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Bacteria to Memorize Flashcards

To understand the different Bacteria's

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Alphaproteobacteria

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Rhizobium leguminosarum
Rickettsia rickettsii

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Rhizobium leguminosarum

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Symbiotic relationship with plants
Fixes Nitrogen from air to soil

Alphaproteobacteria

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Rickettsia rickettsii

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Obligat intracellular pathogen
Causes the Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Alphaproteobacteria

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Betaproteobacteria

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Neisseria mucosa
Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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Neisseria mucosa

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Lives in mucouse membrane
Non-pathogen
Commensal bacteria in humans

Betaproteobacteria

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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Pathogenic
Causes gonorrhoeae

Betaproteobacteria

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Gammaproteobacteria

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Escherichia coli
Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Escherichia coli

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Gram Negative, rod shaped
Polar flagella
Lactose fermenter
Resident in large intestine.

Gammaproteobacteria

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Gram negative and rod shaped
Polar flagella
Doesn’t ferment sugar
Only ferments organic acid
Oppurtunistic Pathogen

Gammaproteobacteria

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Deltaproteobacteria

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Myxococcus xanthus
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus

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Myxococcus xanthus

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Moves via gliding motility
A predatory bacteria
Forms fruiting bodies

Deltaproteobacteria

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Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus

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Curved and highly mobile
Also a predator
Penetrates cell walls and multiplies in periplasm.

Deltaproteobacteria

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Epsilonproteobacteria

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Spirillum shaped pathogens
Campylobacter jejuni
Helicobacter pylori

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Campylobacter jejuni

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Found in undercooked chicken
Causes gastroenteritis and bloody diarrhae
Spirillum shaped

Epsilonproteobacteria

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What phyla does Mycoplasma genitalium belong to

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Tenericutes

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Characteristics of Mycoplasma genitalium

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A pathogen
causes Urethritis and Pelvic inflammatory disease
Has a very small genome

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What phyla is Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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Actinobacteria

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What are the Characteristics of Corynebacterium diphthariae

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Produces an exotin to stop protein making
Causes tissue death in respiratory tract
Club shaped
Is a pathogen

Actinobacterium

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What phyla is Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Actinobacteria

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Characteristics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Needs acid fast stain
Cause of tuberculosis

Actinobacteria

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What phyla is Streptomyces griseus

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F. Actinobacteria

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What are characteristics of Streptomyces griseus

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Filamentous
Obligate aerobe
Produces antibiotic streptomycin

F.Actinobacteria

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What phyla is Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron

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Bacteriodetes

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What are the characteristics of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron

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Strict anaerobes
in human intestine
uses polysaccharides for nutrient source

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What phyla is Chlamydia trachomatis

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a Chlamydiae
Causes tachoma an infection of the eye

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What phyla is Gemmata obscuriglobus

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Planctomycete

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What are the characteristics of Gemmata obscuriglobus

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Budding and Appendaging
Has a protein stalk for attachment
Lacks peptidoglycan

Plantomycete

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What phyla is Prochlorococcus

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Cyanobacteria

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What phyla is Lactobacillus delbrueckii

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Firmicute

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Characteristics of Lactobacillus delbrueckii

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Used in yoghurt production

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What Phyla is Streptococcus pyogenes

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Firmicute

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What are the Characteristics of Streptococcus pyogenes

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A pathogen
Cause of Strepthroat
Cause of Scarlet fever
Cause of flesh eating disease.

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What phyla is Streptococcus aureus

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Firmicute

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What are the Characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus

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Facultative aerobe
Forms grape like clusters
Commensal on skin
Halotolerant
Cause of nosocomial infections

Firmicute

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What is a Nosocomial infenction

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Infection gotten while receiving treatment in the hospital

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What phyla is Staphylococcus epidermidis

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Firmicute

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What are the characteristics of Staphylococcus epidermidis

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Commensal on skin

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What phyla is Bacillus Subtillis

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Firmicute

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What are the characteristics of Bacillus subtillis

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Produces endospore
Used a lot in lab settings

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What phyla is Clostridium botulinum

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Firmicute

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What are the characteristics of Clostridium botulinum

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Strict anaerobe
Fermentator
Lives in soil
Produces a deadly toxin.

Firmicute

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