Classification of Microorganisms Flashcards
Taxonomy is?
The science of classifying species.
Phylogeny is?
produced the phylogenetic tree.
What are the three domains of life?
Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya
16S is highly?
Conserved ( Eu,Pro,Arch)
E. Coli is a?
Proteobacteria
The best comparison in between?
Mitochondria and bacteria
Bacteria and Archaea do not have?
Kingdom
Identification means?
Matching characteristics of unknown organisms to lists of the known organisms.
Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology is?
a manual to identify unknown bacteria.
Enteric species are where?
Species that live in your intestines.
ELISA is a form of? What is attached?
Serology. Known Antibody is added to the unknown bacterium.
Western blot can be used in?
Serology.
DNA probes are used for?
used to find a specific sequence by marking the sequence.
Ribotyping is?
Looking at the restriction pattern.