant
who demonstrated the first act of transformation in 1928?
frederick griffith
what did frederick griffith think caused the transformation?
protein
frederick used 2 different strands of ________. one caused ________ and the other didnt
streptococus pneumonaie, pneumonia
in frederick griffiths experiemnt, the strand of streptococcus pneumonaie that caused pneumonia had a _____________
polysaccharide capsule
in 1944, who concluded that DNA was the genetic material?
avery, macleod and mccarty
when cells take up DNA they are said to be _________
competent
Who first described conjugation in 1946?
joshua ledenbreg and edward tatum
conjugation requires a _____ called an ________
plasmid, f-factor
f-factors contain genes for making what?
sex pili
f-factors must have what type of contact with other cells?
direct cell to cell contact
when the f-factor becomes integrated into the bacterial chromosome the cell is then referred to as a _________
high frequnecy of recombination or (hfr)
when cnjugation of an hfr and f-factor occurs, only a portion of the f-factor is transferred so the cell is ________
f- still
who first described transduction?
joshua lederberg and norton zinder
in transduction bacterial dna is transferred from one cell to another by _______
viruses
a virus that attacks bacteria is called a ________
phage
in ____________ the phage attaches to the donor bacterial cell wall and injects its dna into the bacterial cell
generalized transduction
who coined the term plasmids in the 1950's?
joshua lederberg
plasmids are circular, _________ extrachromosomal pieces of DNA
double stranded
plasmids are primarily found in _____ but also in _______
bacteria, yeast
what are some types of plasmids?
F-factor, R-factor, dissimilation
they direct the synthesis of proteins that slef-assemble into sex pili
F-factor plasmids
they carry genes that provide resistance to various antibiotics, heavy metals and toxins
R-factor plasmid
plasmids can produce ________ which are toxic proteins that kill other bacteria
bacterinoans
plasmids that produce enzymes that can help breakdown toluene and petroleum
dissimilation plasmids
virulence plasmids code for ____ production
toxin
virulence plasmids cause disease symptoms such as:
infant diarrhea, travelers diarrhea
transporons are small segments of _____ that can move from one region of DNA to another
DNA
transporons were firs discovered by barabara mcclintock in the 1950s from _______
corn
what is the frequency of transporons per generation?
10^-5 - 10^-1
transporons may carry ____ ___
any gene
transporons are also called _______ ________
jumping genes
manipulation of genetic material to alter the characteristics of an organism in a certain way is called ______ _________
genetic engineering
how is it possible that human genes can be inserted into the DNA of bacteria to express that gene?
insulin gene
what are examples of processes that recombination of DNA occurs naturally?
transformation, conjugation, transduction
________ ___ technology makes transfer of genes possible
recombinant DNA
restriction enzymes are ________ enzymes that can cut DNA in precise areas
bucterial
restriction enzymes were first isolated in the _______'s
1970's
restriction enzymes work by recognizing a sequence of _____ in DNA and make cuts along the DNA
nucleotides
Each restriction enzyme recognizes and cuts ____ unique sequence _______ it is present in the DNA
ONE, EVERYTIME
the restriction enzyme requence reads the same in one direction as it does on the other complementary DNA strand. This is called a ___________sequence
palindrome
what are sticky ends?
uneven cut
what are blunt ends?
cut straight across
a _______ is a carrier molecule composed of DNA that is used to transfer a gene from one organism to another
vector
what are some properties of vectors?
must be sel replicating
needs to be small because its easily manipulated
should insert itself rapidly into the chromosomes of the host
should have a genetic marker
why do vectors need genetic markers?
for antibiotic resistance (such as a gene)
what are some examples of vectors?
plasmids, viral DNA, shuttle vectors
plasmid DNA can be cut with the same restriction enzymes as the DNA tobe cloned so that _________
all the pieces of DNA have sticky ends
Viral DNA can usuall accept _____ pieces of DNA than plasmids
larger
viral DNA is copied in the _____ _______ cells
viral host
shuttle vectors are plasmids that can exist in _________ species
several different
genes are manipulated by using the _______ _______ to fragment the DN
restriction enzymes
during gene manipulation, the cell is grown in culture where many identical cells are formed called a ____
clone
for DNA entry into cells, what is inducted transformation?
e.coli cells are soaked in calcium chloride and can be induced to take up pieces of DNA
harvest copies of the genes is used for ___ _______ in plants
past resistance
harvest copies of genes can be used to clean up _____ ______ by altering bacteria
toxic waste
t-PA is used for what?
dissolving blood clots
proteins from genes help make the human growth hormone called what?
somatostatin
taking proteins from genes can help do what?
make insulin, make t-PA, make human growth hormone, make vaccines
where did insulin used to be taken from??
pancreas of slaughtered animals
a method of dna entry into cells is called electroporation. it usesd an electric current to form temporary microscopic ________
pores
during protoplast fusion, cell walls are removed using ______
enzymes
where can a gene gun be used?
in plant cells. foreign dna is shot into the cells
during microinjection, a glass pipette is used to inject DNA through _________________ membranes
animal cell
process where many copies of the same DNA molecules are made
DNA amplification
by using _____ method, one can obtain billions of copies of the same DNA molecule in a few hours
polymerase chain reaction (pcr)
in gene library, restriction enzymes cut up the entire ____ of an organism
genom
in gene libary, dna fragments are inserted into _____
vectors
what is the goal of gene library?
to have a collection of bacterial clones which is large enough to include a clone for every gene that exists of that organism
what is the collection of clones?
gene library
what are the books of the gene library?
clones that contain fragments of the genome
what is DNA sequencing?
determining the exact sequence of nucleotide bases in a DNA molecule
what does siRNA do?
silences RNA transcript and stops it
what does RNA interference do?
helps to control which genes are acting and how much they produce
in eukaryotic DNA genes contain portions of DNA which code for a functional product and are called ______
exon
in eukaryotic cells DNA portions withinthe gene do not code for a functional product. they are called ______
intron
When the RNA transcript of a gene is made into messenger RNA the introns are removed by a process called ______
splicing
By using the enzyme ___ ________ a DNA copy can be made from using the messenger RNA molecule
reverse transcription
In cloning eukaryotic cells, the result is a copy of the original gene with the introns _______
removed
the science of classification is called _______
taxonomy
Who is known as the father of taxonomy from 1735?
carlous linnaeus
Who originated the bionomial nonclemnture giving everything a genus and a species name?
carlous linnaeus
carlous linnaeous classified everything into 2 kingdoms called _____ and ______
plant, animal
in 1857 carl von nageli proposed that bacteria and fungi be placed in the ________ kingdom
plant
whose idea was followed for 100 years after it was proposed?
carl von nageli
in 1866 Ernst H Haekel created a third kingdom called ________
protista
What did Ernst H. Haeckels protista kingdom include?
bacteria, algae, protozoa, fungi
who came up with the 5 kingdom system where prokaryotes are ancestors of the eukaryotes?
robert whittaker in 1969
in whittakers 5 kingdom system, all prokaryotes are included in the ________ or _______
monera or prokaryote
the 4 eukaryote kingdoms of whittakers were distinguished according to what?
nutritinal requirements, development patterns, tissue differentiation, flagella (9+2)
mostly unicellular, usually have flagella, lack tissue organization
protista
simple to complex eukaryotes
prostita, fungi, plants, animals
what got placed into its own kingdom in 1959?
fungi
fungi absorbs organic matter through the ____ ________
organic membrane
multicellular fungi have cells commonly joined to form thin tubes called _______
hyphae
multicellular, photosynthetic, includes algae mosses ferns and flowers
plants
obtain nutrients by ingesting organic matter through some type of mouth
animal
carl r woese of 1978 proposed a __ domain system of classification
3
how did carl woese base his proposal?
on modern techniques in the fields of molecular biology and biochemistry
what 2 types of prokaryotic cells did carl woese find?
eubacteria and archabacteria
what are some characteristics of archaeobacteria?
no peptidoglycogen in walls, not sensitive to antibiotics, have unusal metabolic processes
methanogens are archaeobacteria that are strict anaerobes that produce______ ______
methane gas
the archaeobacteria extreme halophiles require a high concentration of ______ for survival
salts
the archaeobacteria thermoacidophiles grow in hot, ____ environments such as ____ ________ in the ocean floor and ______ springs
acidic, volcanic vents, hot
what is the taxonomic heirarchy?
groups of sub divisions that comprise the taxonomic heirarchy
name the taxonomic heirarchy
kingdom, phyllum, class, order, family, genus, species
what is your way of remembering the taxonomic heirarchy?
killing people can obviously freak girls spirits
the genus is always capitalized and is a ______
noun
the species is lower case and is a _______
adjective
population of cells with similar characteristics
bacterial species
bacterial cells derived from the same original cell which are not identified in all ways to other cells in the species
bacterial strain
the 2nd edition of bergys manual was completed in 2004 and had _____ volumes
5
bergys manual of determinative bacteriology was published when?
1923
bergys manual of systematic bacteriology contains information on ________
taxonomy
how many editions of bergys manual of determinative bacteriology are there?
9
the sections of bergys manual of determinative bacteriology provide information on what?
oxygen requirements, cell wall composition, biochemical testing, differential staining, morphology
bergys manual of systematic bacteriology divides the prokaryote kingdom into _ divisions and __ classes
4, 7