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Bacterial Morphology and StructureBacterial Morphology and Structure
Xiao-Kui Guo PhD
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SIZE OF BACTERIASIZE OF BACTERIA
Unit for measurement :
Micron or micrometer!m:"!m#"$-%mm
&i'e:
(aries with )inds of bacteria and
a*so re*ated to their a+e and externa*en,ironment.
occi: sphere "!m
aci**i: rods $.-" !m in width -% !m in *en+th
&pira* bacteria: "0% !m in *en+th and $.%-$.1 !m in width
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Structure of BacteriaStructure of Bacteria
Particular structures
capsule
flagella 鞭毛
pili菌毛
spore 芽胞
Essential structuresEssential structurescell wallcell wall
细胞壁胞壁
cell membranecell membrane细胞
胞
CytoplasmCytoplasm细胞质
胞质
nuclear materialnuclear material 核质
质
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Gram +
Gram -
Cell wall
Cell (inner) membrane Outer membrane
Ribosomes
Granule
Cell wall
NucleoidCell membrane
Capsule
Flagellum
Pili
Gram, C. 1884. Ueber die isolirteGram, C. 1884. Ueber die isolirteFarbung der Schizomyceten inFarbung der Schizomyceten in
SchnittÄund Trocen!ra!araten.SchnittÄund Trocen!ra!araten.Fortschritte der MedicinFortschritte der Medicin, "ol. #, !ages, "ol. #, !ages
1884:1884: Christian GramChristian Gram' First !ublication (or the Gram stain method)' First !ublication (or the Gram stain method)
Editor's note: I would like to testify that I have found the Gram method to be one ofEditor's note: I would like to testify that I have found the Gram method to be one of
the best and for many cases the best method which I have ever used for stainingthe best and for many cases the best method which I have ever used for staining
Schizomycetes.Schizomycetes.
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Cell wallCell wall
&ituation:outmost portion.
"-%$nm in
thic)ness "$-
2 of dr3wei+ht.
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e wae wa : ommon pep og ycanommon pep og ycanlayer layer
A backbone of N-acetyl glucosamine and N-acetylmuramic acid : Both discovered
in Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria.
A set of identical tetrapeptide side chain attached to N-acetyl-muramic acid:
different components and binding modes in Gram positive and Gram negative
bacteria.
A set of identical peptide cross bridges: only in Gram positive bacteria
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Special components ofSpecial components of
Gram positive cell wall Gram positive cell wall Teichoic acid
&P4 / M P56789
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ecial components of Gramecial components of Gram
negative cell wall negative cell wall
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FunctionsFunctions of Cell Wall of Cell Wall Maintainin+ the ce**s characteristic shape- the ri+id
wa** compensates for the f*exibi*it3 of the phospho*ipid membrane and )eeps the ce** fromassumin+ a spherica* shape
ounterin+ the effects of osmotic pressure
Pro,idin+ attachment sites for bacteriopha+es
Pro,idin+ a ri+id p*atform for surface appenda+es-flagella fimbriae and pili a** emanate from thewa** and extend be3ond it
P*a3 an essentia* ro*e in ce** di,ision
e the sites of ma;or antigenic determinants of thece** surface。
Resistance of ntibiotics
ll l f f
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all!less forms ofall!less forms of
"acteria "acteria ..
*hen bacteria are treated +ith 1) enzymes that are lytic (or
the cell +all e.g. lysozyme or #) antibiotics that inter(ere +ithbiosynthesis o( !e!tidoglycan, +all%less bacteria are o(ten!roduced.
Usually these treatments generate non%iable organisms.
*all%less bacteria that can not re!licate are re(erred to ass!hero!lasts -+hen an outer membrane is !resent) or!roto!lasts -i( an outer membrane is not !resent).
ccasionally +all%less bacteria that can re!licate are
generated by these treatments -/ (orms).
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CellCell
membranemembrane
< !ite of bios"nthesis of #N$ cell wall pol"mers and membrane lipids% !electi&epermeabilit" and transport of solutes into cells
< 'lectron transport and oidati&e phosphor"lation< 'cretion of h"drol"tic eoen"mes
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MesosomesMesosomes
• Mesosomes are specialized structuresformed by convoluted inveigh-nationsof cytoplasmic membrane, and dividedinto septal and lateral mesosome.
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CytoplasmCytoplasm
omposed *ar+e*3 of water to+ether with proteins nuc*eic
acid *ipids and sma** amount of su+ars and sa*ts
Ribosomes: numerous "-2$nm in diameter with =$&>
distributed throu+hout the c3top*asm> sensiti,e to
streptom3cin and er3throm3cin site of protein s3nthesis
Plasmids: extrachromosoma*
+enetic e*ements
Inclusions: sources of stored
ener+3 e+ ,o*utin
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Pla!idPla!id P*asmids aresma**, circu*ar/*ine, extrachromosoma*, doub*e-stranded D94 mo*ecu*es。 6he3are capab*e of se*f-rep*ication and contain
+enes that confer some properties, such asantibiotic resistance, ,iru*ence factors。P*asmids are not essentia* for ce**u*ar
sur,i,a*. 8nc*usions of8nc*usions of
acteriaacteria
*nclusions areaggregates of &ariouscompounds that arenormall" in&ol&ed instoring energ"reser&es or building
blocs for the cell%*nclusions accumilatewhen a cell is grownin the presence ofecess nutrients andthe" are often
obser&ed underlaborator"
granulose
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NucleusNucleus
?ac)in+ nuc*ear
membrane absence
of nuc*eo*i hence
)nown as nuc*eicmateria* or nuc*eoid
one to se,era* per
bacterium.
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Ca#sules and slime layersCa#sules and slime layers
$hese are structures surrounding the outside of the cell envelo#e. $heyusually consist of #olysaccharide% however& in certain bacilli they arecom#osed of a #oly#e#tide #olyglutamic acid(. $hey are not essential tocell viability and some strains within a s#ecies will #roduce a ca#sule&
whilst others do not. Ca#sules are often lost during in vitro culture.
)ttachment
*rotection from #hagocyticengulfment.
+esistance to drying.
,e#ot for waste #roducts. +eservoir for certain
nutrients. #rotection
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FlagellaFlagella
Monotrichate/4mphitrichate/?ophotrichate/Peritrichate
Identification
of Bacteria Pathogenesis
Motility of
bacteria
Some bacterial s#ecies are mobile and #ossesslocomotory organelles ! flagella. -lagella consist of anumber of #roteins including flagellin
6he diameter of a f*a+e**um is thin 2$ nm and*on+ with some ha,in+ a *en+th "$ times the
diameter of ce**. Due to their sma** diameterf*a+e**a cannot be seen in the *i+ht microscopeun*ess a specia* stain is app*ied. acteria can ha,eone or more f*a+e**a arran+ed in c*umps or spreada** o,er the ce**.
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PiliPili
*ili are hair!like #roections of the cell & $hey areknown to be rece#tors for certain bacterial viruses.
Chemical nature is #ilin
Classification and -unction
a. ommon pi*i or fimbriae: fine ri+id numerous
re*ated to bacteria* adhesion
b. &ex pi*i: *on+er and coarser on*3 "-@ re*ated to
bacteria* con;u+ation
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'ndospores'ndospores
(spores)(spores)
< #ormant cell#ormant cell< Resistant to ad&erseResistant to ad&erse
conditionsconditions
- high temperatures- high temperatures
- organic sol&ents- organic sol&ents
< Produced when star&edProduced when star&ed< Contain calcium dipicolinateContain calcium dipicolinate
#P$#P$ ##ipicolinic acidipicolinic acid
< Bacillus Bacillus andand ClostridiumClostridium
8dentification of
acteria
Patho+enesis Aesistance
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,icroscope
?i+ht Microscope 7*ectron Microscope
Dar)fie*d Microscope
Phase ontrast Microscope
B*uorescence Microscope
ofoca* Microscope)
,ethods
!taining ,ethods
&imp*e stainin+>Differentia* stainin+ C Gram
stain 4cid-fast stain
&pecia* stainin+C 9e+ati,e stain
&pore stain B*a+e**a stain
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