MCB 3020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: The Terminal, Catabolism, Antimicrobial Resistance
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Sticky, bristle-like projections to to adhere to one another and to substances in the environment. Extremely hardy spores produced by bacteria under distress. Example: anthrax spores as a biological weapon. Sticky external sheath used for attachment with a clear boundary. Example: boat docked at a harbour vs car parked in a spot. Dna found outside the nucleiod of a prokaryote. Not necessary for survival, but provides extra capabilities for the cell (like a power up in a video game) When a bacterium dies, it breaks down and some plasmids survive. When another cell picks up the plasmids, it then becomes resistant. Plasmids do not have to be from the same type of bacteria. Enzymes break down food and bring it back into the cell. Turning smaller molecules into larger molecules with the use of energy. The sum of all anabolic and catabolic processes. Proteins folded in a specific way so as to encourage chemical reactions.
