This is a virus that injects it's genetic material into a bacterium
Bacteriophage
100
Creutzfeldt-Jacobs disease, also known as Mad-Cow disease is caused by what?
Mis-folded proteins in the brain, called prions
100
What is the definition of one micrometer? (a micrometer is the diameter of one white blood cell)
1 x 10^-6 meteres
100
Is peptidoglycan found in Gram Positive bacteria?
Yes
100
These microbes live in temperatures of 80-110 degrees Celcius
Hyperthermophiles
200
A latent infection is characteristic of what virus life-cycle?
Lysogenic cycle
200
Penicillin destroys the cell wall of bacteria, how?
Inhibits microbial protein involved in synthesizing cell wall, thus preventing the cross-linkages of PG forming
200
What are the 6 elements necessary for living organisms?
CHNOPS
200
Sarcina is a term used to describe the organization of microbial cells. What specific organization are cells in when they are sarcina, and how many cells are there?
This type of microbial filter will remove virtually all airborne microorganisms?
HEPA (High efficiency particulate air)
300
Nag and Nam are key components of pepdidoglycan, what are Nag and Nam respectively? (Hint: they are both derivatives of glucose)
N-acetylglucosamine and N-acetylmuramic acid
300
Cell lysis can occur when there is an overabundance of water rushing inside the cell. What type of solution would this cell be in?
Hypotonic solution
400
What are the three shapes of capsid that viruses have?
Polyhedral, Helical, Complex
400
What is the Cytopathic effect?
Death to a host cell because of physical changes caused by a virus
400
This type of medium contains a substance that microbes will change in a particular way
Differential medium
400
The cell walls of fungi are composed of what glycosidic polymer?
Chitin (pronounced Kite-in)
400
(True or false) The glycosidic sugar bonds form a strong coating around viruses, and this is called a capsid. Explain your answer
False, there are so sugars in viruses
500
Describe the mechanism of pathogenicity that a retrovirus uses to infect it's host.
Injects viral ssRNA --> Causes host to product DNA using the RNA as a template. Wrecks havoc
500
What disease/infection produces acute or chronic pulmonary disease and resembles tuberculosis? How do you treat it? (Bonus) What is the type of microbe that causes this disease?
Systemic Mycosis, Amphotericon-B or Ketoconazole.
Bonus answer: fungi
500
What are the two secondary structures that proteins can form?
a-helix and b-sheet
500
Name the parts of a flagellum
Basal body, hook, filament (tail)
500
Neutrophiles grow optimally in a pH range of what?