MCB 3020C Lecture 3: Microbial Growth Notes

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21 Apr 2016
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What de nes growth: the increase in the number of cells known as cellular multiplication, the increase of all the major chemical constituents of an organism. Note: increase in mass does not mean growth. Multicellular organisms: cellular multiplication results in an increase in size of the individual. Unicellular organisms: leads to an increase in the number of individuals. (microbial cells) Cell growth depends on: metabolism: the sum of all chemical reactions, fueling: transformation of energy, biosynthesis: synthesis of small molecules such as building blocks, coenzymes, vitamins, polymerization: reactions that make macromolecules. Polymerization is important for cell division because as macromolecules get synthesized and assembled into cell structures the cell grows and gets ready to divide. The cytoplasmic membrane grows inwards and the cell wall in the opposing direction. The divisome - the division apparatus: fts proteins: essential for cell division and present in all bacteria.

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