Bacteria and Viruses

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^^Domain Archaea^^

• Cell walls do not contain peptidoglycan
• They contain different amino acids and lipids
• They were first discovered in extreme environments

           Ex: swamps, hot springs, salt lakes

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Domain Bacteria:

![Capsule: protects the cell and helps the cell attach to other cells and surfaces (Protection Squad)Cell Wall (peptidoglycan layer): protects the cell and gives the cell shape (Shape-wear)

Cell Membrane: regulates the type of molecules that move in and out of the cell (The Bouncer)
Cytoplasm: contains the DNA, ribosomes, and organic compounds needed for life
Plasmid: carries genes that are transferred through genetic recombination; is a small, circular DNA hoop
Pilus (Pili): helps the cell attach to surfaces and other cells during conjugation
Flagellum: propels the cell by rotating in a whip-like motion](https://knowt-user-attachments.s3.amazonaws.com/4fc5beb99e984e1bb977b87f80336361.jpeg)%%Endospores%%: contains DNA; is thick coated, resistant structure ( in unfavorable environmental conditions)

Classification of Bacteria:

• Shape: Bacilli (rod shaped), Coccus (spherical), and Spirilum (Spiral shaped)
• Arrangements: Diplo ( in pairs), Strepto (in links), Staphylo (in clusters)

         Ex: Streptococcus (spherical, found in links)

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Gram Stains:

1. Smudge bacteria (dry and fix by heat
2. Smear Crystal Violet Dye
3. Mordant: smear Iodine
4. Decolorize: add Ethanol
5. Secondary Stain: add Safarin
6. Gram Positive: Purple, blue, or black
7. Gram Negative: Pink or Red

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^^Gram Positive^^^^:^^ the bacteria is of a simpler makeup; has more peptidoglycan; stains purple

**==Gram Negative: ==**the bacteria is more complex; has an outer membrane and cytoplasmic membrane on the bottom; has less peptidoglycan; stains pink

Movement in Bacteria:

 Taxis: movement toward or away from a stimulus

              Positive taxis: towards the stimulus

              Negative taxis: away from the stimulus

Chemotaxis: react to chemical

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Nutrition and Metabolism (what they eat):

• Photoheterotroph: uses light energy, but gets carbon by eating other organisms
• Chemoheterotroph: obtains energy and carbon from other organisms
• Photoautotroph: uses light energy and gets carbon from carbon dioxide
• Chemoautotroph: extracts energy from inorganic compounds and uses carbon dioxide as a carbon source

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Habitats:

• Obligate anaerobes: cannot live where oxygen is present
• Falculative anaerobes: can live with or without oxygen
• Obligate aerobes: need oxygen to live

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Reproduction and Recombination:

• Binary Fission: production of two identical cells (asexually)
• Conjugation: exchange of DNA between prokaryotes through the sex pilus
• Transformation: prokaryotes take in DNA from outside environment

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Bacteria + Human Health:

Exotoxins: toxic substances that bacteria secrete to environment (from inside to leaving outside)

Endotoxins: lipids and carbohydrates in cell membrane of gram negative bacteria (These are the lipid portions that are apart of the outer membrane of the cell wall and are released when the bacteria dies)

  Ex: Streptococcus

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Important Bacterial Groups

1. Proteobacteria (major phylum of Gram Negative bacteria): largest and most diverse group; live symbiotically with other organisms

       Ex: Nitrogen fixing bacteria (Rhizobium) in legume roots that transform Nitrogen usable for plants

Gram Negative Bacteria:

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    Chlamydia: live inside animal cells; no peptidoglycan in cell walls

2. Spirochetes: Spiral shaped bacteria; live freely as pathogens; include syphilis and lime disease

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Gram Positive Bacteria:

• Streptococcal species: Botulism (in bad canned foods)
• Streptobacilli species: Includes anthrax and lactobacilli (makes milk sour)
• Actinomycetes: these make antibiotics

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Viruses:

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Why Are They Not Alive?

• They have no cytoplasm or organelles
• They use no energy so they have no metabolic or homeostatic processes
• They don’t grow by division
• They have DNA and RNA, but they can’t reproduce by themselves (they use a host cell)

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Viral Size and Structure:

Smallest particles that can cause disease

Capsid: protein coat; causes different shapes; helps bond virus to specific host cells

• Helix: (rabies and measles)

• Icosahedron: 20 triangular faces and 12 corners (chicken pox, adenovirus, and polio)

• Spherical: influenza virus

  

  

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