Microbes of Interest Flashcards
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prokaryote MOST have cell walls reproduce asexually BOTH heterotroph and autotroph SOME can perform photosynthesis CAN cause disease in humans Ex: Staphylococcus epidermis bacteriology
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Bacteria
2
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prokaryote MOST have cell walls reproduce asexually BOTH heterotroph and autotroph SOME can perform photosynthesis DO NOT cause disease in humans Ex: Halobacterium salinarium
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Archaea
3
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eukaryote DO have cell walls reproduce BOTH asexually and sexually heterotroph CANNOT perform photosynthesis DO cause disease in humans Ex: mushrooms, Candida albicans mycology
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Fungi
4
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eukaryote DO have cell walls reproduce BOTH sexually and asexually CAN perform photosynthesis CANNOT cause disease in humans Ex: seaweed Phycology
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Algae
5
Q
acellular no cell walls CAN cause disease in humans Ex: Norovirus virology
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Virus
6
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protein
no cell walls
CAN cause disease in humans
Ex: varient creutzfeldt jacobs disease (vCJD)
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prions
7
Q
eukaryote no cell walls - exoskeleton reproduce sexually heterotroph CANNOT perform photosynthesis CAN cause disease in humans Ex: Sarcoptes scabiei entomology
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Arthropods
8
Q
eukaryote no cell walls reproduce BOTH sexually and asexually CANNOT perform photosynthesis CAN cause disease in humans Ex: Taenia saginata helminthology
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Helminth
9
Q
eukaryote no cell walls reproduce BOTH sexually and asexually heterotroph CANNOT perform photosynthesis CAN cause disease in humans Ex: Giardia intestinalis protozoology
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Protozoans
