Bacteria and Viruses Chapter 19
Classification Kingdom…Moneran Domain a) Euchaea b) Bacteria
Classification Characteristics What characteristics do you know so far????
Characteristics Prokaryote Found anywhere
Classification Round coccus Rod bacillus Corkscrew spirillum
Pathogenic Bacteria What is a pathogen? Only 20% bacteria cause disease
Strep Throat
MRSA
Staph Infection
STD Syphilis
Tetnus
80% of bacteria are friendly
Intestinal (mutualism)
Decomposers Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria
Bacterial Structure
Bacteria Have Only 1 Chromosome
How Do We Slow Down Bacteria From Spoiling In Our Foods??????
What Is Meant By The Term “sterilization”??
Why Do We Get A Fever When We Have An Infection?
How Do Scientists Use Bacteria For Society????? Genetic Engineering Cleaning up oil spills Mine minerals from the ground Food production Making of chemicals Making medicines
What Do You Know About Viruses?
Do You Know???? What is the basic unit of all life?
Main parts of the cell? Cell membrane Nucleus DNA Cytoplasm
Did You Know????? A virus is many times smaller than one bacterial cell
BUT……………. A virus is not a cell
Did You Know??? Viruses come in a variety of shapes
Viral Shapes
HIV Virus
Measles
Small Pox
West Nile
Viruses can also attack
Bacteriophage
Virus That Attacks Tobacco
Remember the movie “OUTBREAK”?
Basic Structure of a Virus
Basic Viral Structure A protein coat A DNA or RNA core Structures that are used to attach to the host cell There is no cell membrane nor cytoplasm
A virus must invade a host cell to replicate
HIV coming out of a white blood cell
I call this virus “the sleeper”
When cell divides, the viral gene also is replicated
Retrovirus A virus that contains RNA instead of DNA Can cause some human and animal cancers Also is the cause of AIDS
What About Our Pets??? Dog/Cat Distemper Virus Dog/cat West Nile Virus Dog/Cat Avian Flu
Can Viruses Attack Plants ?? Yes
How Can A Viral Infection Be Prevented?? Vaccines Vaccines were given to the birds at the Zoo to prevent West Nile and Avian Virus
What is in a vaccine? Weaken or dead parts of a virus The immune system does not know any better and will build the antibodies to fight the virus
Two Ways We Can Become Immune To a Viral Infection Active Immunity contracting the disease Passive Immunity vaccines breast milk