What is the structural and functional unit of all living organisms?
the cell
Cells w/o membranes + single chromosome - _________ ; cells with nuclear membrane + ER - ______________
prokaryotes, eukaryotes
Viruses have _______ evolution + 3 examples
regressive, genes protected by protein shell, little enzymes, depend on host
bacteria are examples of ________ and protozoa and fungi are examples of ___________
prokaryotic, eukaryotic
Shapes of cocci
equal diameters, kidney, lance-tip, oval
Spatial arrangement of cocci
diplo, clumps, tetrads, chain, eight and isolated
Shapes of bacilli
straight w/ cut/round ends, curved w/ pointy/swollen ends, deformed,
Spatial arrangement of bacilli
diplobacili, streptobacili, letters-like, irregular
Shapes of spiral-shaped bacteria
comma-like, w/ rigid/flexible coils
Size of cocci
0.5-2 mm
Size of bacilli
0,5-10 mm x 0,3-2 mm
Size of vibrio
1,5-3 mm x 0,5 mm
Size of spirochetes
6-20 mm x 0,15-0,5 mm
Bacterial wall - basal layer
peptidoglycan + N-Acetyl-muramic acid + -glucosamine (bound by polypeptides)
Bacterial cell wall for gram +
thick, rigid + simple, made of peptidoglycan (80%)+ teichoic acids and glycolipids (20%)
Bacterial cell wall for gram -
thin, flexible + complex, made of peptidoglycan (20%), periplasmic space + special structures: lipoproteins + ext. membrane (lipoproteins+polysaccharides) (80%)
Special structures of bacterial cell wall for gram -
lipoproteins bind ext membrane by peptidoglycan
LPS on ext. surface, has antigen (endotoxin)
Role of bacterial wall
mech support
protects
participates in osmosis + diffusion + division
base of somatic antigens + phage receptors
provides staining characteristics
Cytoplasmic membrane of bacteria
surrounds cytoplasm, fluid mosaic model
Role of cytoplasmic membrane of bacteria
controls osmotic pressure + diffusion
has enzymes for respiratory metabolism
involved in bacteria growth + division
Cytoplasm of bacteria
complex colloid - proteins, carbs, fats, h20, minerals, lots of RNA (basophilic)
Granulations of bacterial cytoplasm
ribosomes
volutin (ernst corpuscles, metachromatic grains)
inclusions (glycogen, starch)
vacuoles
Nucleoid of bacteria
not delimited by membrane (not nucleus)
single chromosome, double helicated + closed DNA
Facultative cell structures of bacteria - capsule
condensed extracell layer w/ slime layer (glycocalyx) which can't be seen by microscope
Capsule of bacteria - formed in
host, dependent on environmental factors
Composition of bacterial capsules according to species - polysaccharides __________, polypeptides ___________
klebsiella, str. pneumoniae, neissaria
bacillus anthracis
Role of bacterial capsule
associated w/ virulence factor
protects
adhesin
antigenic specificity
Facultative cell structures of bacteria - flagella
organs of locomotion, anchors in bacterial wall
Parts of flagella
thin + unbranched, has flagellin-myosin protein and antigen H, made of basal body + hook + filament
Arrangements of flagella
monotrichous, lophotrichous, amphitrichous, peritrichous
Pili
filamentous + rigid hair-like structures, in mostly gram +, in cytoplasmic membrane
Pili is composed of
pilin protein subunits, arranged helically - cylinder
Sex/conjugation pili
encoded by plasmids, attaches donor and recipient bacteria (horizontal gene transfer)
Adhesion pili
adheres bacteria to host cell w/ surface antigens, inhibits phagocytosis
Endospore
allows for resistance + species conservation
Spore
resistant + resting cell, destroyed at 120 degrees (moist heat)
Structure of spore
heat-resistant core (genome) + membranes
What spore membrane structure has peptidoglycan?
spore wall
What is the thickest spore membrane structure?
cortex (has unusual peptidoglycan)
The ______ is a spore membrane structure with keratin-like protein + impermeable
coat
Exosporium
lipoprotein membrane of spore
4 shapes of endospores
central spherical, central oval, subterminal (oval) and terminal (spherical)
What is mycose and what are they caused by?
fungal infection, caused by fungi from commensal flora or well adapted fungi for humans
3 classes of mycoses
superficial, systemic and opportunistic
Hyphae fungi + ex
filamentous fungi + tubular, mycelia + thallus
Single-cell fungi + ex
round + oval, yeast
Dimorphic fungi + ex
depends on enviro, yeast + mycelial
Mycotoxin
a toxin produced by a fungus
4 shapes of yeasts
§oval (Candida) §spherical (Torulopsis) §lemon (Kloeckera) §ellipsoid (Saccharomyces)
When yeasts bud they form
pseudomycellium
Chlamydospores
in low nutritional conditions, big + round cells and thick countours
cell wall of yeast
glycoprotein, ext layer is rough + bud scars + lots of chitin, int layer is irregular
cytoplasmic membrane of yeast
lipoprotein (role in permeability), fluid mosaic, location of enzyme synthesis for metabolism
How are molds (filamentous fungi) different from yeasts
thicker walls w/ cellulose
periplasmic space (bw wall + cytoplasm)
1-2 nuclei w/ 2-4 chromosomes each
Molds can be ________ (non-septate) or ______________ (septate)
unicellular (big), multicellular (common cell wall for multiple cells)
Hyphae
base element of molds/filamentous fungi, tubular + branched
Types of hyphae
vegetative (tubes made after spore germination, apical growth)
reproductive (made after a degree of dev. of vegetative, makes spores)
Mycelium
made of vegetative and reproductive hyphae
Imperfect mold spores - sporangiospores (molds)
for inferior molds + asexual reproduction, terminal hyphae (sporangiophore) ends w/ capsule (sporangium) filled with spores (sporangiospores) that burst out
Imperfect mold spores - condiospores (molds)
for superior and septate molds + sexual reproduction, appear after hyphae alteration and budding
Perfect spore (molds)
for sexual reproduction, formed by mating
Homothallism vs Heterothallism
perfect mold spore mating bw structures of same/diff cells
3 phylum of parasites
protozoa (unicellular), helminthes (worms) + anthropoda (insects)
Protozoa are found in
vegetative forms + dormant and inactive form (cyst)
Flagellate protozoa
eukaryotic, have flagella + cytostome (hole) to ingest nutrients
Amiboid protozoa
eukaryotic, irregular shape from pseudopods (extensions)
Sporozoa protozoa
shows degeneration in organs of locomotion + digestion, amplified spore reproduction
Ciliate protozoa
eukaryotic, around short cilia
Plathelminth helminthes
bilateral flatworms, hermaphrodites
Unsegmented (________) vs segmented (__________) plathelminthes
trematodes (small), cestodes (round head, neck + body w/ proglotids)
Nemathelminthes
cylindrical + elongated worms, unsegmented, males smaller than females
Eggs of flatworms
round, external coating, 6-hooked embryo
Eggs of roundworms
oval, not embryonated is Ascaris, early stage is ancylostoma, late stage is strongyloides
Ectoparasites
hematophagous insects