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1
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Candida

A

C. albicans
-yeast infections
-thrush + vaginits
-opportunistic

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Penicillium

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Antibiotics

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3
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Prions

A

-Infectious protein
-Misfolded
-Stable

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4
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Tooth Decay

A

S. Mutans
(streptococcus mutants)

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Tuberculosis

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M. tuberculosis
-acid fast
-mycolic acids
-antibiotic resistant

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6
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Malaria

A

Plasmodium (protozoa)
-definitive = mosquito
-intermediate = human

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Streptomyces

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-filamentous
-soil isolate
-major source of antibiotics

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Bdellovibrio

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-attacks Gm-
-soil
-predatory

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Cyanobacteria

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-Gm-
-nitrogen fixing
-photosynthetic
-oxygenic

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Influenza

A

-Influenza virus
-enveloped

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Nitrogen Fixing Bacteria

A

nitrogenase enzyme

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Meningococcal Meningitis

A

N. meningitidis
-Gm-
-capsulated

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Covid-19

A

SARS-CoV-2

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Archae

A

-Prokaryotic
-no peptidoglycan
-extremophile

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Pseudomonas

A

-soil
-large genome
-opportunistic pathogen

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16
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Lactobacillus

A

-food fermentation
-ferment to lactic acid
-normal human microbe
-aerotolerant rods

17
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Lichen

A

-fungus + alga
-mutualistic
-pollution indicator

18
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Shingles

A

-Varicella Zoster Virus
-dorsal root ganglion

19
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Bacteriophage

A

-only in prokaryotes
-targets and kills bacteria

20
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Lyme disease

A

B. burgaorferi
-spirochete
-endoflagella

21
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Rhinovirus

A

-common cold
-no envelope

22
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Pertussis

A

B. pertussis
-kills ciliated cells

23
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Enteric Bacteria

A

-Coliforms
-Gm-
-E. coli
-release bacteriocins

24
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Ring worm

A

-Mycoses (fungal)

25
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Chlamydia

A

-C. trachomatis
-Gm-
-coccoid

26
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Tetanus

A

C. tetani
-Gm+
-spores
-obligate anaerobe

27
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AIDS

A

HIV
-retrovirus
-drug targets its enzyme

28
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Stomach ulcer

A

H. pylori
-grows in low pH

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