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Bacteria and Viruses
© Lisa Michalek
Bacteria
 Bacteria
are microscopic,
unicellular (one-celled)
organisms that lack a nuclear
membrane.
 Bacteria can live on land, in water, and
in the air.
– They also live in and on both living and
dead plants and animals.
 Most
bacteria are heterotrophs.
– Heterotrophs are organisms that cannot
make their own food.
Shapes of Bacteria
 Coccus
- round shaped
 Bacillus
– rod shaped
 Spirillum
– spiral shaped
Structure of Bacteria
A
bacterium
is made up
of a thick
cell wall
that encloses
and protects
cellular
material.
Bacterial Nutrition
 Some
bacteria live separately and
others remain together to
form colonies.
–Colonies are
large groups of
bacteria.
Bacterial Nutrition
 There
are bacteria that live as
parasites.
– A parasite absorbs food materials from
other living organisms called their hosts.
 Others
digest and absorb food
materials from dead organisms.
– These bacteria are called saprophytes.
Beneficial Bacteria
 Most
bacteria are beneficial (helpful) to
humans.
 Bacteria are decomposers that cause
decay.
– Decomposers are organisms that break
down dead organisms and return the
nutrients to the soil.
Beneficial Bacteria
 Many
bacteria are used
to produce food and
life-saving drugs.
– Bacteria are used to
make cheese, pickles,
yogurt, vinegar, and
sauerkraut.
Beneficial Bacteria
 By
using methods of gene transplanting,
bacteria have been encouraged to
produce substances such as insulin.
Beneficial Bacteria
 The
human intestinal
tract contains millions
of bacteria.
– Many of these bacteria
help the digestive
process and others
produce vitamins.
Beneficial Bacteria
 Bacteria
are also used
in the tanning of
leather, the curing of
tobacco, and the
production of food for
feeding cows.
Harmful Bacteria
Some bacteria are not
beneficial to man.
 Bacteria spoil food by
secreting enzymes into
the food causing it to rot.

– Along with enzymes, other
substances produced by
bacteria are released into the food.
– Some of these substances are
toxic, making the food poisonous to
humans and other organisms.
Harmful Bacteria
 Bacteria
in large
numbers can
pollute (dirty)
lakes, streams,
and drinking water.
 During
respiration, bacteria reduce
the dissolved oxygen content in
water supplies.
Harmful Bacteria
 Many
bacteria are
pathogenic.
– A pathogen is an
organism that
causes disease
and/or infection.
– Some bacterial
diseases of humans
are tuberculosis,
tetanus, and strep
throat.
Controlling Harmful Bacteria

Antiseptics, disinfectants, and antibiotics are
used to control pathogenic bacteria.
– An antibiotic is a chemical that can stop the
growth of some bacteria.
– Bacteria are able to produce types that are
resistant to certain antibiotics.
– When this happens,
new antibiotics must
be developed.
Controlling Harmful Bacteria
 Bacteria
can also be killed in foods by:
– pasteurization
– canning
– chemical preservatives
– radiation
– steam/pressure
– salt curing
– dehydration (drying)
Harmful Anaerobic Bacteria

Some bacteria can live anaerobically and
cause botulism (Clostridium botulinum). A
dangerous type of food poisoning, in foods that have
not been properly canned.


Tetanus is a disease also caused by an
anaerobic bacteria (Clostridium tetani) which
is closely related to botulism. Tetanus is also
known as lock jaw.
Both Botulism and Tetanus are serious
illnesses and often fatal
Harmful Anaerobic Bacteria

Two other anaerobic bacteria
can cause venereal diseases.
– Gonorrhea (causes sterility).
– Syphilis (can result in death).
A venereal disease is a
contagious disease that a
person gets through sexual contact.
 Both diseases can be treated successfully by
antibiotics if detected early enough.

Viruses
A
virus is not a cell.
 It is made up of genetic material inside
a protein coat.
 Viruses
do not
carry on
most
metabolic
activities.
Viruses
 They
can only
reproduce inside
a living cell called
the host cell.
 Outside the host
cell, a virus is
“lifeless” and often
exists as a crystal.
 A virus has no
means of locomotion.
Virus Reproduction
Negative Virus Influences
 They
cause infections in both
plants and animals.
 Some viruses cause tumors and warts.
 They also destroy cells and are
responsible for human diseases such as:
– polio
– measles
– mumps
– influenza
– hepatitis
– colds
– AIDS
Human Papilloma Virus - Warts
Rabies Virus
Influenza Virus - Flu
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
AIDS
Positive Virus Influences
 Certain
viruses are
used in the control
of insect pests.
 Others are used in
genetic research.
 Scientists have been
able to use viruses to
biologically control
caterpillars of the
European pine sawfly and
the gypsy moth.