BIOL 2303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Streaking, Electron Transport Chain, Cyanobacteria
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The chemical reactions and processes required to maintain life. Energetics: the amount of energy required to start the reaction and the amount of energy that is released. Opportunistic pathogen: major cause of hospital acquired infections, major cause of death in individuals with cystic fibrosis (cf) It only affects individuals with compromised immune systems. Sputum in the cf lung has a unique nutritional composition. High levels of tryptophan influence cell-cell signalling and production of anti-microbial products. Cell-cell signalling is important for biofilm formation in the lung. Pseudomonas outcompetes other microbes in the ling, probably in part via production of anti- microbials. **nutritional environment matters a lot for disease progression. To grow microbes in the lab, they must be supplied with all needed nutrients. Different microbes have different requirements- some very specialized. They often require different types of media, temperature or conditions for the microorganism to survive. Major elements: carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, phosphorus, sulfur.