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Bacterial Infection2
Bacterial Infection2
TECNOLÓGICA
EQUINOCCIAL
FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD “EUGENIO ESPEJO”
ODONTOLOGÍA
BACTERIAL INFECTION
DENTAL PLAQUE
MICROORGANISMS STRUCTURE
SEGUNDO “C”
OUTLINE
DEFINITION
CHARACTERISTiCS
QUIZ
REFERENCES
BACTERIAL INFECTION
What is Dental Plaque
• 0.2 – 2.0 µm in
diameter.
• Single celled micro-
organisms
• No membrane
bound organelles or
functional
cytoplasmic units
such as centrioles
Prokaryotae
(Bacteria)
• A gelatinous
capsule, or
glycocalyx, formed
from
polysaccharides,
polypeptides or both,
surrounds a cell wall.
• Motile bacteria have
a flagellum
Prokaryotae
(Bacteria)
• Additional thread
like projections
called pili assist in
the adhesion of two
bacteria and the
exchange of genetic
material.
Prokaryotae
(Bacteria)