Examples of Bacteria Flashcards
1
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Chloroflexus
A
green filaments demonstrating non-oxygenic aerobic photosynthesis
2
Q
Synechococcus
A
marine bacterium that generates O2 as a waste product; thought to be responsible for 10% of global oxygen production
3
Q
Streptomyces
A
filamentous soil bacterium that is used as an antibiotic
4
Q
Bacillus
A
produces an endospore when conditions are unfavourable for growth
5
Q
Mycoplasma
A
Smallest self-replicating organism
6
Q
Treponema
A
Causes syphilis
7
Q
Chlorobium
A
anaerobic green sulphur bacterium
8
Q
Rhizobium
A
nitrogen fixation
9
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Nitrosomonas
A
ammonia oxidation in the nitrogen cycle
10
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E. Coli
A
Common inhabitant in the gut of mammals
