Micropara midterms microbial growth quiz questions Flashcards
Gram positive
Endospore-formers
Bt toxin as insecticide
Bacillus thuringensis
Gram Positive
Regularly shaped rods
Gen nonpathogenic, used in fermentation
Lactobacillus
Gram Positive
Cocci
Harmless contaminant in milk and dairy products, “starter culture for cheese production
Streptococcus Lactis
Gram Negative
Aerobic rods and cocci
Breakdown many complex org. compounds and use as energy
Pseudomonas
Gram Positive
Form mycelium
Actinomycetes
Gram Positive
Irregularly shaped rods
Saprophytes, in soil, water
Corynebacterium
Gram Negative
Facultative anaerobic rods
Normal inhabitant of human intestine
Enterobacteriaceae
Gram Positive
Mycobacteria
Causes TB and Leprosy
Mycobacterium
Gram Positive
Mycobacteria
Causes leprosy
Mycobacterium Leprae
Gram Negative
Aerobic rods and cocci
Diplococci
Neisseria
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Gram Negative
Anaerobes
Releases hydrogen sulfide in the atmosphere
Desulfovibrio
Gram Positive
Endospore-formers
Gangrene and food poisoning
Causes botulism
Causes tetanus
Clostridium perfringens
Clostridium Botulinum
Clostridium Tetani
Gram Negative
Facultative anaerobic rods
Causes cholera
Vibrio cholera
Gram Negative
Endospore-formers
Desulfotomaculum