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UCD 3 Microbiology Chp 1
Summary of chapter 1 of Microbiology text book
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Veterinary Medicine
Undergraduate 3
09/24/2010

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Endosymbiosis
Definition
The absorption of Mitochondria and Chloroplasts into other cells during evolution
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Examples of Eukaryotes
Definition
Animals,Plants, Fungi, Protozoa, Algae
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Examples of Prokaryotes
Definition
Archabacteria (Non-pathogenic), Eubacteria (pathogenic)
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Features of Eukaryotes
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Mitosis, Nucleus containing chromosomes, Nuclear membrane, Nucleic acid contained in chromosomes, Electron transport chain in mitochondrial membrane
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Features of Prokaryotes
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Binary fission, No membrane bound organelles, Free floating DNA, Single nucleic acid – usually circular, Electron transport chain in cell membran
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Shapes of eubacteria
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Rods (bacillus), Spherical (cocci), Helical (spirochaete), Branching filaments
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What types of eubacteria can grow in inert media
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Rods (bacillus), Spherical (cocci), Helical (spirochaete), Branching filaments
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What types of eubacteria need living cells to grow
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Rickettsiae and Chlamydiae
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What special about cyanobacteria
Definition
Blue-green, No chloroplasts, chlorophyll in cell membrane, (blue-green algae)
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Unicellular fungi
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Yeast
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How do yeasts reproduce
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Budding
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Multicellular fungi
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Branched with hyphae
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2 important features of fungi
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Not photosynthetic, Mycotoxins
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General comments on algae
Definition
Water, High temperatures can increase activity, Can release toxins into water which deposit on shellfish
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Taxonomy
Definition
Kingdom - Phylum - Class - Order - Family - Genus - Species (King Philip Came Over From Great Britain)
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