Gram-positive Bacteria Flashcards
1
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Phylum Firmicutes
A
low GC content
2
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Phylum Actinobacteria
A
high GC content
3
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Genus Clostridium
A
Phylum Firmicutes Order Clostridiales Obligate anaerobes Endospores Tetanus, botulism, gas-gangrene, diarrhea
4
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Genus Epulopiscium
A
Phylum Firmicutes
Order Clostridiales
HUGE bacterium (size)
Can see with the naked eye
5
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Genus Bacillus
A
Phylum Firmicutes
Order Bacillales
Aerobes
Endospores
6
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Genus Staphylococcus
A
Phylum Firmicutes
Order Bacillales
Causes MRSA which can be deadly
7
Q
Genus Streptococcus
A
Alpha hemolysis
Beta hemolysis
Gamma hemolysis
8
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Genus Lactobacillus
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Phylum Firmicutes
Order Bacillales
Aerotolerant anaerobes
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