Microbiology · Chapter 3

Prokaryotic vs Eukaryotic Cells

The two ways a cell can be built, inside and out

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1

Two Kinds of Cell

Build one of each, part by part. Then watch the size gap grow.

2

Inside the Bacterial Cell

Add each part, run the protein factory, then let a drug shut it down.

3

Gram-Positive vs Gram-Negative

Flip between the two envelopes. Set the wall, then run a Gram stain.

4

Build the Bacterial Surface

Add a capsule, flagella and pili. Raise the flow and see which cells hold on.

5

Endospores

Step through sporulation layer by layer. Then test what can kill a spore.

6

The Drug Target Map

Pick a drug class and follow it in. See what it hits and what blocks it.

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