Classifying prokaryotes Flashcards
What are the 5 divisions of proteobacteria?
alpha, beta, gamma, delta, and epsilon
Alphaproteobacteria: obligate intracellular parasites (required to be inside other organisms that bite)
What are some examples?
R. prowazekii
R. typhi
R. rickettsii
Betaproteobacteria: occur around decomposing matter
What are some examples?
Neisseria gonnorrhoeae
Bordetella sp. (species)
- Bordetella pertussis (whooping cough)
Gammaproteobacteria: enterobacterial; flagella on all sides (peritrichous) and facultative anaerobic (can live with or without oxygen)
What are some examples?
Enterobacter
Erwinia
Escherichia
Klebsiella
Proteus
Salmonella
Serratia
Shigella
Yersinia
Legionella
What is an example of non-proteobacteria?
Cyanobacteria
What are examples of Low GC?
Staphylococcus aureus
Lactobacillales species
Lactobacillus (yogurt, kimchi)
Streptococcus species
Bacillus anthracis
Clostridium tetani
Clostridium botulinum
Clostridium difficile
What are examples of High GC?
M. tuberculosis
M. leprae
C. diphtheriae
What are examples of Archaea?
Sulfolobus
Methanobacterium
Halobacterium
