Microbial Diversity Flashcards
Domain Archae
- Pseudo-peptidoglycan cell walls
- Plasma membrane is a monolayer
- Many live under extreme conditions
Halobacterium
- Domain Archaea
- Halophile that lives in conditions of very high salt
Thermoplasma
- Domain Archaea
- Lives in very hot conditions like the deep sea vent
Phylum Proteobacteria
- Gram negative bacteria that are chemoheterotrophs
Enterobacteriales
- Phylum Proteobacteria
- Order
- Straight rods; motile; facultative anaerobes
E.g. Salmonella, Eschericia
Salmonella
Phylum Proteobacteria
Order: Enterobacteriales
Eschericia
Phylum Proteobacteria
Order: Enterobacteriales
Streptococcus
Phylum Proteobacteria
Order: Enterobacteriales
- Indicator of fecal contamination
Staphylococcus
Phylum Proteobacteria
Order: Enterobacteriales
- Indicator of fecal contamination
Pseudomonas
Phylum Proteobacteria
Order: Enterobacteriales
- Indicator of fecal contamination
Pseudomonales
Phylum Proteobacteria
- Order
- Straight or slightly curved
- Obligate aerobes (mostly)
Pasteurellales
Phylum Proteobacteria
- Order
- Non-motile
Pasterurella
Phylum Proteobacteria
Order Pasterurellales
Ex: P.multocida
Haemophilus
Phylum Proteobacteria
Order Pasterurellales
Ex: H. influenza
Virbionales
Phylum Proteobacteria
Order
- Slightly curved & major cause of fish diseases
E.g. Vibrio cholerae & V. parahaemolyticus
Class alpha-proteobacteria
- Capable of growth at low levels of nutrients
- Nitogen fixing bacteria and several human pathogens
Rhizobium
Class alpha- proteobacteria
- Symbiotic with legumes
- Fix nitrogen from atmosphere into ammonia
Nitrosomonas
Class alpha- proteobacteria
- Found in soil
- Converts ammonia to nitrites
Nitrobacter
Class alpha-proteobacteria
- Found in soil
- Converts nitrites to nitrates
Agrobacterium
Class alpha-proteobacteria
- A. tumefasciens: causes plant tumors
- Inserts DNA into plant chromosome during infection
Rickettsia
Class alpha-proteobacteria
- Obligate cellular parasite
- Transmitted between hosts of ticks or insects (ex. R. ricketsii)
- Enter by phagocytosis
R. ricketsii
rocky mountain spotted fever