Who's that Microbe?
Most common bacteria in the lab
E. Coli
Antibiotic derived from mold
Penecillin
Which microorganism aids in making bread
What shape is bacterial DNA
Circular
What type of bacteria is plated if the gram stain shows pink?
Gram-negative
Tend to be extremophiles and often confused with bacteria
Archaea
Most advanced microscopes currently used?
Electron Microscopes/Cryo EM
A bacteria commonly associated with undercooked food poisoning
Name of a spherical bacterium
Cocci
Which microscope shows 3D images?
SEM
Name 4 types of microorganisms
Fungi, archaea, bacteria, virus, protists
A structure made by bacteria that resembles spider webs
Biofilm
Self replicating piece of DNA desperate from the chromosome
Plasmid
Which of the following can microbes metabolize?
1. Oil
2. Other bacteria
3. Sugar
4. Caffiene
All of them!
Who made the first microscope? (hint: was not a scientist)
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek; he was a cloth merchant
Name 2 foods that are made using bacteria
Yogurt, chocolate, fermented foods, etc.
The protein/sugar structure unique to bacterial cell walls
Peptidoglycan
How do we isolate CFUs (colony forming units)?
Dilution or streaking
What was the ebola virus named after?
The ebola river
The first bacteria photographed under a microscope
Anthrax
What microorganism can take over the host's brain?
(multiple right answers)
Cordyceps Fungi and Toxoplasma gondii
The process of transferring genes, such as antibiotic resistance between bacterial individuals.
Horizontal Gene Transfer
What protein is often attached in order to detect if a gene was successfully transferred into a bacterial cell?
Fluorescent protein (GFP)