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Gram-negative; Proteobacteria Flashcards

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Genus Pelagibacter

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Gram-negative
20% of all prokaryotes in ocean
Most common phylum on earth

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Genus Caulobacter

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Gram-negative
Prosthecate bacteria
Found in soil and water
Stalked and swarming cells
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Genus Hyphomicrobium

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Gram-negative
Prosthecate bacteria
Found in soil and water
Budding cells
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Genus Brucella

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Gram-negative
Interacellular parasite
Causes brucellosis
Cells can survive phagocytosis
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Genus Erlichia

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Gram-negative
Interacellular parasite

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Genus Rickettsia

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Gram-negative
Interacellular parasite
Transmitted by arthropods
Causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever
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Genus Wolbachia

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Gram-negative
Insect host
Undergo parthenogenesis

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Genus Burkholderia

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Gram-negative
Nosocomial infection
Common in hospitals

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Genus Bordetella

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Gram-negative
Causes whooping cough

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Genus Neisseria

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Gram-negative
Common pathogens
Cocci
N. gonorrhea and N. meningititis cause gonorrhea and meningitis
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Genus Psuedomonas

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Gram-negative
Nitrogen cycle

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Genus Legionella

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Gram-negative
Causes Legionnaire’s Disease
Flu-like symptoms

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Genus Coxiella

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Gram-negative
Causes Q Fever
Have endospore-like body

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Genus Vibrio

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Gram-negative
V. cholera causes Cholera
V. fisheri is responsible for bioluminescence in squid

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Order Enterobacteriales

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Class Gammaproteobacteria
Gram-negative
Many are pathogens

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Genus Escherichia

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Class Gammaproteobacteria
Order Enterobacteriales
Gram-negative
UTIs and E. coli
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Genus Salmonella

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Class Gammaproteobacteria
Order Enterobacteriales
Gram-negative
Common in birds
Foodborne illness
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Genus Shigella

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Class Gammaproteobacteria
Order Enterobacteriales
Gram-negative
Very serious intestinal pathogen in humans
Cannot distinguish from E. coli, even through DNA

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Genus Enterobacter

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Class Gammaproteobacteria
Order Enterobacteriales
Gram-negative
Water, sewage, soil
UTIs
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Genus Klebsiella

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Class Gammaproteobacteria
Order Enterobacteriales
Gram-negative
Soil and water
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Genus Serratia

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Class Gammaproteobacteria
Order Enterobacteriales
Gram-negative
Pneumonia and UTIs
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Genus Proteus

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Class Gammaproteobacteria
Order Enterobacteriales
Gram-negative
Highly motile
Swarming colonies
UTIs
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Genus Yersinia

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Class Gammaproteobacteria
Order Enterobacteriales
Gram-negative
Y. pestis (plague) 
Killed around 100 million people in Roman empire (60% of European population)
Spread by fleas, mice, and can be aerosolized
Prairie dogs carry it
Bioterrorism agent
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Genus Erwinia

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Class Gammaproteobacteria
Order Enterobacteriales
Gram-negative
Plant pathogen
Causes soft rot
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Order Pasteurellales

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Class Gammaproteobacteria
Gram-negative
Human and animal pathogens
Non-motile
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Genus Pasteurella

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Class Gammaproteobacteria
Order Pasteurellales
Gram-negative
Saliva of Komodo dragons
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Genus Haemophilus

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Class Gammaproteobacteria
Order Pasteurellales
Gram-negative
Require blood or heme in their medium
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Genus Myxococcus

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Class Deltaproteobacteria
Gram-negative
Spores

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Genus Campylobacter

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Class Epsilonproteobacteria
Gram-negative
Rod-shaped
Curved or helical
Foodborne illnesses
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Genus Helicobacter

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Phylum Proteobacteria
Class Epsilonproteobacteria
Gram-negative
Rod-shaped
Curved or helical
H. pylori causes ulcers

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