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Chapter 27: Bacteria and Archaea Flashcards

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what are prokaryotes

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single-celled organisms that make up domain bacteria and archaea

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what environments are prokaryotes adapted to

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diverse and extreme environments (too acidic, salty, cold, hot)

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what is the most abundant organism on Earth

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prokaryotes

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who were the first organisms to inhibit the Earth

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prokaryotes

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what is biofilm

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one or more prokaryotes grow on diff. surfaces

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which is bigger prokaryotic cells or eukaryotic cells

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eukaryotic cells

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what shapes do prokaryotic cells come in

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spheres(cocci), rods(bacilli) and spirals(spirilla)

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what do nearly all prokaryotes have

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cell wall

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what is the function of the cell wall

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maintain shape
protect the cell
prevent it from bursting in hypotonic environment

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what do most bacterial cell walls contain

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peptidoglycan

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what is peptidoglycan

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network of sugar polymers cross-linked by polypeptides

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what is a polypeptide

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polymer of proteins

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what are eukaryote cell walls made of

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cellulose or chitin

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cellulose

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a polysaccharide sugar that is a fiber and is found in fruit and veggies

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what is chitin

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polysaccharides and forming the major constituent in the exoskeleton of arthropods and the cell walls of fungi.

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what is gram stain

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used by scientists to classify bacteria by cell wall composition

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what is gram-positive

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bacteria have SIMPLE walls have LARGE amounts of peptidoglycan

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what is gram-negative

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bacteria have less peptidoglycan are more complex with an outer membrane that contains lipopolysaccharides

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what are lipopolysaccharides

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complex molecule that contains both lipid and polysaccharide parts

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what is the peptidoglycan layer important for

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cell wall structural integrity( primary component of the wall)

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what do antibiotics do to peptidoglycan

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target them and damage the bacterial cell walls

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what are beta-lactam antibiotics

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a broad class of antibiotics that includes penicillin derivatives, 
cephalosporins
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are B-lactam antibotics bacteriocidal?

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yes, they inhibit the synthesis of the peptidoglycan layer of bacterial cell walls

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what are glycopeptide antibiotics

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include VANCOMYCIN, teicoplanin, telavancin, bleomycin, ramoplanin, and decaplanin

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what do glycopeptide antibiotics do

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used to treat multidrug-resistant Gram-positive pathogens by inhibiting peptidoglycan synthesis of the bacteria cell walls

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which gram bacteria is more resistant to antibiotics

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gram-negative bacteria

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why are gram-negative bacteria more resistant to antibiotics

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they have a largely impermeable cell wall and the wall is more complex, so they can’t let a lot of things in

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what is the sticky OUTER LAYER of a polysaccharide

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capsule or slime layer is present in some prokaryotes

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difference between capsule and slime layer

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capsule if dense is well defined

slime layer: not well organized

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what do both the slime layer can capsule do

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enable attachment to the substrate or other individuals, and can shield pathogenic bacteria from the host immune system

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when do bacteria form inactive endospores

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when water or nutrients are lacking

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what can endospores do

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withstand extreme conditions and remain viable for centuries

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prokaryotes have hairlike appendages called what

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fimbriae

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what do fimbriae do

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allow them to stick to their substrate

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what is pili (sex pili)

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longer than fimbriae

- pulls cells together and enables the exchange of DNA

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what stucture is commonly used by prokaryotes for movement

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flagella

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37
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where are flagella on prokaryotes

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may be scattered

concentrated at one or both ends

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what is bacterial flagella composed of

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  • 42 different proteins

- motor, hook. filament

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what do prokary. lack

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complex compartmentalization

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what do prokary. have instead of complex compartmentalization

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specialized membranes that perform 
metabolic functions (infoldings of the cell membrane)
41
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how many chromosomes do prokay. have

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1 circular chromosome

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prokaryotes vs. eukaryotes

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pro( lack nucleus, one circular chromosome, smaller rings of independently replicating DNA called plasmids)
euk:( multiple linear chromosome, have a nucleus)

43
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what is a plasmid

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smaller rings of independtly replicating dna

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what are the differences in dna replication, transcription and translation between euk and pro

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  • pro have less dna and produce fewer proteins( smaller ribosomes
45
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why are the minor differences in DNA replication,

transcription, and translation between euk and pro important

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These differences allow antibiotics to kill or inhibit bacterial cell
growth without harming human cells

46
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what are the 3 factors that contribute to high levels of genetic diversity in pro

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Rapid reproduction, Mutation, and Genetic recombination

47
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how do prokary. reproduce

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asexually, binary fission

48
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what is binary fission

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offspring cells are generally identical

49
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what do prokary. rapid adaptation to the environment indicate

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highly evolved

50
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what does rapid production of genetic diversity in prok. pop. enable

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rapid adaptation by natural selection

51
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what is genetic recombination

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DNA from different individuals can be combined by transformation,
transduction, or conjugation

52
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what is horizontal gene transfer

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Movement of genes between individual prokaryotes of different species

53
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what is transformation

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:prokaryotic cells
incorporate foreign DNA taken up from their
surroundings

54
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what is transduction

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:phages (from “bacteriophages,”
viruses that infect bacteria) carry prokaryotic
genes from one host cell to another

55
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what is conjugation

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DNA is

transferred between two prokaryotic cells via pilli

56
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what way is dna transfer in bacteria

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one way, once cell donates the dna and the other receives it

57
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steps for conjugation in e.coli

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A pilus (Pili) of the donor cell attaches to the recipient
– The pilus retracts, pulling the two cells together
– DNA is transferred through a temporary structure called
the “mating bridge”

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what required to produce pili

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dna piece called the F factor

59
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what does the F factor exist as

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plasmid or a segment of DNA within the bacterial chromosome

60
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what are dna donors during conjugation

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cells containing the F factor or plasmid function

61
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what are dna recepients during conjugation

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Cells without the F factor function as DNA

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F factor is transferable during when

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conjuagation

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what is a recombiant cell

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F plasmids dna is transferred

64
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autotroph

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use light energy to make their own food

65
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what is a photoautotroph

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  • light energy
    -carbon source: CO2
    photosynthetic prokaryotes
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chemoautogrouph (autotroph)

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inorganic chemicals (NH3)
carbon sournce: CO2 HCO3
unique to certain prokaryptes

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photoheterotroph

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  • light energy
  • carbon sournce: organic compounds
  • unique to certain AQUATIC AND SALT LOVING PROKARY.
  • use light for energy but they don’t just use CO2
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chemoheterotroph

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  • organic comound
    carbon compounds: organic compounds
  • many prokaryotes
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characteristics of oxygen metabolism in prokary.

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  • prok. metabolism varies due to O2
  • oligate aerobes
  • obligate anerobes
  • facultative anerobes
70
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what are oliagate aerobes

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require O2 for cellular resipration

71
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what are obligate anerobes

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use fermentation

72
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what is facultative anerbobes

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Use O2 if it is present or carry out fermantation

73
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what is essential in producing amino acids and nucleic acids

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nitrogen

74
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what is nitrogen fixation

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prokaryotes convert atmospheric nitrogen N2 to ammonia NH3

75
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what does cooperation among cells of prokaryotes allow

A

use environmental

resources they could not use as individual cells

76
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what happens in cyanobacterium

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photosynthetic
cells and nitrogen-fixing cells called heterocysts (or
heterocytes) exchange metabolic products

77
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what are heterocytes

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nitrogen fixing cells

78
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how long do prokaryotes date back to

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3.5 billion years ago

79
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what organism is in every environment known to support life

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prokaryotes

80
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what reveals prokaryotic diversity

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advances in genomics

81
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what led to the division of prokaryotes into 2 domains

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genetic anaylsis

82
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what are evolutionary relationships not reflected by

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shape, nutritional mode, or motility

83
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what has redefined phylogenetic groups

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PCR; polymerase chain reaction

84
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bacteria includes what species

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prokaryotic species familiar to most people

85
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what is repersented among bacteria

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diverse nutriional types

86
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what are the different bacterias

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  • proteobacteria
  • chlamydias
  • spirochetes
  • cyanobacteria
  • gram positive bacteria
87
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what bacteria is associated with proteobacteria

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thiomargarita

88
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what disease is associated with chlamydias

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chlamydia

89
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what disease is associated with spirochetes

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leptospira

90
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what disease is associated with gram-positive bacteria

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steptomyces

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proteobacteria

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  • gram negattive

- photoauto, chemoauto and hetero

92
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what is an example of proteobacteria

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sulfur bacterium thiomargarita is an autotroph

93
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examples of heterotrophic probacteria pathogens

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gonorrhea, cholera, ulcer

94
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characteristics of chlamydias

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  • parasitize animal cells

- gram negative walls (lack peptid)

95
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what diseases does chlamydias cause

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chla,ydia

common cause of blindness

96
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characteristics of spirochetes

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  • helical gram negative heterotrophs
  • rotating internal filaments
  • many are free living others are pathogens
97
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cyanobacteria characteristics

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  • gram negative photoautotroph
  • plant chloroplasts evolved from this bacteria
  • solitary fliamentous cyanobacteria are abundant of freshwater and marine phytoplankton

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