Bacteria examples

Question 1

Vibrio cholerae

Answer 1

infects intestine and causes cholera.

In Africa villages reduced cholera by using their sare as a filter to pour water. into a collection vessel. Physical barrier as the bacteria are associated to zooplankton by attaching to chitin.

Can boil water to kill off the bacteria.

Question 2

Thermus aquaticus

Answer 2

discovery of taq polymerase, produced by this thermophilic bacteria.

Question 3

grows between 80-121degrees
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survives at least 2 hours at 130degrees (current record holder).

Answer 3

Geogemma barossii

Question 4

example of opportunistic pathogen.

Answer 4

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Question 5

causes syphilis

example of primary pathogen

Answer 5

Treponema pallidum.

Question 6

Bacillus anthraces

Answer 6

Causes anthrax
reservoir: livestock, soil.

used to be used as a bioweapon, tested on aa small island off Scotland. Anthrax free 1990. Contaminated 1942.

Question 7

Some bacteria can invade epithelial cells

Answer 7

Shigella

Question 8

Some bacteria invade phagocytic cells

Answer 8

Salmonella, Mycobacteria, Legionella

Question 9

Neisseria meningitides

Answer 9

gram negative bacteria so uses endotoxins.