Bacteria and Viruses

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Bacteria and Viruses

• Mrs. Leary

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Facts

• 2 kinds Eubacteria and Archaebacteria
• Eubacteria- more closely related to us. Can be
  found in us and on us.
• Archaebacteria- more primitive. Can be found in
  places where nothing else can survive.

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Facts

• Prokaryote an organism with no nucleus-
  circular chromosome in cytoplasm
• No organelles
• Antibiotics kill bacteria
• Most bacteria are helpful
• Some can move with flagella

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Shapes

• Bacilli rod shaped
• Cocci round
• Spirilla corkscrew shaped

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Examples

• Pneumonia
• Escherichia coli
• Strep throat
• Meningitis
• Anthrax
• Botulism

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Viruses

• Protein coat around genetic material (DNA or RNA)
• Considered non-living- needs a host to survive

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Facts

• Many shapes
• Antibiotics dont work against viruses
• Some anti-virals and vaccinations

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Examples

• Warts
• Chicken pox/Shingles
• Common cold/rhinovirus
• Influenza
• HIV
• Small pox
• Ebola
• Polio
• Rabies