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3 types of intermicrobial exchange
conjugation - transformation - transduction
in intermicrobial exchange, conjugation requires the attachment 2 related ____ & formation of a ____ that can transport
species - bridge
in intermicrobial exchange, tranformation is the transfer of ____
DNA
in transduction of intermicrobial exchange, DNA transfer is mediated by a ____
bacteriophage
conjugation is the transfer of
F-plasmids
conjugation step 1 of 4 - donor contacts recipient & attaches using ____ ____
sex pili
conjugation step 2 of 4 - F-factor initiates transfer of a copy of ____
F-plasmid
conjugation step 3 of 4 - recipient is converted to a new ____ cell
F+
conjugation step 4 of 4 - recipient cell is called ____
recombinant
during conjugational mechanism, ____ ____ ____ cells can transfer chromosomal genes
high frequency recombination (HFR)
during conjugational mechanism, sometimes the F-factor will integrate into the ____ of the donor
chromosome
in conjugational mechanism, the recipient can receive new ____ genes from a related ____ ____
chromosomal - HFR cell
3 importance's of plasmids: provides ____ advantage, enhances ____, & is ____ resistant
selective - pathogenicity - antibiotic
example of selective advantage importance: some ____ spp. have plasmid encoded enzymes to degrade petroleum allowing them to live in fuel tanks or fuel spills
Pseudomonas
example of enhancing pathogenicity importance: the E. coli strain causing infant or traveler's diarrhea carries plasmids for ____ production & ____ attachment
toxin - bacterial
example of antibiotic resistance importance: many antibiotic resistance genes are carried on plasmids which can be rapidly transferred to other bacteria, resulting in widespread ____ to antibiotics & strains that are resistant to multiple antibiotics such as ____-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
resistance - methicillin
many antibiotic resistance genes are carried on ____which can be rapidly transferred to other bacteria
plasmids
resistance transfer factor (RTF) is associated with ____ & ____ resistance
conjugation - antibiotic
bacterial transformation, step 1 of 3: donor DNA fragments binds to ____ on cell ____
proteins - surface
bacterial transformation, step 2 of 3: donor DNA fragment is transported into ____ ____ & becomes single-____
host cell - stranded
bacterial transformation, step 3 of 3: single stranded donor ____ fragment is incorporated in host ____
DNA - chromosome
in bacterial transformation, unsuccessful transformation will lead to ____ of doner ____ fragment
degradation - DNA
Griffith's experiments with the mouse is an example of bacterial ____
transformation
in bacteriophage infections, a ____ injects viral ____ into bacterial cell
virus or bacteriophage - DNA
transduction step 1 of 5, phage injects ____ into ____ cell
DNA - bacterial
transduction step 2 of 5, bacterial DNA is fragmented as ____ replicates
phage
transduction step 3 of 5, fragment of bacterial DNA is incorporated into phage ____
head
transduction step 3 of 5, bacterial cell is ____ & a new phage is released
lysed
transduction step 4 of 5, phage containing bacterial DNA infects ____ ____
new cell
transduction step 5 of 5, genes from first bacterial host are incorporated into ____ of new host
chromosome
in specialized transduction, host cell chromosome acquires both phage ____ & ____ from previous host
DNA - genes
transposons, AKA ____, is DNA segments that shift from 1 part of the ____ to another
"jumping gene" - genome
intermicrobial transfer of plasmids containing resistance genes or __ factors, occurs by ____, ____, & ____
R - conjugation - transformation - transduction
conjugation, transformation, & transduction is involved with antimicrobial ____
resistance