Bacteria college biology final

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Bacteria

Prokaryotic organisms lacking a nucleus

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Binary fission

Asexual reproduction producing two identical cells

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Antibiotic

Drug that kills bacteria

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Antibiotic resistance

Ability to survive antibiotics

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Horizontal gene transfer

Exchange of DNA between bacteria

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Conjugation

DNA transfer through a pilus

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Transformation

Uptake of DNA from environment

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Transduction

DNA transfer via viruses

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Gram-positive bacteria

Purple stain; thick cell wall

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Gram-negative bacteria

Pink stain; thin cell wall

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Endospore

Dormant survival structure

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Pathogen

Disease-causing organism

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Vaccine

Prepares immune system to fight disease

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Emerging disease

Newly appearing or increasing diseases