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A Tiny Bit of Microbiology

A Tiny Bit of Microbiology. EVE 430. Summary of nutritional groups. Growth and Reproduction of Bacteria – Binary Fission. Bacteria basically clone themselves when they reproduce Binary fission

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A Tiny Bit of Microbiology

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  1. A Tiny Bit of Microbiology EVE 430

  2. Summary of nutritional groups

  3. Growth and Reproduction of Bacteria – Binary Fission • Bacteria basically clone themselves when they reproduce • Binary fission • The circular DNA molecule is replicated; then the cell splits into two identical cells, each containing an exact copy of the original cell's DNA

  4. Rod-Shaped Bacterium, E. coli, dividing by binary fission

  5. Rod-Shaped Bacterium, hemorrhagic E. coli, strain 0157:H7 (division)

  6. Asexual Reproduction by Budding • Budding yeast • 1. Cell wall bulges out • 2 & 3. Nucleus divides by mitosis • 4. One nucleus migrates to bud • 5. Bud cell wall forms and bud breaks off

  7. Asexual reproduction by budding

  8. Microbial Population Growth • Microbial populations grow exponentially when supplied with enough nutrients……. • The time it takes to divide is called the generation time

  9. Kinetics of Microbial Population Growth

  10. End of Log phase is brought about by: • Exhaustion of limiting nutrient or • Build up of toxins (e.g. alcohol in yeast cultures)

  11. For continuous exponential growth • Continuous culture techniques • Chemostat

  12. Factors affecting Microbial Growth • Temperature • Substrate Concentration • pH • oxygen concentration • pressure • In nature competition for nutrients (and space), predation and parasitism limit the exponential growth of microbes.

  13. Variations in temperature optima

  14. Affect of substrate concentration on enzyme activity (or Microbial growth) The Monod model qSmax KS

  15. Diff microbes have diff pH optima: • Acidophiles = acid pH optimal (1 to 5.5) • Neutrophiles = pH 5.5 to 8 optimal • Alkaliphiles = pH 8.5 to 11.5 • Extreme alkaliphiles = optimum pH 10 or greater • Note: most bacteria are neutrophiles (Exceptions: some bact in hot springs have optimum of 1-3) • Most fungi prefer slight acid (pH 4 to 6)

  16. Environmental Factors that Influence Microbial Growth

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