The FtsZ ring assembly is determined by __________ proteins
Min
Most bacteria divide by __________ __________
Binary fission
True or false? Preexisting peptidoglycan needs to be severed to allow newly synthesized peptidoglycan to form
True
__________ create small opening in peptidoglycan
Autolysins
B(beta)-lactam antibiotics & vancomycin block __________
Transpeptidation
Single Celled organisms multiply __________
Logarithmically
A __________ is where a continuous culture is held and it establishes a steady state in the culture
Chemostat
__________ have low temperature optima
Psychrophiles
__________ are midrange temperature optima
Mesophiles
__________ have high temperature optima
Thermophiles
__________ are very high temperature optima
Hyperthermophiles
__________ are organisms that live in very hot or very cold environments
Extremophiles
Most thermophiles and hyperthermophiles are __________
Archaea
__________ are organisms that prefer low pH
Acidophiles
__________ prefer high pH
Alkaliphilies
__________ prefer pH between 6-8
Neutrophiles
__________ organisms grow optimally at normal salt concentrations (0.85%) but are able to grow well at high salt concentrations (7.5%)
Halotolerant
__________ are organisms which grow optimally in salt concentrations equal to sea water (3%)
Halophiles
__________ __________ are organisms that live in extremely salty environments. Some actually grow on salt crystals
Extreme halophiles
__________ is an example of a halotolerant bacteria
Staphylococcus
__________ is a virulence factor. It makes it so that bacteria are able yo survive the chemical attack of hydrogen peroxide from the immune system
Catalase
One of the best known genera of anaerobic bacteria are members of the genus __________
Clostridium