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Prokaryote Classifications Flashcards

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What does obligate mean in regards to bacteria?

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The bacteria is dependent on a host for survival.

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What does facultative mean in regards to bacteria?

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It is capable of living outside of a host.

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What does oligotrophs mean?

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It can thrive in nutrient scarce conditions.

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What are the key features of the alphaproteobacteria?

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They can be obligate or facultative bacteria.
They are oligotrophs.

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What are the key bacteria featured in alphaproteobacteria?

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  1. Rickettsias: obligate found in ticks (Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
  2. Bartonella: trench fever, cat scratch
  3. Brucella: Brucellosis in cattle and humans
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What are key features of the betaproteobacteria?

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  1. metabolic diversity
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Key bacteria from the betaproteobacteria family?

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Neisseria!! (capsulated)
1. Neisseria Gonorrhoeae
2. Neisseria Meningitidis
Bordetella pertussis: whooping cough
-capsulated

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What are the characteristics of Gammaproteobacter?

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  1. largest class of gram - bacteria
  2. metabolically diverse
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Key species from Gammaproteobacter?

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  1. Pseudomonas
    -antibiotic resistant
  2. Vibrio
    -causes cholera, GI + skin infections
  3. Ecoli
  4. Salmonella
  5. Legionella
    -contaminated water
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What are the key characteristics of Deltaproteobacter?

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  1. small class of gram - bacteria
  2. includes sulfate-reducing bacteria
    -uses sulfate as the final electron acceptor in the ETC
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Key species from the Deltaproteobacter?

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  1. Bdellovibrio: a bacterial parasite!!
    -gram negative, parasitzes other gram negative bacteria
  2. Myxobacteria: soil scavengers
    -gram negative, intercellular communication
  3. Desulfovibrio
    -sulfur reduction, waste removal?
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What are the key features of the episolonproteobacter?

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  1. smallest class of the proteobacter
  2. gram -
  3. campylobacter–> food poisoning
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Key species of the episolonproteobacter?

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  1. Campylobacter-food poisoning
  2. Helicobacter pylori- survives stomach acid and can lead to stomach ulcers
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What are the key species of the non-proteobacteria gram negative?

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  1. Chlamydia
    -can lead to blindness
    -extremely resistant to cellular defenses
    -elementary bodies
    -obligate
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What are the key features of the spirochetes?

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-highly motile: axial filament, internal flagella
-don’t stain well, must use darkfield/fluorescent

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What are the key species of the spirochetes?

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  1. Treponema!!
    -Treponema Pallidum: syphilis
  2. Borrelia
    -Lyme disease spread by ticks
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What does CFB stand for? This is a type of prokaryotic classification.

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Cytophaga, Fusobacteriusm, and Bacteriodes

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What is the key features of the CFB group?

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  1. gram -
  2. rod-shaped—> anaerobic environments
    3.mutualistic environment with humans
  3. ferment cellulose
  4. bacteroides–> 30% of human gut
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What are the key features of the planctomycetes?

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  1. Reproduce by budding
    -mother cell becomes a bud
    - bud detaches > independent cell
    -Sessile cells >reproduce
    -Swarmer cells > sessile cells
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What are the key features of the Phototrophic group?

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  1. photosynthesis
  2. bacteria in this group are sorted into two groups (based on color):
    - sulfur bacteria
    -nonsulfur bacteria
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Key species from phototrophic?

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  1. Cyanobacteria: produce 70-80% of the world’s oxygen
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Key species from Gram Positive Bacteria: High G+C Content group?

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  1. Actinomyces: cause disease in the mouth, but important for soil ecology.
  2. Mycobacterium: cause tuberculosis and leprosy
  3. Corynebacterium: causes diphtheria, respiratory
  4. Bifidobacterium: prevalant in gut» probiotics
  5. Gardnerella&raquo_space; causes pathogen in vagina
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Key features from Gram Positive Bacteria: High G+C Content group?

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-can produce antibiotics
- important for decomposition of organic matter in soil

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Key features from Gram Positive Bacteria: Low G+C Content group?

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  1. obligate + endospores
    2.produces endotoxins
  2. generally antibiotic resistant
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Key species from Gram Positive Bacteria: Low G+C Content group?

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  1. Clostridium!!
    - C. botulinum»paralysis
    - C. difficile»severe diarrhea
  2. Streptococcous!! (MRSA and VRSA)
    -S. pneumoniae: pneumonia, meningitis, speticemia
    -S.pyogenes: necrotic
  3. Bacillus
    B. Anthracis: anthrax
    B. cereus: food poisoning
  4. Mycoplasma Pneumoniae: atypical pneumoniae
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Features of Gram Positive Bacteria: Deeply Branching Bacteria?

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-clues about ancient/extinct forms
- survive at high temperatures
-produces molecular hydrogen

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Features of Archaea?

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-unicellular, different from bacteria
-psuedopeptidoglycan

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