Tortora Chapter 04
Tortora Chapter 04
Tortora Chapter 04
CASE
Microbiology
AN INTRODUCTION
EIGHTH EDITION
Chapter 4
Functional Anatomy of Prokaryotic and
Eukaryotic Cells
Prokaryotic Cells
Learning objective: compare and contrast overall cell structure of
prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
Prokaryote
Eukaryote
Cell membrane
Cell membrane
Cytoplasm
Cytoplasm
One circular
chromosome, not in
a membrane
Paired
chromosomes, in
nuclear membrane
No histones
Histones
No organelles
Organelles
Peptidoglycan cell
walls
Polysaccharide cell
walls
Binary fission
Mitotic spindle
BACILLUS
SPIRAL
Arrangements
Pairs: diplococci,
diplobacilli
Clusters:
staphylococci
Chains:
streptococci,
streptobacilli
Arrangements
of cocci:
Can be
determined by
division of
planes.
Arrangements
of bacilli:
Arrangements
of spiral
bacteria:
Doublestranded helix
formed by
Bacillus
subtilis.
Bacillus cells
often remain
attached to
each other,
forming
extended
chains.
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Figure 4.5
Prokaryote cell
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Glycocalyx
Outside cell wall
Usually sticky
A capsule is neatly
organized
A slime layer is
unorganized & loose
glycocalyx
Extracellular
polysaccharide (EPS)
allows cell to attach
Capsules prevent
phagocytosis
Protects against
dehydration or loss of
nutrients.
Figure 4.6a, b
Flagella
Long filamentous
appendages of a
filament, hook, and
basal body
Outside cell wall
Made of chains of
flagellin
Attached to a protein
hook
Anchored to the wall
and membrane by the
basal body
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Figure 4.8
Flagella Arrangement
Four arrangements of flagella:
Figure 4.7
Motile Cells
Motile Cells
A Proteus cell swarming
may have 1000+
peritrichous flagella.
(from all sides)
Figure 4.9
Endoflagella
In spirochetes
Anchored at one end
of a cell
Rotation causes cell
to move
Figure 4.10a
Figure 4.11
Cell
Wall
Prevents osmotic lysis (protects against changes in water pressure)
Figure 4.6a, b
Peptidoglycan (murein)
Polymer of disaccharide
N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) & N-acetylmuramic acid
The small arrows denote where
(NAM)
Linked by polypeptides
Figure 4.13a
Figure 4.13b, c
Evades phagocytosis
Barrier to certain antibiotics
Figure 4.13b
Figure 4.13c
Mycoplasmas (Genus)
Lack cell walls
Sterols in plasma membrane
Archaea
Wall-less, or
Walls of pseudomurein (lack NAM and D amino
acids, peptidoglycan)
Figure 4.14a
Figure 4.14b
Figure 4.14b
Plasma Membrane
Carry enzymes for metabolic reactions: nutrient
breakdown, energy production, photosynthesis
Selective permeability allows passage of some
molecules
Enzymes for ATP production
Photosynthetic pigments on foldings called
chromatophores or thylakoids
Damage to the membrane by alcohols, quaternary
ammonium (detergents) and polymyxin antibiotics
causes leakage of cell contents.
Figure 4.17
Figure 4.18a
Osmosis
Figure 4.18c-e
Cytoplasm
Cytoplasm is the fluid substance inside the plasma
membrane (water, inorganic and organic molecules,
DNA, ribosomes, and inclusions)
Figure 4.6a, b
Nuclear Area
Learning objectives: Identify functions of the nuclear area,
ribosomes, and inclusions.
Figure 4.6a, b
Figure 4.6a
Ribosomes
The letter S refers to Svedberg units = relative
rate of sedimentation.
Because of differences in prokaryotic and
eukaryotic ribosomes, the microbe can be
killed by antibiotics while eukaryotic host cell
is unaffected.
Figure 4.19
Inclusions
FUNCTION
Metachromatic granules
(volutin)
Phosphate reserves
Polysaccharide granules
Energy reserves
Lipid inclusions
Energy reserves
Sulfur granules
Energy reserves
Carboxysomes
Gas vacuoles
Magnetosomes
Iron oxide
(destroys H2O2)
Endospores
Learning objective: Describe the functions of endospores,
sporulation, and endospore germination.
Endospores tend to
form under conditions
of stress.
Eukaryotic Cells
Comparing Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
Prokaryote comes from the Greek words for
prenucleus.
Eukaryote comes from the Greek words for
true nucleus.
Figure 4.23c
Cell wall
Plants, algae, some fungi contain cellulose
Carbohydrates
Cellulose, chitin (fungal), glucan & mannan (yeast)
Glycocalyx surround animal cells (strength, attachment
to other cells)
Carbohydrates extending from animal plasma
membrane
Bonded to proteins and lipids in membrane
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Plasma Membrane
Learning objective: Compare and contrast prokaryotic and
eukaryotic plasma membranes.
Plasma Membrane
Selective permeability allows passage of some
molecules
Simple diffusion
Facilitative diffusion
Osmosis
Active transport
Endocytosis
Phagocytosis: Pseudopods extend and engulf
particles (solids)
Pinocytosis: Membrane folds inward bringing in fluid
and dissolved substances (liquids)
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Eukaryotic Cell
Cytoplasm
Substance inside plasma membrane
and outside nucleus
Cytosol
Cytoskeleton
filaments,
Microfilaments,
microtubules
Cytoplasmic streaming
throughout cells
intermediate
Movement of cytoplasm
Learning objectives:
Define organelle.
Describe the functions of the nucleus, endoplasmic reticulum,
ribosomes, Golgi complex, lysosomes, vacuoles, mitochondria,
chloroplasts, peroxisomes, and centrosomes.
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Organelles
Specialized membrane-bound structure in cytoplasm:
Nucleus
ER
Golgi complex
Lysosome
Digestive enzymes
Vacuole
Mitochondrion
Chloroplast
Peroxisome
Eukaryotic Cell
Not membrane-bound:
Ribosome
Eukaryotic Nucleus
Figure 4.24
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Rough ER contains
ribosomes site of protein
translation
Smooth ER performs various
functions:
Synthesizes phospholipids,
fats, steroids
In liver: glucose release
and detoxify toxins
Creates vesicles
Figure 4.25
Ribosomes
80S
Membrane-bound Attached to ER
Free
In cytoplasm
70S
In chloroplasts and mitochondria
Golgi Complex
Golgi complex modifies, sorts, and packages proteins received from
the ER; discharges proteins via exocytosis; replaces portions of the
plasma membrane; and forms lysosomes (digestive enzymes).
Figure 4.26
Figure 4.22b
Figure 4.22b
Site of the
Krebs Cycle,
which produces
the energy
currency of the
cell - ATP
Figure 4.27
Chloroplast
Figure 4.28
Endosymbiotic Theory
Learning objective:
Discuss evidence that
supports the
endosymbiotic theory of
eukaryotic evolution.
Mitochondria and
chloroplasts resemble
bacteria in size and
shape as do their
ribosomes
These organelles
contain circular DNA
like prokaryotes and can
reproduce apart from
their host cell
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Figure 10.2