Commonly known for causing diseases in humans, bacteria are also a valuable key in a healthy lifestyle and other aspects of life. From manufacturing Vitamin K to giving yogurt its tangy taste, bacteria come in many shapes, sizes and forms. Bacteria lack a well-defined nuclei and membrane-bound organelles, and with chromosomes containing a single closed circle of DNA, they are categorized as Prokaryotes. Each bacterial cell typically has the same structures that have a certain function within the cell. Within a Nucleoid DNA, RNA and some proteins are found. The other structures include: genospore, plasmid, cytoplasm, Endospores, Ribosomes, Storage Granule, cell envelope, a capsule, pili and flagella. The three main types of bacteria are coccus, spherical; bacillus, rod shaped; and Spirillum, are spiral.
Along with archaea, bacteria reproduce asexually. The process that which bacteria reproduce is called binary fission. The single chromosome in the bacteria replicates. The two copies of replicated chromosomes separate as the cell gets bigger. Two new cells with one chromosomes are divided from newly formed plasma membrane and cell wall. This process creates two cells from one and four cells from two and continues until billions of cells have been reproduced. Bacteria can from endospores, this doesn’t mean that they can reproduce, it means that bacteria can disperse and survive for long periods of time.
Vibrio Cholerae is the causative agent in Cholera. After the ingestion of Vibrio Cholerae in contaminated food or water, V. Cholerae overtakes the intestines 12 to 72 hour before the symptoms begin to appear. Stomach cramps and vomiting followed by diarrhea cause fluid loss that can add up to one liter of fluid. The loss of fl...
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Bacteria can function and reproduce as single cells but often combine into multicellular colonies. Bacteria are also surrounded by a cell wall. Archaea differ from bacteria in their genetics and biochemistry. Their cell membranes are made with different material than bacteria.
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In sporadic CJD, the disease occurs even though the affected does not have any known risk factors that would cause an occurrence of the disease. This sudden occurring CJD is indisputably the most frequently diagnosed type of Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease. This statistically accounts for at least 85 percent of CJD cases. Due to that there are some fifty to sixty deaths per year due to sporadic CJD in the United States alone. Similar figures are seen in other countries such as Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom.
There are many reasons why you should know the differences and similarities between viruses, bacteria, and prions. With this knowledge, you can determine how to make yourself feel better if you are sick, or how to prevent getting sick in the first place. This being said, there are many similarities and differences between these three.
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Bacteria are single celled microbes. Bacteria reproduce by binary fission. In this process, the bacterium, which is a single cell, divides into two identical daughter cells. Binary
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