STRUCTURE OF BACTERIA
Dr. V. RAMESH
Assistant Professor & Head In-Charge,
Department of Botany,
Vivekananda College,
Tiruvedakam West –625 234
Madurai
BACTERIA
Discovered by Antony van Leuwenhoek
Coined by Ehrenberg
Size varies from 0.5 µ –3 µ
Smallest Pelagibacter ubique (length of 0.37–0.89µm) Largest is
Thiomargarita namibiensis 0.1–0.3mm (100–300μm)
Primitive
Incipient Nucleus Present
Plasmid present
Cell wall –Peptidoglycon
Categories -Bacteria, Cyannobacteria (BGA), Archebacteria
Absorptive mode of Nutritoin
Reproduction is Binary fission
70 S Ribosomes
Locomotion by Flagella
GENERAL CHARACTICS
Structure of Bacterial Cell
COMPONENTS OF BACTERIA
COMPONENTS OF BACTERIA
External to the cell wallInternal to the cell wall
Flagella
Pilli or Fimbriae
Capsule
Plasma memrane
Mesosomes
Ribosomes
Chromosome
Plasmids
Inclusions
Vacuoles
Capsule
Cell wall
Plasma Membrane
Capsule or glycocalyx
Function
CELL WALL
FUNCTION OF CELL WALL
PLASMA MEMBRANE
Function
MESOSOME
NUCLEOID OR BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME
PLASMIDS
Functions
Antibiotic resistance
Resistance to heavy metals
Resistance to UV Light
Ability of adherence of epithelial cells
FLAGELLA
Types
Atrichous –Absence of Flagellum
Function -Locomotion