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Lecture 16: Phylogenetic Diversity of Bacteria Flashcards

1
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major linages of bacteria assumes ( )

A

common ancestor

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2
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how many phyla are there

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4

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3
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what is the largest & most diverse phyla

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proteobacteria

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4
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what type of bacteria is proteobacteria

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gram negative

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5
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what are the 6 classes that proteobacteria is divided into?

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  1. alpha
  2. beta
  3. delta
  4. gamma
  5. epsilon
  6. zeta
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6
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what type of infection do alphaproteobacteria cause

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intracellular infection

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7
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most aerobes in alphaproteobacteria are

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obligate or facultative

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8
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what type of bacteria are oligotrophic

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alphaproteobacteria

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9
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oligotrophic

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grow at low nutrient concentrations

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10
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what does Rickettsia cause?

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causes Typhus

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Typhus

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rocky mountain spotted fever

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12
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how is Rickettsia transmitted

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through ticks, fleas, lice & mites

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13
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does Rickettsia have cell walls?

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yes

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14
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where does replication of Rickettsia occur

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cytoplasm

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15
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what is the 3rd largest class of proteobacteria?

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Betaproteobacteria

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16
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what is the major order of Betaproteobacteria?

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Neisseriales

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17
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what is the major order of Alphaproteobacteria?

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Rickettsiales

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18
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Niesseria shape

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cocci

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19
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what pathogen is associated with Niesseria

A

meningitides

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20
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what is the largest & most diverse class of proteobacteria

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gammaproteobacteria

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21
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Enterobacteria

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enteric bacteria

22
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what 3 acids are involved in mixed-acid fermentation

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acetic, lactic & succinic

23
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what does Escherichia effect?

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warm blooded animals

24
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what does salmonella cause

A

typhoid fever & gastro

25
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what does shigella cause

A

bacillary dysentery

26
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what does proteus cause?

27
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where are enterobacteria aerogenes found?

A

water & sewage

28
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where is Klebsiella found?

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soil & water

29
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where is serratia found?

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water, soil & intestinal tracts

30
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what is P. aeruginosa associated with

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urinary & respiratory diease

31
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Pseudomonadales vs Vibrionales

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P- oxidase & catalase positive
V- Oxidase positive only

32
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V. Cholera

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causes water borne disease in humans not hosts

33
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what does V. parahaemolyticus cause

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causes gastro

34
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T or F: Tenericutes lack cell walls

35
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lactic acid bacteria

A

fermentative bacteria that produce lactic acid

36
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aerotolerant anaerobes

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not sensitive to oxygen

37
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Homofermentative

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produce only lactic acid

38
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Heterfermentative

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produce ethanol, CO2 & lactate acid

39
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what do clostridium lack?

A

respiratory chain

40
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what do saccharolytic do

A

ferment sugars

41
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what do proteolytic do

A

ferment amino acids

42
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what are the smallest organisms

A

mollicutes/mycoplasmas

43
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lipoglycan functions

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stabilize cytoplasmic membrane & facilitate attachment

44
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what shape is actinobacteria

A

rod-shaped

45
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what are the 6 steps of the infection cycle of a chlamydia

A
  1. attack
  2. phagocytosis
  3. conversion
  4. multiplication
  5. conversion to elementary body
  6. release
46
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what is an example of a non-spore forming firmicute

A

staphlyococcus

47
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what is an example of a spore forming firmicute

48
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what type of bacteria are firmicutes

A

gram positive

49
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what are firmicutes

A

endospore formers

50
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do mycoplasmas have a cell wall?

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