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FIVE CLASSES OF IMMUNOGLOBULINS

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FIVECLASSESOFIMMUNOGLOBULINS IgA1015%ofcirculatingantibodies(inblood)butfoundinlargenumbersinmucous membranesandbodysecretionssuchasmucus,saliva,tears,andbreastmilk.Consideringthe bodyasawhole,IgAsarethemostabundantantibodies.Consideringonlytheblood(serum) IgGsarethemostabundant.Whenfoundinserum,thisclassismostintheformofamonomer andiscalledserumIgA.Insecretions,twomonomersarejoinedbyaJchainandthisformis calledsecretoryIgA.Thisformisproducedbyplasmacellsinthemucousmembrane,andthen passesthroughamucosalcellonitswaytobecomepartofthesecretion.Asitpassesthroughthe mucosalcell,itacquiresapolypeptidecalledasecretorycomponentthatprotectsitfrom enzymesthatmayalsobefoundinthesecretion.Functions: Preventsattachmentofpathogenstothemucousmembranes(virusesandcertainbacteria) Veryimportantinresistancetorespiratorypathogens.Unfortunately,IgAimmunityisshort livedandthisiswhyourresistancetorespiratoryinfectionsisusuallynotlongterm. Foundinlargenumbersincolostrumandfunctionsinpreventinggastrointestinalinfections ininfants -IgEthesealsoarefoundonlyintinytracesinserum(0.002%ofcirculatingantibodies).These moleculesbindtightlybytheirFcregionstoreceptorsonthesurfaceofmastcellsandbasophils. Thesearetheantibodiesresponsibleforallergicreactions,whichoftendomoreharmthangood. WhenanantigenbindstoanIgEantibody,thiscausestheassociatedmastcellorbasophilto releasehistamineandotherchemicals,whichproducessymptomsrangingfrommildhayfeverto severe,fatalallergicreactions.Thistypeofreactioncanhelpprotectagainstparasiticworms. Functions: Beneficialwhenboundtoantigen,attractsIgGs,complement,andphagocytestocombat parasites Harmfulallergicreactionstosubstanceswhichotherwiseareharmlesstothebody
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FOODBORNE & WATERBORNE DISEASESBacterial food poisoningstoxin is already present when food is consumedStaphylococcal food poisoningsome strains of Staphylococus aureusviolent vomiting &diarrhea but relatively short-livedBotulismClostridium botulinumne
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FUNCTIONALANATOMYOFPROKARYOTICANDEUKARYOTICCELLSAllcellssharenumerouscharacteristics,butcellsoflivingthingscanbedividedinto2basictypes.Hereisaquickcomparison.CHARACTERISTICPROKARYOTICEUKARYOTICSizeSmallertypicalsizeis0.22mindiameterLargertypical
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FUNGALDISEASESAnyfungalinfectioniscalledamycosis.Mycosesaregenerallylonglasting,chronicinfections.1.Systemicmycosesfungalinfectionsdeepwithinthebody.Theyareusuallycausedbyfungithatliveinthesoilandinhalationofsporesisthecommonrouteofinfection.Theseinfec
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FUNGI,ALGAE,PROTOZOA,ANDMULTICELLULARPARASITESFUNGIALGAEPROTOZOAHELMINTHSKINGDOMFUNGIPROTISTAPROTISTAANIMALIANUTRITIONALTYPECHEMOHETEROTROPHPHOTOAUTOTROPHCHEMOHETEROTROPHCHEMOHETEROTROPHMULTICELLULARITYALL,EXCEPTYEASTSSOMENONEALLCELL
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GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA( PROTEOBACTERIA)somenamesinthisgroupareordernames.Uptonowthenameshavebeengenusnames.Ifitisinitalics,itisagenus.Ifitisinallcapsbutnotinbold,itisanorder.Theallcapsinboldaregroupslargerthanorders.(Ifyouthinkthisisconfusing,Idotoo,butth
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GENERALCHARACTERISTICSOFVIRUSESVirusesopenupadebateonexactlywhatconstitutesalivingentity.Argumentsthatvirusesareneveralive:1.Nometabolicactivityoutsidealivingcell2.Reproductiononlyinsidelivingcellsbutthisisalsotrueforchlamydias,forexample,andnobodydo
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GENERATIONOFATPAsATP(3phosphates)isgenerated,aphosphategroupisaddedtoADP(2phosphates).Thisthirdphosphateisattachedbyahighenergybondonewithlotsofenergythatcanbequicklyreleasedasthisunstablebondisbroken.Phosphorylationistheprocessofaddingaphosphategroup
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GENERATIONTIMEThisisthetimerequiredforacelltodivideanditspopulationtodouble.Thiscountsthetimebeginningwhenacellisnewlyproducedbybinaryfissionandendingwhenthatcellitselfdivides.Generationtimevariesdueto:1.Species2.ConditionsUnderidealconditions,mostb
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GENETIC CODEThegeneticcodeallowstheribosometoreadthemRNAand,bydeterminingthesequenceofbases,determinetheproperaminoacidstobelinkedtoformtheprotein.Eachgroupofthreebasesformsacodon.Sincethereare4nitrogenousbasesandacodonmayhave3differentbases,2sameando
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GENETIC TRANSFER ANDRECOMBINATIONGeneticrecombinationreferstotheexchangeofgenesbetweentwoDNAmoleculestoformnewcombinationsofgenesonachromosome.Geneticrecombinationregularlyoccursasapartofsexualreproduction.Itcontributestogeneticdiversityofapopulation.
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GETTING THE DNA IN1.Transformationbacteriawillneedtobetreatedtomakethemcompetent(receptivetotakingintheplasmiddonorgenecomplex).Thisismostoftendoneasfollows:a.Bacteriathataretoreceivetheplasmidaregrowninaliquidmedium.b.Calciumchlorideisaddedtothecultu
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Golden Age of MicrobiologyStarting with Pasteur and continuing for about 50 years, there was an explosion ofdiscoveries in microbiology (1857-1914)Fermentation and Pasteurizationcommercialization of anti-microbe techniqueFrench merchants asked Pasteu
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GRAMPOSITIVEBACTERIAHIGHG+CGRAMPOSITIVEBACTERIAthesebelongtothephylumActinobacteria.Manyarepleomorphicandseveralarefilamentous.1.Mycobacteriumtheseareaerobic,nonendosporeformingrodsthatoccasionallyexhibitfilamentousgrowth.Theyhaveadistinctivecellwall,
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GRAMPOSITIVEBACTERIAListeriamonocytogenesoccasionallycontaminatesfood,especiallydairyproducts.Ithastheabilitytogrowatrefrigeratortemperatures,andtherehavebeenrecentoutbreaksofthediseaselisteriosistracedtohotdogsandluncheonmeats.Thediseaseisparticularly
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GRAMPOSITIVEBACTERIALACTOBACILLALESa.Lactobacillusalthoughtheseorganismsareunabletouseoxygen,theyareaerotolerant.Theyfermentcarbohydratesandproducelargeamountsoflacticacidasanendproduct.Theresultingacidityintheirsurroundingsinhibitsgrowthofmanyotherty
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GRAMPOSITIVEBACTERIAa.Bacillusthesearerodsthatproduceendospores.Mostarenonpathogenicbutthereareexceptions:1)Bacillusanthraciscausesanthrax.Althoughthisisprimarilyadiseaseofcattle,sheepandhorses,itcanbetransmittedtohumans.Thisorganismisalargegrampositi
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GRAMPOSITIVEBACTERIAThesearedividedintotwogroupsthosethathaveahighG+CratioandthosewithalowG+Cratio.(Todeterminethis,theDNAoftheorganismsisstudied.ThepercentageofcytosineandguanineiscomparedtothepercentageofadenineandthymineandthatistheG+Cratio.)A.LOWG
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GROWINGANIMALVIRUSESINTHELABORATORYThreemethodsareused:1.Livinganimalsa.Someanimalvirusescanbeculturedonlyinlivinganimals.Findinganexperimentalanimalinwhichtheviruswillgrowcansometimesbedifficult.Instudyinghumanvirusesandalsoindevelopingvaccineagains
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GROWINGBACTERIOPHAGESINTHELABORATORYPhagescanbegrowninliquidbacterialculturesorinbacterialculturesonsolidmedia.Thebacteriophageswerediscoveredbyaccidentwhenaliquidcultureofbacteriainalabwasaccidentallyinvadedbybacteriophages.Liquidculturesbecomequitecl
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HEATPASTEURIZATIONPasteurusedmildheattokillmicrobesinbeerandwineingredientsbeforefermentation.Thesamegeneralideaisnowusedformilk.Pasteurizationkillspathogenicbacteriaandviruses,althoughsomeharmlessbacteriadosurvive.(Heatsufficienttokillallmicrobeschan
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HEATCannedfoodsareanexampleofcontrolofmicrobialgrowthbyheating.Inthemedicalworld,labmedia,glassware,andsurgicalinstrumentsareexamplesofthingsusuallysterilizedbyheat.Heatresistancevariesamongmicrobes.Thermaldeathpointisthelowesttemperatureatwhichallmic
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HELMINTHSThesearetheparasiticworms.Theybelongtotwophyla,Platyhelminthes(flatworms)andNematoda(roundworms).Bothphylacontainmanyfreelivingspecies,butonlytheparasiticspecieswillbediscussed.Helminthsaremulticellulareukaryoticanimals.Theygenerallyhavediges
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HISTORY OF CHEMOTHERAPY1.Althoughchemotherapywithnaturalproductssuchasherbscanbetracedbackfarinthehistoryofman,PaulEhrlichisgivencreditforthebirthofmodernchemotherapy.Hesetouttocreateatreatmentforsyphilisthatwouldcurethediseasemorereliablyandwithlessha
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HOSTRANGEMostvirusesarefairlyspecificastowhatspeciestheyarecapableofinfecting.Mostarelimitedtoonlyonespeciesorseveralcloselyrelatedspecies.Thereareevenvirusesthatattackonlybacteria.Theseareknownasbacteriophages,orjustphages.Themainfactorsindetermining
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HOW BACTERIAL PATHOGENSDAMAGE HOST CELLSManymicrobesenteringahostaredestroyedbylysosomes.Ifthemicrobesmanagetoavoidthis,theymaycausedamageinfourmainways:1.Usinghost'snuitrients2.Causingdirectdamageintheimmediateareaoftheinvasion3.Byproducingtoxinsth
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HOW BACTERIAL PATHOGENSPENETRATE HOST DEFENSESMostpathogensmustpenetratetissuestocausedisease.Factorsthatcontributetotheabilityofbacteriatoinvadeahost:1.Capsulessomebacteriaformanorganizedglycocalyxcalledacapsulearoundtheircellwalls,whichincreasesthe
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HOW DO WE GET THE GENE?ManybacteriamakeenzymesthathavetheabilitytocutastrandofDNAintopieces.Theseenzymesarecalledrestrictionenzymes.AparticularrestrictionenzymealwayscutsintotheDNAataparticularsequenceofbases.Inthebacteria,theseenzymesapparentlyareprod
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HYDROSTATICPRESSUREThisreferstothepressureexertedbywaterinrelationtoitsdepth.Barophilesareorganismsadjustedtoaveryhighhydrostaticpressure,livingatdepthsofupto1milesintheocean.Theseorganisms(bothprocaryocytesandeucaryocytesexist)cannotliveatlowerpressur
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HYPERSENSITIVITY(ALLERGY)Allergiesareareactiontoanantigenwhichiscalledanallergen.Allergensthemselvesarenotharmfulanddonotprovokeareactionineveryone.Someindividualsbecomesensitizedtoaparticularallergen,whichtheimmunesystemsofmostofthepopulationignore.Th
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HYPERSENSITIVITY(ALLERGY)2.TypeII(cytotoxicreactions)thesearemediatedbyIgGorIgMantibodiesandcomplement.Thistypeofreactionisdirectedtowardcells,whicharelysedordamagedinotherways.a.Bloodgroupswrongtypebloodcellsgiveninatransfusionareanexampleofthistypeo
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IDENTIFYING MUTANTSMutantscanbedetectedbyselectingortestingforalteredphenotype.Evenwhenamutagenisinvolved,thenumberofmutantsrepresentsonlyaverysmallpercentageofthepopulation.1.Positive(direct)selectioncellsareplacedinsurroundingswhereonlymutantscangrow
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IMMUNOLOGICALMEMORYThelevelofantibodiesintheserumagainstaparticularantigencanbemeasuredthisiscalledantibodytiter.Ifapersonhasneverencounteredanantigen,therearenoantibodies,andforseveraldaysafterthefirstencounterthisisstillthecase.Thenantibodiesbegintoa
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IMMUNOLOGYLongbeforeanyunderstandingoftheimmunesystemandvaccineshadcomealong,itwasrecognizedthatpeoplewhohadsurvivedacaseofaninfectiousdiseasewereoftenimmunetothatdiseasefortherestoftheirlives.Thefirstrecordwehaveofanytypeofdeliberateexposuretoadiseas
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INCLUSIONSthesearereservedepositsofchemicalswithinthecytoplasm.Theytendtoaccumulatewhennutrientsareplentiful.a.Metachromaticgranules(volutingranules)phosphatereservethatcanbeusedinsynthesizingATP.Theselargegranulesstainredwithmethyleneblue.Theyarechar
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INFLAMMATIONDamagetotissuetriggersaresponsecallinflammationortheinflammatoryresponse.Damagecanbeofanytype,andmayormaynotincludeinvasionbymicrobes.Signsandsymptomsofinflammationinclude:HeatPainRednessSwellingLossoffunction(ifthedamageissevereenough
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INTERFERONSControlofvirusesinthebodyisespeciallydifficultsincevirusesdependmainlyonnormalbodyprocessesfortheirreproduction.Anythingthatdamagesthevirusalsotendstodamagenormalhostcellsinthesameway.Onewaythebodytriestodefenditselfisbytheproductionofinter
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Klebsiellaliveinsoilandwateraswellasintestinaltracts.Manycanfixnitrogen.K.pneumoniaecancauseseverepneumonia,usuallyinpatientsinapoornutritionalstate.Serratiaonespecies,S.marcescens,producesareddishorangepigment.Itisacommoncontaminantinhospitals,frequen
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LEGIONELLALESanotherorder.1)Legionellathisentiregenuswasdiscoveredfairlyrecently.Theyhaveprobablybeenaroundlongerthanhumans,butwehadneverfoundthem.In1976therewasanoutbreakofanunusualpneumoniainpersonswhohadattendedanationalconventionoftheAmericanLegion
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LIGHTMICROSCOPYModernmicroscopesarecompoundlightmicroscopes.Thismeansthatthereare2lensesthatmagnify,theocularlensandtheobjectivelens.Lightraysprovidetheillumination.Brightfieldmicroscopythisisthemostcommonuseofthelightmicroscope.Specimensareusuallyst
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LIPIDBIOSYNTHESISCellssynthesizefatsbylinkingglycerolandfattyacids.Theglycerolcanbeproducedfromoneoftheintermediatesinglycolysis.FattyacidsarebuiltupbylinkingfragmentsofacetylCoA.Thisisalsoaprocessofdehydrationsynthesis.Lipidsaremostimportantascompone
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LOWTEMPERATURESThesearemuchmoreoftenbacteriostaticthatbacteriocidal.Althoughsomespeciesarefairlyeasilydamaged,lowtemperaturesareneveradependablemeansofkillingmicrobes.1.NORMALREFRIGERATORTEMPERATURESveryfewpathogenscangrow.Psychrotrophsgrowslowly,andw
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MATURATIONANDRELEASETheassemblyofthecapsidusuallyoccursspontaneouslywhenallcomponentshavebeensynthesized.Ifthevirusisanenvelopedvirus,theviralproteinstobeincludedintheenvelopearesynthesizedinthehostcellalongwiththerestoftheviralproteins.Theseproteinsar
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MECHANICALFACTORS1.SKINprovidesaneffectivebarrieragainsttheentryofmicrobes.Itconsistsoftwolayers,theouterepidermis(epithelialtissue)andtheinnerdermis(connectivetissue).Theepidermisismadeupoflayersofepithelialcellsincontinuoussheets,tightlyconnectedtoea
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MECHANISMOFENZYMEACTION1.Surfaceoftheenzymemoleculecontainsaregioncalledtheactivesite.Thisisthepartthat"fits"thesubstrate.2.Atemporaryenzymesubstratecomplexformsasthesubstratefitsintotheactivesite.3.Thesubstrateischanged.Thiswillinvolvemakingorbreakin
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MECHANISMOFPHAGOCYTOSISTherearefourmainphasesintheprocess:1.Chemotaxischemicalattractionofphagocytestomicrobes.Thechemicalsinvolvedinclude:MicrobialproductssuchastoxinsChemicalsreleasedbywhitebloodcellsalreadyintheareaChemicalsreleasedbydamagedtissue
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MECHANISMOFPHAGOCYTOSISLysosomalenzymesincludelysozyme,whichbreaksdownthepeptidoglycanofthebacterialcellwall.Otherenzymes,includinglipases,proteases,ribonuclease,anddeoxyribonucleasebreakdownotherbacterialcomponents.Theseenzymesaredesignedtoworkbestata
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MEDICALLYIMPORTANTDIVISIONSOFFUNGIDIVISIONGROWTHCHARACTERISTICSASEXUALSPORESHUMANPATHOGENSZYGOMYCOTANONSEPTATEHYPHAESPORANGIOSPORESRhizopusMucorDIMORPHICCONIDIOSPORESAspergillusBlastomycesdermatidisHistoplasmacapsulatumSEPTATEHYPHAE,STRON
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MEDICALLYIMPORTANTPHYLAOFPROTOZOAThelifecycleis:1)AmosquitocarryingtheinfectivestateofPlasmodium(calledasporozoite)bitesahumanandinjectssporozoitesintothebloodstream.Theyarecarriedtotheliver.2)Inthelivertheyundergoschizogonyandproducethousandsofaformk
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MEDICALLYIMPORTANTPHYLAOFPROTOZOAWewillstudyonlythosegroupsthatcontainpathogens.1.Archaezoaeukaryocytesthatlackmitochondria.Manyoftheseliveinsymbiosisinthedigestivetractsofanimals.Mosthavetwoormoreflagellaformovement.Somehaveamembraneattachedtotheflag
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MEDICALLYIMPORTANTPHYLAOFPROTOZOA9)Theoocystrupturesandthesporozoitesmigratetothesalivaryglandsofthemosquito,wheretheyarereadytoinfectanewhostbittenbythemosquito.Inthiscyclethemosquitoiscalledthedefinitivehostbecauseitharborsthestageundergoingsexualre
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METABOLICDIVERSITYAnorganismsmetabolicpathwaysdependontheenzymesavailable.Allorganismscanbeclassifiedaccordingtotheirnutritionalpattern:1.Sourceofenergy2.Sourceofcarbon1.ENERGYSOURCEa.Phototrophscanuselightenergyb.Chemotrophsmustobtainenergyfromoxi
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METABOLICREACTIONSMetabolismsumofallthechemicalreactionswithinalivingorganism.2maintypesofreactionsareinvolved:1.Catabolism(catabolicordegradationreactions)thesebreakdownlargermoleculestosmallerones,breakingchemicalbondsandreleasingenergyintheprocess(
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METHODSOFCLASSIFYINGANDIDENTIFYINGMICROORGANISMSFATTYACIDPROFILESoftenthetypeandamountofvariousfattyacidsarecharacteristicofcertainspeciesofbacteria.Cellularfattyacidscanbeseparatedandcomparedtoknownprofiles.FLOWCYTOMETRYfluidcontainingbacteriaisforc
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METHODSOFCLASSIFYINGANDIDENTIFYINGMICROORGANISMSSEROLOGYhisisthesciencethatstudiesbloodserumandimmuneresponsesthatcanbemeasuredinserum.Whenmicroorganismsenterthebody,oneoftheresponsesistheformationofproteinscalledantibodies.Antibodiescirculateintheblo
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METHODSOFCLASSIFYINGANDIDENTIFYINGMICROORGANISMSMicroorganismsareidentifiedandclassifiedformorethanonereason.Weattempttoidentifyandclassifyalllivingthings,butdeterminingtheidentityofpathogensisespeciallyimportant,becauseitoftenmakeseffectivetreatmentp
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METHODSOFCLASSIFYINGANDIDENTIFYINGMICROORGANISMSRIBOSOMALRNASEQUENCINGthisisanothertechniqueusedtodeterminetherelationshipsamongorganisms.RibosomalRNAisbelievedtochangelessthanothernucleicacidsovertime,becauseifanorganismhasadrasticchangeinitsrRNAitwo
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MICROBIALGENETICSGeneticsisthescienceofheredity.Itincludes:WhataregenesHowdotheycarryinformationHowaretheyreplicated(copied)HowaretheypassedtosubsequentgenerationsofcellsHowaretheypassedfromorganismtoorganismHowdoestheirexpressiondeterminethecharac
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MICROBIALGENETICSWhileageneisbeingusedasapattern,thetwostrandsofDNAmustbeseparated.Thehydrogenbondsthatlinkthestrandsareweakandeasilybroken.ThetwostrandsofDNAmustalsoseparatewhentheDNAisreplicatedpriortocelldivision.DNAcanchange(mutate).Thisisoftendam
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DIRECTMEASUREMENTOFMICROBIALGROWTHa.POURPLATESTomakeapourplate,generallyeither1mlor0.1mlofthedilutionisplacedinasterileemptyPetridish.Nutrientagarwhichhasbeenheldinliquidformatabout45oCisaddedtothePetridishandcarefullymixed.Theagarquicklysolidifiesandb
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MITOCHONDRIAthesearethepowerhouses,wheremostofthecellsATPisproduced.Amitochondrionhas2membranes,asmoothoutermembraneandaninnermembranethatliesindeepfoldscalledcristae.Theinnercavityisthematrix.Theprocessofcellularrespirationiscarriedoutbyenzymesassocia
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Modern Developments in Microbiologyvarious branches of microbiology have developed:o bacteriology study of bacteriao mycology study of fungio parasitology study of protozoa and parasitic wormso immunology study of how immunity reacts to various patho