Microbio Bacteria Structure

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Cocci

Sphere

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Bacili

Rods

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Mycelium

Long filament networks

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Spirilia

Rigid Spirals

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Spirochetes

Flexible Spirals

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Hopanoid

Cholesterol analogue

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Group Translocation

Modifies as it sucks molecules in

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Peptidoglycan

Meshlike net

Made of NAG and NAM with alternating D and L aminos

Synthesized using UDP

Thickness determines gram stain

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Gram-Positive

Purple stain

Thick Peptidoglycan

Techoic acid outer layer

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Gram-Negative

Pink

Outer membrane around thin Peptidoglycan

Lipopolysaccharides made of integrated Lipid, 10 sugar chain, and O side chain

No techoic acid

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Siderophores

Complex with ferric iron

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Penicillin

Inhibits peptidoglycan synthesis

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Lysoymes

Breaks down NAG-NAM bonds