Monday, November 3, 2008

Understanding E-COLI



The 7 main differences between bacteria and eukaryotic cells.
1. Bacteria are prokaryotes, eukaryote cells are not.
2. eukaryotes 10 times size of bacteria.
3. All bacterai are single cells.
4. Bacteria chromosomes consist of a single circular piece of DNA.
5. Bacteria reproduce by binary fission.
6. Bacterial flagella are simple structures composed of a single fiber of protein.
7. Bacteria have many metabolic abilities, that animal cells dont.


Coccus Bacillus Spirillum


Doctors use the Dye staining technique to figure out how to treat patients for bacterial infections.


Conjuration- A process in which two organisms exchange genetic material.