Bacterial metabolism (midterm) Flashcards

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What is an example of an obligate aerobe?

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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What is the classification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by growth atmosphere?

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Obligate aerobe

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What is an example of an obligate anaerobe?

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Bacteroides fragilis

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What is the classification of Bacteroides fragilis by growth atmosphere?

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Obligate anaerobe

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What are examples of facultative anaerobes?

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Staphylococcus species
E. coli

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What is the classification of the Staphylococcus species by growth atmosphere?

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Facultative anaerobes

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What is the classification of E. coli by growth atmosphere?

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Facultative anaerobe

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What is an example of an aerotolerant anaerobe?

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Clostridium perfringens

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What is the classification of Clostridium perfringens by growth atmosphere?

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Aerotolerant anaerobe

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What are examples of microaerophilic organisms?

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Campylobacter species
Heliobacter species

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What is the classification of Campylobacter species by growth atmosphere?

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Microaerophilic

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What is the classification of Heliobacter organisms by growth atmosphere?

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Microaerophilic

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What are examples of capnophilic organisms?

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Neisseria species

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14
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What is the classification of Neisseria species by growth atmosphere?

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Capnophilic

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What are examples of psychrophiles?

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Flavobacterium species

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What is the classification of Flavobacterium species by growth temperature?

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Psychrophiles

17
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What is an example of a thermophile?

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Bacillus stearothermophilus

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What is the classification of Bacillus stearothermophilus by growth temperature?

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Thermophile