Beta, Delta, Gamma, Epsilon Proteobacteria Flashcards
1
Q
Where do Proteobacteria source substrates from?
A
anaerobe zones in habitats
2
Q
Gram stain of Proteobacteria
A
negative
pink
3
Q
4 Orders of Class Betaproteobacteria
A
Neisseriales
Burkholderiales
Nitrosomonadales
Hydrogenophilales
4
Q
Neisseria
A
- non-motile
- aerobe
- cocci
- capsules and pili
- chemoorganotrophic
5
Q
Where is Neisseria found?
A
mucous membranes of mammals
6
Q
Burkholderia
A
- aerobe
- mesophilic
- straight rods
- polar flagella
- catalase and oxidase +
7
Q
Burkholderia cepacia
A
- mineralize organic materials
- plant pathogen
- hospital infects
8
Q
Genus Bordetella
A
- related to Burkholdelia
- aerobe
- coccobacilli
- chemoorganotrophs
- organic sulfur and nitrogen for growth
9
Q
Bordetella pertussis
A
- non-motile capsule
- infects human epithelial cells of respiratory tract
- pertussis (whooping cough)
10
Q
Bordetella bronchiseptica
A
- motile
- coccobacilli
- kennel cough in dogs
11
Q
Nitrosomonadaceae
A
- Nitrosomonas
- Nitrosococcus
- Nitrosospira
12
Q
Thiobacillus (Hydro)
A
- chemolithotrophs
- colourless sulphur bacteria
- not photosynthetic
- oxygen as electron acceptor
- acid-mine draining
13
Q
Thiobacillus denitrificans
A
- electron DONORS: hydrogen sulfide, thiosulfate, ferrous iron for ETC
- electron ACCEPTOR: oxygen or nitrate
- DENITRIFICATION: nitrate to nitrogen gas
14
Q
4 Orders of Class Gammaproteobacteria
A
- Purple Sulfur bacteria
- Pseudomonadales
- Vibrionales
- Enterobacteriales
15
Q
Purple Sulfur Bacteria
A
- Anoxygenic photosynthesis
- electron DONORS: HS or H2
16
Q
Pseudomonas
A
- straight/slightly curved rods
- motile
- aerobe
- chemoheterotroph
- CAC cycle
17
Q
Impact of Pseudomonadales
A
- mineralize organic molecules
- plant pathogens and opportunistic human pathogens
- food decay (P.fluorescens)