Micro exam 2 set 9

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What does being immunocompromised mean?

The immune system is in some way weakened or disabled.

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What are inclusion bodies?

spaces used to store excess nutrients

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When are PHB granules made

when there are excess lipids

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What does PHB stand for?

Poly hydroxy butyrate (no spaces)

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How can cyanobacteria move to the surface of the water?

By filling their inclusion bodies with gas

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What is an example of a bacteria that uses its inclusion bodies to hoard magnetic particles?

Aquaspirillum

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What are endospores?

Stores genetic material in harsh conditions and facilitates survival. Once conditions are restored it goes back to being a vegetative cell. ONLY PROKARYOTIC

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Why do endospores form?

They form from bacteria being put in generally high stress conditions.

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Is vegetative good or bad?

good, it means no endospore, which implies good conditions.