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Ch 4
Bacterial Culture and Growth
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 2
03/22/2012

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macronutrients
Definition
needed in large amounts; Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Sulfer; K, Mg, Na, Ca, Fe
Term
micronutrients
Definition
needed in small amounts; inorganic trace metals
Term
growth factors
Definition
organic cpds, vitamins, enzymes
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autotroph
Definition
carbon dioxide is carbon source
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heterotroph
Definition
organic compounds like glucose as carbon source
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phototroph
Definition
light as energy source
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chemotroph
Definition
chemicals as energy source
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lithotroph
Definition
type of chemotroph; uses inorganic chemicals as energy source
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organotroph
Definition
type of chemotroph; uses organic chemicals as energy source
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substrate level phosphorolation
Definition
directly generates ATP; substrate= reactant; substrate is direct donor of phosphorus
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oxidative phosphorolation
Definition
requires p+ gradient to make ATP
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nitrogen fixation
Definition
reduce N2 --> NH3; ex: Rhizobium
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nitrification
Definition
oxidize NH3--> NO3
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denitrification
Definition
convert NO3--> N2
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facilitated diffusion
Definition
no energy required
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aquaporins
Definition
in facilitated diffusion, used to transport water
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GlpF
Definition
in facilitated diffusion in E.coli, gated channel used to transport glycerol
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active transport
Definition
requires energy in the form of ATP hydrolysis or chemical gradient potential to move items across membrane
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uniport
Definition
Active transport protein that lets one molecule go in one direction
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symport
Definition
simultaneous transport of two molecules moving in the same direction
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antiport
Definition
simultaneous transport of two molecules moving in opposite directions
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ABC transport
Definition
largest family of transport systems; active transport that has 3 components:
Substrate binding protein
Membrane spanning protein
ATP hydrolyzing protein
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iron
Definition
important cofactor, hardly any free iron in environments
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siderophore
Definition
binds extracellular iron and delivers it to transport proteins in periplasm
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chemically defined media
Definition
exact composition known; slower growth
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complex media
Definition
exact composition unknown; faster growth
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enrichment media
Definition
looking for microbes that use a specific cpd; promotes growth
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4 phases of growth
Definition
lag, log, stationary, death
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chemostat
Definition
machine used for continuous cultures
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