BIOL 2400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Mycobacterium, Cell Wall, Phagocytosis
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Used to visualize mycobacteria; mycobacteria have mycoic acids in their cell walls (making them difficult to stain); needs strong decolorizing solution - washes dye out of everything except mycobacteria. Do not utilize oxygen but can survive and grow in its presence. Bacteria that lives in extreme conditions (high and low temp and ph) A member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms lacking organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease. This term describes bacteria that require a very high level of co2 for optimal growth (5% to. A sticky layer that surrounds the cell walls of some bacteria, protecting the cell surface and sometimes helping to glue the cell to surfaces, and can inhibit phagocytosis. A specific sequence of three adjacent bases on a strand of dna or rna that provides genetic code information for a particular amino acid. Make it easier to distinguish colonies of desired microbes from other colonies growing on the plate.
