Gram Negative bacteria Flashcards
1
Q
What metabolism do proteobacteria have?
A
all: photoautotrophs photoheterotrophs chemoautotrophs chemoheterotrophs
- aerobes and anaerobes
- mutualists, commensals, and pathogens
2
Q
What metabolism do spirochetes have?
A
blood parasites
3
Q
What metabolism do chlamydias have?
A
intracelular parasites
4
Q
What metabolism do cyanobacteria have?
A
photoautotrophic
-Chl A
-mutualists with eukaryotes
5
Q
Example of proteobacteria
A
E. Coli
Salmonella
6
Q
Example of spirochete
A
Treponema (syphilis)
Borrelia (Lyme disease)
7
Q
Example of chlamydia
A
chlamydia
8
Q
Example of cyanobacteria
A
Nostoc
9
Q
These are huge for bacteria
A
Spirochetes
10
Q
These are very small and reduced bacteria
A
Chlamydias
11
Q
These are unicellular, filamentous, and colonial
A
Cyanobacteria
12
Q
These swim in a corkscrew motion
A
spirochetes
