bacteria classification Flashcards
1
Q
medically important bacterium use what as energy source to produce ATP
A
chemical and organic Compounds
2
Q
obligate intracellular organism get ATP from
A
host cells
since they are not capable of undergoing metabolic pathways
e.g chlamydia and Ricketssia
3
Q
Based on how they deal with oxygen bacteria can be classified as
A
nb: O2 causes production of free radicals, those that have enzymes that can destroy this free radicals are classified as aerobes while those that can’t are called anerobes
obligate aerobes
obligate anaerobes
microaerophilic
facultative anaerobes
4
Q
what arrangement of bacteria is palisades group under
A
Bacillus
5
Q
what arrangement of bacteria is sarcina grouped under
A
cocci