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Chapter 27. Bacteria and Archaea. Overview: Masters of Adaptation. They are prokaryotes They thrive almost everywhere, including places too acidic, salty, cold, or hot for most other organisms Most prokaryotes are microscopic, but what they lack in size they make up for in numbers - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Chapter 27Chapter 27
Bacteria and Archaea
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• They are prokaryotes
• They thrive almost everywhere, including places too acidic, salty, cold, or hot for most other organisms
• Most prokaryotes are microscopic, but what they lack in size they make up for in numbers
• There are more in a handful of fertile soil than the number of people who have ever lived
Overview: Masters of Adaptation
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• They have an astonishing genetic diversity
• Live everywhere
• Prokaryotes are divided into two domains: bacteria and archaea
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Bacteria on a PinBacteria on a Pin
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Fig. 27-1
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Concept 27.1: Structural and functional adaptations contribute to prokaryotic success
• Most prokaryotes are unicellular, although some species form colonies
• Most prokaryotic cells are 0.5–5 µm, much smaller than eukaryotic cells
• Prokaryotic cells have a variety of shapes
• The three most common shapes are spheres (cocci), rods (bacilli), and spirals
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Fig. 27-2
(a) Spherical (cocci)
1 µm
(b) Rod-shaped (bacilli)
2 µm
(c) Spiral
5 µm
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I. Concept 27.1: Structure, Function, I. Concept 27.1: Structure, Function, and and Reproduction of ProkaryotesReproduction of Prokaryotes
• Groupings• strepto—chains • staphylo—clusters• diplo—pairs
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Cell-Surface Structures
• An important feature of nearly all prokaryotic cells is their cell wall, which maintains cell shape, provides physical protection, and prevents the cell from bursting in a hypotonic environment
• Eukaryote cell walls are made of cellulose or chitin
• Bacterial cell walls contain peptidoglycan, a network of sugar polymers cross-linked by polypeptides
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• Walls of Archaea contain polysaccharides and proteins but lack peptidoglycan
• Cell membrane is internal to cell wall, but other substances may be external to the cell wall
• Using the Gram stain, scientists classify many bacterial species into Gram-positive and Gram-negative groups based on cell wall composition
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• Gram-negative bacteria have less peptidoglycan and an outer membrane that can be toxic, and they are more likely to be antibiotic resistant
• Many antibiotics target peptidoglycan and damage bacterial cell walls
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Fig. 27-3
Cellwall
Peptidoglycanlayer
Plasma membrane
Protein
Gram-positivebacteria
(a) Gram-positive: peptidoglycan traps crystal violet.
Gram-negativebacteria
(b) Gram-negative: crystal violet is easily rinsed away, revealing red dye.
20 µm
Cellwall
Plasma membrane
Protein
Carbohydrate portionof lipopolysaccharide
Outermembrane
Peptidoglycanlayer
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Fig. 27-3a
Cellwall
Peptidoglycanlayer
Plasma membrane
Protein
(a) Gram-positive: peptidoglycan traps crystal violet.
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Fig. 27-3b
Cellwall Peptidoglycan
layerPlasma membrane
Protein
(b) Gram-negative: crystal violet is easily rinsed away, revealing red dye.
Outermembrane
Carbohydrate portionof lipopolysaccharide
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Fig. 27-3c
Gram-positivebacteria
Gram-negativebacteria
20 µm
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• A polysaccharide or protein layer called a capsule covers many prokaryotes
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Fig. 27-4
Capsule
200 nm
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• Some prokaryotes have fimbriae (also called attachment pili), which allow them to stick to their substrate or other individuals in a colony
• Sex pili are longer than fimbriae and allow prokaryotes to exchange DNA
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Fig. 27-5
Fimbriae
200 nm
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Motility
• Most motile bacteria propel themselves by flagella that are structurally and functionally different from eukaryotic flagella
• In a heterogeneous environment, many bacteria exhibit taxis, the ability to move toward or away from certain stimuli
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Fig. 27-6
Flagellum
Filament
Hook
Basal apparatus
Cell wall
Plasmamembrane
50 nm
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Fig. 27-6b
Prokaryotic flagellum (TEM)
50 nm
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Internal and Genomic Organization
• Prokaryotic cells usually lack complex compartmentalization
• Some cells use specialized membranes (infoldings of the plasma membrane) to perform metabolic functions such as cellular respiration and photosynthesis
• Some prokaryotes do have specialized membranes that perform metabolic functions
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Fig. 27-7
(a) Aerobic prokaryote (b) Photosynthetic prokaryote
Thylakoidmembranes
Respiratorymembrane
0.2 µm 1 µm
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• The prokaryotic genome has less DNA than the eukaryotic genome
• Most of the genome consists of a circular chromosome
• Typically, the genome is non membrane bound and located in the nucleoid region
• Some species of bacteria also have smaller rings of DNA called plasmids
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Fig. 27-8
Chromosome Plasmids
1 µm
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Reproduction and Adaptation
• Prokaryotes reproduce quickly by binary fission and can divide every 1–3 hours
• Many prokaryotes form metabolically inactive endospores, which can remain viable in harsh conditions for centuries
• Form when an essential nutrient is lacking in the environment
• Replicate the chromosome and surround it with a durable wall
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Fig. 27-9
Endospore
0.3 µm
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• Prokaryotes can evolve rapidly because of their short generation times
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• Prokaryotes have considerable genetic variation
• Three factors contribute to this genetic diversity:
– Rapid reproduction
– Mutation
– Genetic recombination
Concept 27.2: Rapid reproduction, mutation, and genetic recombination promote genetic diversity in prokaryotes
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Rapid Reproduction and Mutation
• Prokaryotes reproduce by binary fission, and offspring cells are generally identical
• Mutation rates during binary fission are low, but because of rapid reproduction, mutations can accumulate rapidly in a population
• High diversity from mutations allows for rapid evolution
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Genetic Recombination
• Additional diversity arises from genetic recombination
• Prokaryotic DNA from different individuals can be brought together by transformation, transduction, and conjugation
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Transformation and Transduction
• A prokaryotic cell can take up and incorporate foreign DNA from the surrounding environment in a process called transformation
• Transduction is the movement of genes between bacteria by bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria)
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Fig. 27-11-1
Donorcell
A+ B+
A+ B+
Phage DNA
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Fig. 27-11-2
A+
Donorcell
A+ B+
A+ B+
Phage DNA
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Fig. 27-11-3
Recipientcell
B–
A+
A–
Recombination
A+
Donorcell
A+ B+
A+ B+
Phage DNA
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Fig. 27-11-4
Recombinant cell
Recipientcell
A+ B–
B–
A+
A–
Recombination
A+
Donorcell
A+ B+
A+ B+
Phage DNA
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Conjugation and Plasmids
• Conjugation is the process where genetic material is transferred between bacterial cells
• Sex pili allow cells to connect and pull together for DNA transfer
• A piece of DNA called the F factor is required for the production of sex pili
• The F factor can exist as a separate plasmid or as DNA within the bacterial chromosome
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Fig. 27-12
Sex pilus 1 µm
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The F Factor as a Plasmid
• Cells containing the F plasmid function as DNA donors during conjugation
• Cells without the F factor function as DNA recipients during conjugation
• The F factor is transferable during conjugation
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Fig. 27-13
F plasmid
F+ cell
F– cell
Matingbridge
Bacterial chromosome
Bacterialchromosome
(a) Conjugation and transfer of an F plasmid
F+ cell
F+ cell
F– cell
(b) Conjugation and transfer of part of an Hfr bacterial chromosome
F factor
Hfr cell A+A+
A+
A+
A+A– A– A–
A– A+
RecombinantF– bacterium
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Fig. 27-13-1
F plasmid
F+ cell
F– cell
Matingbridge
Bacterial chromosome
Bacterialchromosome
(a) Conjugation and transfer of an F plasmid
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Fig. 27-13-2
F plasmid
F+ cell
F– cell
Matingbridge
Bacterial chromosome
Bacterialchromosome
(a) Conjugation and transfer of an F plasmid
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Fig. 27-13-3
F plasmid
F+ cell
F– cell
Matingbridge
Bacterial chromosome
Bacterialchromosome
(a) Conjugation and transfer of an F plasmid
F+ cell
F+ cell
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The F Factor in the Chromosome
• A cell with the F factor built into its chromosomes functions as a donor during conjugation
• The recipient becomes a recombinant bacterium, with DNA from two different cells
• It is assumed that horizontal gene transfer is also important in archaea
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Fig. 27-13-4
F factor
Hfr cell
(b) Conjugation and transfer of part of an Hfr bacterial chromosome
A+
A–
F– cell
A+
A+
A–
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Fig. 27-13-5
F factor
Hfr cell
(b) Conjugation and transfer of part of an Hfr bacterial chromosome
A+
A–
F– cell
A+
A+
A–
A+
A+ A–
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Fig. 27-13-6
F factor
Hfr cell
(b) Conjugation and transfer of part of an Hfr bacterial chromosome
A+
A–
F– cell
A+
A+
A–
A+
A+ A–
RecombinantF– bacterium
A– A+
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R Plasmids and Antibiotic Resistance
• R plasmids carry genes for antibiotic resistance
• Antibiotic resistant strains of bacteria are becoming more common
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Concept 27.3: Diverse nutritional and metabolic adaptations have evolved in prokaryotes
• Phototrophs obtain energy from light
• Chemotrophs obtain energy from chemicals
• Autotrophs require CO2 as a carbon source
• Heterotrophs require an organic nutrient to make organic compounds
• These factors can be combined to give the four major modes of nutrition: photoautotrophy, chemoautotrophy, photoheterotrophy, and chemoheterotrophy
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Table 27-1
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The Role of Oxygen in Metabolism
• Prokaryotic metabolism varies with respect to O2:
– Obligate aerobes require O2 for cellular respiration
– Obligate anaerobes are poisoned by O2 and use fermentation or anaerobic respiration
– Facultative anaerobes can survive with or without O2
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Nitrogen Metabolism
• Prokaryotes can metabolize nitrogen in a variety of ways
• In nitrogen fixation, some prokaryotes convert atmospheric nitrogen (N2) to ammonia (NH3)
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Metabolic Cooperation
• Cooperation between prokaryotes allows them to use environmental resources they could not use as individual cells
• In the cyanobacterium Anabaena, photosynthetic cells and nitrogen-fixing cells called heterocytes exchange metabolic products
Video: Cyanobacteria (Video: Cyanobacteria (OscillatoriaOscillatoria))
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Fig. 27-14
Photosyntheticcells
Heterocyte
20 µm
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Concept 27.4: Molecular systematics is illuminating prokaryotic phylogeny
• Until the late 20th century, systematists based prokaryotic taxonomy on phenotypic criteria
• Applying molecular systematics to the investigation of prokaryotic phylogeny has produced dramatic results
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Lessons from Molecular Systematics
• Molecular systematics is leading to a phylogenetic classification of prokaryotes
• It allows systematists to identify major new clades
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Fig. 27-16
UNIVERSALANCESTOR
Eukaryotes
Korarcheotes
Euryarchaeotes
Crenarchaeotes
Nanoarchaeotes
Proteobacteria
Chlamydias
Spirochetes
Cyanobacteria
Gram-positivebacteria
Do
main
Eu
karyaD
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ain A
rchaea
Do
main
Bacteria
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• Some archaea live in extreme environments and are called extremophiles
• Extreme halophiles live in highly saline environments
• Extreme thermophiles thrive in very hot environments
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Fig. 27-17
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• Methanogens live in swamps and marshes and produce methane as a waste product
• Methanogens are strict anaerobes and are poisoned by O2
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Bacteria
• Bacteria include the vast majority of prokaryotes of which most people are aware
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Chlamydias
• These bacteria are parasites that live within animal cells
• Chlamydia trachomatis causes blindness and nongonococcal urethritis by sexual transmission
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Fig. 27-18i
CHLAMYDIAS
2.5
µm
CYANOBACTERIA
SPIROCHETES
GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA
Chlamydia (arrows) inside ananimal cell (colorized TEM)
Leptospira, a spirochete(colorized TEM)
5 µ
m
50
µm
Two species of Oscillatoria,filamentous cyanobacteria (LM)
Streptomyces, the source ofmany antibiotics (colorized SEM)
5 µ
m
1 µ
m
Hundreds of mycoplasmascovering a human fibroblastcell (colorized SEM)
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Fig. 27-18j
2.5
µm
Chlamydia (arrows) inside ananimal cell (colorized TEM)
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Spirochetes
• These bacteria are helical heterotrophs
• Some, such as Treponema pallidum, which causes syphilis, and Borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme disease, are parasites
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Fig. 27-18k
Leptospira, a spirochete(colorized TEM)
5 µ
m
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Cyanobacteria
• These are photoautotrophs that generate O2
• Plant chloroplasts likely evolved from an endosymbiotic cyanobacteria
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Fig. 27-18l
50 µ
m
Two species of Oscillatoria,filamentous cyanobacteria (LM)
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Gram-Positive Bacteria (the most diverse group)• Gram-positive bacteria include
– Actinomycetes, which decompose soil
– Bacillus anthracis, the cause of anthrax
– Clostridium botulinum, the cause of botulism
– Some Staphylococcus and Streptococcus, which can be pathogenic
– Mycoplasms, the smallest known cells
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Fig. 27-18m
Streptomyces, the source of manyantibiotics (colorized SEM)
5 µ
m
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Fig. 27-18n
1 µ
m
Hundreds of mycoplasmascovering a human fibroblastcell (colorized SEM)
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Concept 27.5: Prokaryotes play crucial roles in the biosphere
• Prokaryotes are so important to the biosphere that if they were to disappear the prospects for any other life surviving would be dim
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Chemical Cycling
• Prokaryotes play a major role in the recycling of chemical elements between the living and nonliving components of ecosystems
• Chemoheterotrophic prokaryotes function as decomposers, breaking down corpses, dead vegetation, and waste products
• Nitrogen-fixing prokaryotes add usable nitrogen to the environment
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Ecological Interactions
• Symbiosis is an ecological relationship in which two species live in close contact: a larger host and smaller symbiont
• Prokaryotes often form symbiotic relationships with larger organisms
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• In mutualism, both symbiotic organisms benefit
• In commensalism, one organism benefits while neither harming nor helping the other in any significant way
• In parasitism, an organism called a parasite harms but does not kill its host
• Parasites that cause disease are called pathogens
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Fig. 27-20
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Concept 27.6: Prokaryotes have both harmful and beneficial impacts on humans
• Some prokaryotes are human pathogens, but others have positive interactions with humans
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Pathogenic Prokaryotes
• Prokaryotes cause about half of all human diseases
• Lyme disease is an example
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Fig. 27-21
5 µm
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• Pathogenic prokaryotes typically cause disease by releasing exotoxins or endotoxins
• Exotoxins cause disease even if the prokaryotes that produce them are not present
• Endotoxins are released only when bacteria die and their cell walls break down
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Prokaryotes in Research and Technology
• Prokaryotes are the principal agents in bioremediation, the use of organisms to remove pollutants from the environment
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Fig. 27-22
(a)
(b)
(c)
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• Some other uses of prokaryotes:
– Synthesis of vitamins
– Production of antibiotics
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Fig. 27-UN3
Fimbriae
Capsule
Cell wall
Circular chromosome
Internalorganization
Flagella
Sex pilus
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You should now be able to:
1. Distinguish between the cell walls of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria
2. State the function of the following features: capsule, fimbriae, sex pilus, nucleoid, plasmid, and endospore
3. Explain how R plasmids confer antibiotic resistance on bacteria
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4. Distinguish among the following sets of terms: photoautotrophs, chemoautotrophs, photoheterotrophs, and chemoheterotrophs; obligate aerobe, facultative anaerobe, and obligate anaerobe; mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism; exotoxins and endotoxins