Microbes Flashcards
T. erythraeum is gram
negative
T. erythraeum has what shape
filamentous
T. erythraeum is commonly found
in marine cyanobacterium found in tropical or subtropical seas
T. erythraeum is or is not pathogenic to humans
not
E. coli is gram
negative
E. coli has what shape
rod
E. coli is pathogenic to human?
some strains and others pathogenic or antibiotic resistant
V. fischeri gram
negative
V. fischeri shape
vibrio shaped
V. fischeri pathogenic to humans
no
S. aureus gram
positive
S. aureus shape
coccus grape like clusters
S. aureus is found
member of the human microbiota in the upper respiratory tract and skin
S. aureus is pathogenic to humans
yes common sort of infection
T. pallidum gram
negative
T. pallidum shape
spirillum
T. pallidum is found
variety of waters
T. pallidum is pathogenic to humans?
yes causes STD syphilis
B. anthracis is gram
positive
B. anthracis shape
rod
B. anthracis is found
in soil
B. anthracis is pathogenic to humans
yes, serious infectious disease called anthrax that is a skin infection or severe digestive illness
S. cerevisiae has a cell wall made of
chitin
S. cerevisiae shape
non motile round
S. cerevisiae found
in skin of ripe fruits
S. cerevisiae pathogenic to humans
no
V. carteri has a cell wall made of
cellulose
V. carteri shape
bi flagellated round individual cells that colonize together into a hollow sphere
V. carteri found
in freshwater algae
V. carteri pathogenic to humans
no
P. falciparum cell wall made of
no cell wall
P. falciparum shape
roundish
P. falciparum found
tropical and subtropical areas
P. falciparum pathogenic to humans
yes
What three microbes are prokaryotes
P. falciparum
V. carteri
S. cerevisea
Does ebola have a cell wall
no
Does HIV have a cell wall
no
What shape is ebola
filamentous enveloped virus with ssRNA gemone
What shape is herpes
Enveloped virus with capsid surrounding dsDNA linear genome
Where is ebola found
tropical and subtropical regions in bats, monkeys, and humans
Where is herpes found
human infections like cold sores, or STDs
