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Viruses
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Where do viruses come from ?
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Bacteriophage Replication
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HIV Replication - Retrovirus
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What Do These Pictures Have in Common? gov.mb.ca k8science.org gsbs.utmb.edu nuclearfamilywarhead.com
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Brain Tissue learn.genetics.utah.edu
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Protein Structure new-science-press.com
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Prions stanford.edu Dr. Stanley Prusiner. cmu.edu
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Viroids Consist of short, fragments of single- stranded RNA. Only found in plants (so far). Can interfere with plant’s metabolism, resulting in the plant being stunted or killed. Ex. Potato spindle tuber Left: normal potatoes; Right – infected potatoes www.unece.org
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Prokaryotic Cells Yersinia pestis – Bubonic Plague. science.nationalgeographic.com Clostridium botulism. www.nih.gov
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Evolutionary History and Classification
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Prokaryotic Nutritional Modes
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Prokaryotic Body Plan
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Prokaryotic Cell Size and Shape Prokaryotic cells are much smaller than eukaryotic cells (about the size of mitochondria) Prokaryotes have three typical shapes: http://www.bio.miami.edu/~cmallery/150/proceuc/c8. 27x3.bact.shapes.jpghttp://www.bio.miami.edu/~cmallery/150/proceuc/c8. 27x3.bact.shapes.jpg, http://sharon-taxonomy2009- p2.wikispaces.com/Archaeahttp://sharon-taxonomy2009- p2.wikispaces.com/Archaea
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Prokaryotic Fission Esherichia coli undergoing prokaryotic fission
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Conjugation
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Bacterial Cell Wall Gram-positive Bacteria Thick layer of peptidoglycan (60-100%) Gram-negative Bacteria Thin layer of peptidoglycan (10-20%) Has outer membrane composed of mostly lipids (80-90%) Gram-positive Bacteria Gram-negative Bacteria pathmicro.med.sc.edu
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Gram Stain Results Gram-positive bacteria stains violet to blue. Gram-negative bacteria stains pink to red. homepage.ntlworld.com
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Cyanobacteria Anabaena. http://www.biologie.uni- hamburg.de/b-online/fo42/anabaena.jpg Oscillatoria. http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:LsEmj27QxYGiHM: http://botit.botany.wisc.edu
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Endospores
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Methanogenic Archaeans 0.5 µm
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Life in Extreme Environments
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The End
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