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Question 1

From the mythical Greek god proteus, who could assume many shapes. Are
Chemoheterotrophic

Answer 1

Phylum Proteobacteria

Question 2

Phylum Proteobacteria ; Gram Positive/Negative?

Answer 2

Phylum Proteobacteria : Gram Negative

Question 3

Enumerate the 3 classes of Proteobacteria

Answer 3

Class:
- Alphaproteobacteria
- Betaproteobacteria
- Gammaproteobacteria

Question 4

What Disease is caused by the bacterial infection B. Henselae

Answer 4

Cat Scratch Disease

Question 5

What bacteria cause the infection Brucellosis

Answer 5

Brucella abortus

Question 6

What bacteria causes Erlichiosis from ticks?

Answer 6

Erlichia

Question 7

What bacteria causes spotted fever from arthropods? (ticks)

Answer 7

Rickettsia

Question 8

What bacteria under the genus Rickettsia, causes Epidemic typhus

Answer 8

R. prowazekii

Question 9

What bacteria under the genus Rickettsia, causes Endemic murine typhus

Answer 9

R. typhi

Question 10

What bacteria under the genus Rickettsia, causes Rocky mountain spotted fever

Answer 10

R. ricketsii

Question 11

What are the two alphaproteobacteria found in lakes

Answer 11

• Caulobacter crescentus
• Hyphomicrobium

Question 12

What is the alphaproteobacteria that is a plant pathogen that induces a tumor

Answer 12

Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Question 13

What nitrogen fixing bacteria grows in soil, using nutrients excreted by plants

Answer 13

Azospirillum

Question 14

What nitrogen fixing bacteria fix nitrogen in the roots of the plants

Answer 14

Rhizobium