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21 Cards in this Set
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coccus |
round |
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strepto- |
chain |
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staphylo- |
cluster |
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bacillus |
rod |
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vibrio |
bends |
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spirillum |
couple of bends |
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spirochete |
corckscrew |
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glycocalyx |
outer covering made up primarily of carbohydrates used for attachment helps avoid the immune system |
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flagella |
whiplike tail |
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fimbriae |
protein structures used for attachment Escherichia coli |
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pili |
protein tube used to exchange materials with other cells role in spread of antibiotic resistance |
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cell wall |
rigid protective structure made of primarily of peptidoglycan |
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peptidoglycan |
polymer of saccharides (NAM & NAG) cross-linked by short amino acid chains |
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gram + cell wall |
thick layer of peptidoglycan on top of a single phospholipid bilayer streptococcus pyogenes |
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gram - cell wall |
thin layer of peptidoglycan with an outer membrane 2 phospholipid bilayers lipopolysaccharide escherichia coli |
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penicillin |
inhibits dehydration synthesis of amino acid cross links |
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lysozyme |
weakens the cell wall cells exposed will burst from water uptake |
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cytoplasmic membrane |
phospholipids in a bilayer, regulation of what enters and exits the cell |
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proton pump |
protein in the bacteria cells that can pump protons across the membrane |
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plasmid |
small loop that contains accessory genes, copies can be exchanged with neighboring cells |
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inclusions |
a storage granule, precipitated chunk of crystallized storage molecules. |
