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spore formation
review question:
describe the categories of bacteria in reference to oxygen requirements.
Nt = number of cells at a certain time point
No = initial number of cells
n = number of generations
C6H12O6
microbial growth in a laboratory is very different from microbial growth in real life.
in a lab setting, microbes are:
*grown in nutrient-rich media for rapid growth
*grown in precise temperatures for optimal growth
*grown in pure cultures (only one type of microbe)
without competition
*grown with favorable pH and O2 levels
So, in a lab, there's often rapid exponential growth while
in nature, growth is slower and inconsistent.
optimum growth rate vs pH
stationary phase:
exponential growth cannot continue indefinitely due to dwindling food and increasing wastes leading to stationary phase
review question:
a population of
M. tuberculosis
will double every 14 hours.
If you start with 50 bacteria in a closed batch system, how many bacteria will you have after 56 hours?
sporulation (spore formation) allows bacteria to survive harsh conditions.
g = generation time (minutes or hours)
t = time of exponential growth
n = number of generations
binary fission
salt loving bacteria??
yup, some bacteria thrive in very salty conditions. salty = high NaCl
they're called halophiles
optimum growth rate vs oxygen concentration
most bacteria are neutralophiles which thrive
at neutral pH levels.
ex: Escherichia coli
Staphylococcus
Salmonella
review question:
bacteria that are pathogenic to humans are usually mesophiles. Why?
try this problem.
submit your answer in writing in class Monday 3/10.
please show all of your work.
Salmonella enterica has a generation time
of 30 minutes. If you start with
10 bacteria, how many will you have in 3 hours?
the time it takes for a bacterial population to double in size is called the
generational time
generation time
is determined during the exponential growth phase
(log phase)
bacterial growth
step one: calculate n
(how many generations will there be in 2 hours)
we are solving for n
n = number of generations
1. first we have to figure out how many minutes are in two hours.
there are 60 minutes in one hour
so "t" would be = 2 hours x 60 minutes per hour
"t" = 120 minutes
2. second we set up the equation n = t/g
n = 120 minutes time period/
20 minutes generation time
n = 6 generations in 120 minutes
death phase:
bacteria run out of nutrients and die.
some bacteria use O2 during a process of cellular respiration.
this process assembles a molecule called ATP.
ATP is used by the cell to store its energy.
the cell uses the energy stored in food to assemble the ATP.
energy in food is stored in the covalent bonds of the atoms that make up food.
the cell processes food as glucose.
Glucose is C6H12O6.
the release of energy (exergonic reaction) when glucose is broken down is used to bond together atoms to form a different molecule called ATP.
Once the energy is released from glucose breaking apart,
the atoms of C, H and O from the C6H12O6 have leave the cell.
these atoms are now considered waste products.
the C and the O from the C6H12O6 bond together to form CO2 which is carbon dioxide. the CO2 is released from the cell as waste gas.
well, what to do with the H?
here's where the oxygen that the cell "breathes" in is used.
this oxygen bonds to the Hydrogen left over from the glucose.
Oxygen and Hydrogen bond to form water H2O.
the H2O leaves the cell as waste.
so oxygen is taken in by cells so it can bond to the leftover hydrogen from your food
which forms which is then released as waste. its true!
if oxygen is not present, cells may rely on a different process to build ATP called
fermentation. whole other story...
xtra credit question:
explain the function of
oxygen during cellular respiration
generation time
can be visually determined by
plotting the log phase cell number vs time.
The slope of the line is predictable.
two formulas used
why do we grown microbes in a lab?
*to learn about their biology
*to identify pathogens
*to develop treatments
*to identify possible applications such as in biotech
each of these bonds was made using energy and that energy is stored in that bond.
E. coli doubles in 20 minutes under ideal conditions but if nutrients are sparse, that number is significantly longer.
review question:
describe one adaptation used by bacteria to accommodate the extremely high or low concentration of H+ of their environment.
we use generation time in to predict how bacteria will grow in different environments.
other bacteria can withstand and even thrive in acidic or alkaline conditions.
one acidophiles is Picrophilus.
it thrives in crazy acidic environments
like volcanic lakes exhibiting a pH of 0.06.
one alkaliphiles is Alkalibacterium tumefaciens
it thrives in environments with pH levels > 10
exponential phase (log/logarithmic phase):
doubling will continue at a constant rate =
the # of number of cells doubles with each time interval. plotting the cell number vs time produces a straight line and the slope = growth rate of the bacteria.
the slope of this line depends on growth conditions.
molecules that a bacterium can't make on its own and must get from outside the cell are called growth factors.
examples: vitamins, amino acids, nucleotides
optimum growth rate vs salinity
xtra credit question:
read this article
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7024382/
what is described as an application of halophilic bacteria in medicine?
lag phase:
bacteria adapt to growth conditions as they mature
review question:
describe one adaptation used by bacteria to accommodate the extremely high or low salinity
of their environment.
ex: C. botulinum
and
C. perfringens
E. coli can double in 20 minutes
M. tuberculosis doubles in 14 hours.
mesopohiles
some bacterial species utilize oxygen differently than others.
obligate aerobes require O2 to survive
obligate anaerobes can't tolerate O2
facultative bacteria can grow with or without O2
bacteria needing very low O2 levels are called microaerophiles
review question:
bacterial growth curves rely on the use of a closed batch system during culturing. what is that?
this pic shows the covalent bonds of glucose
aerobic vs anaerobic bacteria
adaptations to permit growth in extreme pH:
*cell membrane modifications
*proton pumps which pump H+ out of the cell to maintain a neutral pH
*specialized proteins that can do not denature
(maintain their structure) under extreme pH
* pH sensing mechanisms can detect changes in outside pH and respond to maintain homeostasis.
acidophiles (low pH) exhibit highly charged proteins and membranes resistant to H+
alkaliphiles (high pH) exhibit negatively charged cell walls and use sodium pumps to help maintain pH
review question:
do you think bacteria that are pathogenic to humans would be extreme alkaliphiles? explain your answer.
review question:
describe three methods of bacterial replication
ex: cyanobacteria
optimum growth rate vs temperature
ex: streptococcus, bacillus, E coli
Halophiles adapt to osmotic stress by storing loads of
organic solutes in their cytoplasm.
this is called an
osmolyte strategy.
which helps balance the high salt concentration of their
environment.
Environmental factors influence how well bacterial grow including pH, temperature, water activity, macro and micro nutrients and O2
generation times
differ based on species and environmental conditions.
how do bacteria replicate?
review question:
what is meant by a bacterial species generation time?
manipulating
the equation:
n = t/g
below info explains what oxygen is used for during metabolic reactions. it is not required information
review question:
explain the four stages of a a bacterial growth curve.
calculating
generation time
review question:
a population of E coli is being grown in a closed batch system. E. coli has a generation time of 20 minutes.
you start with 10 cells.
how many cells will you have after 3 days?
some halophiles also rely on a
salt in strategy
stockpiling inorganic ions like KCl in their
cytoplasm to balance
the salinity in their environment.
effect of environmental influences on bacterial growth
nutrients and growth factors
chapter 7:
microbial growth and decontamination
review question:
why is it useful to know the generation time of a bacterial species?
budding
optimum: growth rates are the highest at the optimum temperature/pH levels
minimum: the lowest temperature/pH at which the organism can survive and
replicate is its minimum growth temperature/pH.
maximum: the highest temperature and pH at which growth can occur is its
maximum growth temperature and pH.
example:
E. coli has a generation time of 20 minutes.
If you start with one cell, how many cells will you have after 2 hours?
bacterial growth measurements rely on a
"closed pure batch system"
where all the required ingredients for growth are added to the culture at the start of the process. nothing else is added or removed during the reaction. this type of system produces a predictable growth curve exhibiting four distinct phases:
lag, exponential, stationary, and death
step two: calculate Nt
(number of cells present after
6 generations if you start with one E coli cell)
Nt = N0 x 2^6
Nt = 1 x 64
64 cells will be present after 2 hours
generation time
also differ based on factors such as temperature, moisture and the availability of nutrients
meso = middle