Lecture 3 Flashcards
The three parts of Woese’s Tree
- Bacteria
- Archaea
- Eukarya
Bacteria and Archaea are _____.
prokaryotes
Pathogenic gram-positive bacteria.
- staphylococcus
- streptococcus
- listeria
Lactobacillales key genera
Lactobacillus, streptococcus
Nonsporulating Bacillales and Clostridiales key genera
-listeria
- staphylococcus
What distinguishes staphylococcus and streptococcus?
Staphylococcus is catalase-positive
Staphylococcus is _____ to drying.
tolerant
Sporulating Bacillales and Clostridiales key genera.
Bacillus, clostridium
Clostridium forms the toxins …
- tetanus
- botox
- gangrene
Bacillus forms the toxins …
Anthrat, Bt
Clostridium smell bad because …
They are anerobic, and ferment sugars in the absense of oxygen.
Some clostridium are pathogenic, causing…
- botulism
- tetanus
- gangrene
Tenericutes key genera
Mycoplasma
Mycoplasmas lack ______.
Peptodiglycan
Actinobacteria key genera
Corynebacterium
Actinobacteria are mostly harmless with the exception of ____.
mycobacterium
Gram-positive Actinobacteria have ____-____ cell walls
Acid-fast
Actinobacteria aerial mycelia carry _________.
anthrospores
Streptomyces is a gram-_____ ___________.
Gram-positive Actinobacteria
What is the largest group of culture forming bacteria?
Gram-negative proteobacteria
Phizobium, Agrobacterium, and Rickettsias are all ___ proteobacteria
alpha
Nitrosomonas and Neisseria gonorrhoeae are ___ proteobacteria
beta
What beta proteobacteria is used in wastewater treatment?
Nitrosomonas
Escherichia coli are ____ ____ proteobacteria.
Enteric Gamma