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    Microbe Mission Science Olympiad Cheat Sheet 2011

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    This document summarizes several types of microscopes and their functions, including light microscopes, fluorescence microscopes, scanning electron microscopes, and transmission electron microscopes. It also discusses prions, their structure and role in diseases like Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Finally, it provides information on bacterial and fungal shapes, diseases caused, and growth curves of microbes.

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    This document summarizes several types of microscopes and their functions, including light microscopes, fluorescence microscopes, scanning electron microscopes, and transmission electron microscopes. It also discusses prions, their structure and role in diseases like Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Finally, it provides information on bacterial and fungal shapes, diseases caused, and growth curves of microbes.

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    This document summarizes several types of microscopes and their functions, including light microscopes, fluorescence microscopes, scanning electron microscopes, and transmission electron microscopes. It also discusses prions, their structure and role in diseases like Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Finally, it provides information on bacterial and fungal shapes, diseases caused, and growth curves of microbes.

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    Light Microscope:Light passes through lenses and magnifies objects.

    Fluorescence Microscope: Light of known band-width excites a fluorescent molecule in a sample, which is detected when it
    emits light of a longer wavelength Scanning Electron Microscope: Electron beam magnifies objects up to two million times
    Transmission Electron Microscope: Electron beam passes through very thin specimens
    Prion: Proteinaceous infectious particle
    Nucleic acids not needed for infectivity
    Cellular prion protein (PrPC) is present on the cell surface. The mutant protein, PrPSC has an
    altered secondary structure. When PrPSC interacts with the normal protein ,aggregation occurs.
    Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD) Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, Scrapie of sheep,
    Neurodegenerative
    Shapes: Bacillus(rod) Salmonella, Coccus(Spherical) Sreptococcus,
    Spirachete(spiral), vibrio(Comma)
    Gram Negative stain: Red thin peptidoglycan Gram Positive: Purple, thick
    peptidoglycan
    Bacterial Diseases: Streptococcus, Salmonella, Diptheria, Bacterial Meningitis,
    Pneumonia, Cholera, Bubonic plague
    Protists: Apicomplexans: Plasmodium, Diplomonads: Giardia, Gymnamoebas,
    Parabasalids: Trichomonas, Kinetoplastids: Trypanosoma, Oomycetes: Water
    mold, white rust, mildew, Plasmodial (acellular) Slime Molds, Cellular Slime
    Molds, Euglenoids: Euglena, Dinoflagellates, Ciliates: Paramecium, Diatoms,
    Foraminifera, Radiolarians
    Algae body is called Thallus
    Uses of Lichens: Natural dyes for wool and fabric, Food for caribou,
    Determination of air
    Quality, Anti-viral and anti- bacterial medications, Litmus paper dye
    Fungal Infections: Superficial, localized skin conditions or deep tissue infections • Caused
    by exposure to spores • May or may not be transmitted • Categorized by: part of the body affected
    • how deeply the fungus penetrates the body, the organism causing the infection, the form(s) that
    the fungi take
    Superficial:Yeast infection Candida albicans and other species of Candida:
    Due to the overgrowth of yeast which are part of the normal flora; thrush
    (mouth), diaper rash
    Fungal (dermatophyte) Trichophyton, Microsporum, and Epidermophyton
    species:
    Fungus feeds on keratin. Causes reddening, peeling, blistering, and scaling of
    the skin, itching, deformation and brittleness of affected nails, and brittle hair.
    Systemic (deep): Aspergillosis, caused by Aspergillus fumigatus or several
    other Aspergillus species: Fungi commonly found in soil, plants, and house
    dust. They can cause fungal masses in the sinuses and lungs and, in some
    cases, can spread to the brain and bones.
    Spores: Produced by bacteria, protists and fungi, Resting stage formed under
    conditions of stress, Asexual reproduction, Resistant to
    temperature,chemicals and desiccation
    Cysts: Dormant stage of bacteria or protist, Thick walls, Protective, Resistant to chemicals,
    desiccation and UV light, but not high temperature, No reproductive function, Cause water-borne
    illness
    Microbe Growth Curves Phases of Growth: Lag: Microbes adapt to new environment, Cell population
    does not increase Log: Microbes start dividing, Population increases exponentially Stationary: Steady
    state Cell division approx. = Cell death Decline/death:Depletion of nutrients Increase in waste
    products Conditions inhospitable, leading to cell death
    Baker’s Yeast Cilliates(stuff w/ cilia) Ameobas

    Lichen (fungi+cyanobacteria) Diatoms

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