These are what bacteria Really look like!   XD

Glycocalyx:one way to put it is a "sugar coat" a better explanation is a network of polysaccarides that rise from cellular surfaces (bacteria). It serves as a slimey layer to prevent bacterium by creating capsules, or allowing the bacterium to attach itself to vulnerable surfaces (like teeth or your lungs e.g: Streptococcus Pneumoniae which attaches itself to lung cells).

The glycocalyx can be found just outside the cell wall of a bacterium.Glycocalyx is very helpful when it comes to protect bacteria from phagocytes. When a certain amount is layered, it can be known as biofilm.

"The slime on the outside of a fish is considered to be glycocalyx."

Desiccation: State of extreme dryness

" The desiccation of the small town's lake, caused a great dehydration for the people."

Viscous: Thick, heavy, sticky fluid with very slow flow movement

"People who have asthma usually blame it on thick and viscous mucous."

Here are a few definitions (along with pictures) that I have been discovering along the way:

*fungicide: an agent that kills fungi
"This new fungicide helps prevent disease control for shrubs, flowers and roses."

*flagellum: a thin threadlike attatchments on prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells that are helpful to their mobility.

" Bacteria uses their flagellum to swim around their aqueous environment."

*extremophiles:microorganisms that grow under harsh or extreme environmental conditions such as very high temperatures or low PHs
"Extremophiles are found in a unexpected, even extreme places."

New Beginnings

This blog is simply for all my new encounters, reflections, investigations, and some new dictionary terms I will learn over time, in my Microbiology class. Hope it's useful.