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Characteristics (2)

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  1. Live in almost any environment
  2. Can form endospores
  3. Anaerobic or aerobic
  4. Asexual reproduction only
  5. Binary fission
  6. Slime layer
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Characteristics (1)

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  1. Unicellular
  2. Procaryotic
  3. Earliest for of life
  4. Simplest form of life
  5. Most abundant form of life
  6. Wide distribution
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Importances (1)

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  1. Pathogenic
  2. Decomposition
  3. Nitrogen fixation
  4. Vitamin K
  5. Protection
  6. Digestion
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Importance (2)

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  1. Food spoilage
  2. Food processing
  3. Lab study
  4. Food supply
  5. Symbiosis
  6. H2O pollution
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Human diseases (1)

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  1. Salmonella
  2. Syphilis
  3. Anthrax
  4. Tetanus
  5. Chancroid
  6. Gonorrhea
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Human diseases (2)

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  1. Chlamydia
  2. Strept
  3. Staph
  4. PID
  5. Otitis
  6. Meningitis
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Ways of distribution around the world (1)

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  1. Jet stream
  2. Air movement
  3. Weather fronts
  4. Ocean currents
  5. Migrating birds
  6. Human travel
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Human distribution around the world (2)

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  1. Foreign trade
  2. Pet trade
  3. River
  4. Exotic species
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Growth conditions

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  1. Suitable temp 80- 100 degrees F
  2. Moisture
  3. Darkness
  4. Good source
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Gram +

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  1. Stain purple
  2. Antibiotics work
  3. Susceptible to lysozyme
  4. Thinner cell wall
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Gram -

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  1. Stain pink/red
  2. Strong toxins
  3. Extra layer on cell wall
  4. “Bad guys” more serious
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