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Bacteria Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 331: Why doesn't Rickettsia spp. gram stain well?
_____
Answer: Obligate intracellular bacteria
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Flashcard 332: The _____ hemolysis pattern on blood agar is present with full lysis of RBCs
Answer: beta
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Flashcard 333: _____ describes the transfer of DNA from one bacteria to another via a bacteriophage
Answer: Transduction
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Transduction (bacterial genetics)
Bacterial transduction is the process of gene transfer between bacteria via bacteriophages.
Top panel: generalized transduction (lytic cycle via virulent phages)
A bacteriophage attaches itself to the bacterial cell wall and injects its DNA into the bacterium. The viral DNA replicates within the infected bacterium and is incorporated into protein shells (phage capsids) to form numerous bacteriophages. The new bacteriophages lyse the bacterial cell wall and are released to infect other bacteria in the surrounding environment. A section of the bacterial genome may be incorporated into a viral capsid and be transferred to another bacterium, forming a recombinant bacterium. As any portion of the bacterial genome may be transferred, in a process known as generalized transduction.
Bottom panel: specialized transduction (lysogenic and lytic cycle via temperate phages)
Once the bacteriophage has injected its DNA into the bacterium, the viral DNA is incorporated into the bacterial genome at a specific location and remains inactive as a prophage (lysogenic phase). Upon activation (e.g. with heat or UV radiation), the viral DNA replicates, is incorporated into phage capsids, and is released into the surrounding environment through lysing of the host bacterial cell wall (lytic phase). During this process, the bacterial DNA flanking the viral DNA is also incorporated into the viral capsid and transferred to another bacterium, forming a recombinant bacterium. Because a specific portion of the bacterial genome is being transferred, the process is known as specialized transduction.
The panel on the right summarizes the major difference between generalized and specialized transduction.
Flashcard 334: Indirect transmission of Francisella tularensis results from bite by _____ or deerfly
Answer: dermacentor tick
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Flashcard 335: Vibrio cholerae grows on _____ media, as it prefers _____ environments
Answer: alkaline
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Flashcard 336: Bacillus anthracis and cereus are gram-_____ bacilli (rods)
Answer: positive
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Flashcard 337: Which bacteria produces red pigments?
_____
Answer: Serratia
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Flashcard 338: Rickettsia prowazekii can cause _____, characterized by dizziness and confusion
Answer: encephalitis
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Flashcard 339: Chronic carriers of Salmonella typhi carry the infection in their _____
Answer: gallbladder
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Flashcard 340: The _____ hemolysis pattern on blood agar is present with lack of lysis of RBCs
Answer: gamma
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