bacteria & viruses. bacteria prokaryotic in 2 of 3 domains 1. eubacteria 2. archaebacteria

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EUBACTERIAARCHAEBACTERIA

LARGERMORE VARIETIESCELL WALL

CONTAINS PEPTIDOGLYCAN

SOME HAVE DOUBLE CELL MEMBRANE

NO PEPTIDOGLYCAN

MEMBRANE LIPIDS DIFFERENT

SOME DNA SEQUENCES MORE SIMILAR TO EUKARYOTIC CELLS THAN TO EUBACTERIA

Identification

SHAPE

CELL WALL COMPOSITION

MOTILITY

METHOD OF OBTAINING ENERGY

PROKARYOTES

EUBACTERIA

CYANOTROPHIC

HETEROTROPHIC

ARCHAEBACTERIA

HELIOTROPHS

THERMOTROPHS

METHANOGENS

SHAPES

1. BACILLI

1. RODS

2. COCCI

1. BALLS

3. SPIRILLA

1. CORK-SCREW

Importance of Bacteria

1. DECOMPOSERS2. NITROGEN FIXERS3. INDUSTRIAL USES4. SYMBIOSIS in HUMANS

Pathogens

disease-causing agents

Bacterial Infections

Louis Pasteur 1st to prove bacteria can cause disease

bacteria produce illness in 1 of 2 ways:1. directly damage host cells or tissues2. release toxins (poisons) that then circulate

throughout body interrupting homeostasis

Preventing Bacterial Disease

vaccines: preparation of killed or weakened pathogens that prompts the immune system of the organism to produce immunity to the disease should they ever come in contact with it

Treating Bacterial Infections

antibiotics: compounds that block reproduction of bacteria or kill them

availability of antibiotics (since ~WWII) has been 1 of major reasons life expectancy increased dramatically during the 20th century

Controlling Bacterial Growth

heat sterilization: destroys bacteria by heating equipment used on patients to ~ 125 ◦C using either moist heat or dry heat

disinfectants: chemical solutions that kill bacteria, overuse in homes (antibacterial soaps) increase chance of resistance

food processing: food stored @ lower temperatures stays fresher longer because it decreases the bacterial reproductive rate; cooking food before consumption also kills bacteria

Viral Disease in Humans

viruses make you sick by disrupting homeostasis in tissues and cells of your body

viruses cannot be treated with antibioticsbest protection is prevention

Vaccines : measles, mumps, chicken pox, influenza, HPV

treatment: once sick symptoms treated often with OTC products, some anti-viral meds available

Viral Disease in Plants

threat to agricultural plantsbecause plant cells surrounded by a cell wall

the plant viruses have a more difficult time infecting cells

many plant viruses have adaptations that allow them to enter damaged cells (small tear in a leaf means some cells damaged)

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