Match the following terms to the correct descriptions: Taxis…
Match the following terms to the correct descriptions: Taxis variable size and shape Mendosicutes axial filaments; spiral movement Lysozyme movement toward/away from a particular stimulus Protoplast classification; soft cells b/c they lack cell wall Tenericutes interferes with peptide links b/w peptidoglycan rows Spheroplast classification; archaea with unusual cell walls Firmicutes having only one shape Porins wall-less gram-positive Endoflagella thin skinned; gram- negative classification Monomorphic wall-less gram-negative Penicillin digests disaccharide in peptidoglycan Gracilicutes classification; thick cell walls of gram-positive Pleomorphic permits membrane permeability
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Match the cellular structures to their correct function: (Multiple answers possible) pili attachment to surfaces endospore directly encloses cytoplasm plasmids protection from phagocytosis flagella protection from osmotic lysis glycocalyx reserve deposits cell wall resistant dormant life stage plasma membrane extrachromosomal DNA fimbriae transfer of genetic material inclusions capsule responsible for cell shape motility only
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A three-year-old patient is admitted to the ER after a sudden onset of high fever and chills, a productive cough, and shortness of breath. The parents indicate that the child had been healthy up until a few hours ago. An initial work-up of the child shows an elevated temperature (103oF), a rapid pulse rate (140 bpm), and a low oxygen saturation level (82%). Supplemental oxygen and acetaminophen are administered immediately, and specimens are obtained from the patient for microbial analysis. The specimens are Gram stained and analyzed microscopically. The laboratory technician observes spherical purple-colored cells arranged in short chains. Based upon this evidence, which of the following microbes is most likely the pathogen affecting the patient?
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