Antibiotics and Bacteria

________ bacteria have a thick layer of peptidoglycan

Gram-positive

_______ bacteria have a thin layer of peptidoglycan

Gram-negative

________ bacteria have no porins nor endotoxins

Gram-positive

Gram-negative bacteria show up as ________ in Gram stains

pink

Gram-positive bacteria show up as ___________ in Gram stains

purple

The ________ is the space between the plasma and outer membrane

periplasm

___________ allow certain substances to pass

Porins

The chromosomal DNA in the nucleoid is _________

supercoiled

Plasmids can be _____

transferred

Ribosomes facilitate ______________

the bonding of amino acids for protein synthesis

The capsule is also called the _____

glycocalyx

The capsule allows for ______

attachment to surfaces and protection

Flagella are _____ appendages

protein

Pili are _____ appendages

filamentous

Pili allow for ________

attachment to other surfaces

Pili are involved in ______

conjugation

Endotoxins are found in ___________

the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria

Endotoxins are _________

LPS (lipopolysaccharides)

Flagella ____________

move the bacteria forward

The __________ is a semipermeable membrane that separates the cytoplasm and outside

plasma membrane