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Prokaryotes Flashcards

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gram positive

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peptidoglycan layer ourside, gram stain purple

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gram negative

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peptidoglycan layer between, gram stain pink

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proteobacteria

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gram negative, chemoheterotrophic bacteria; largest taxonomic group of bacteria (five classes)

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alphaproteobacteria

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most capable of growing with very low levels of nutrients, have stalks or buds

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Pelagibacter

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alpha; one of most abundant microorganisms in ocean - important role in carbon cycle

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Azospirillum

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alpha; fixes nitrogen

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Acetobacter and Gluconobacter

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alpha; convert ethanol into acetic acid

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Rickettsia

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alpha; obligate intracellular parasite that causes spotted fevers; transmitted by tick and insect bites

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Rickettsia prowazekii

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epidemic typhus

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Rickettsia typhi

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endemic murine typhus

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Rickettsia ricketsii

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Rocky Mountain spotted fever

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Ehrlichia

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alpha; causes ehrlichiosis (infection that kills WBCs); transmitted by ticks

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Caulobacter and Hyphomicrobium

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alpha; low nutrient aquatic environments; form prosthecae, reproduce via budding

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what does Hyphomicrobium form when budding

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hypha

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Rhizobium and Bradyrhizobium

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alpha; fix nitrogen

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Agrobacterium

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alpha; plant pathogen that causes crown gall; inserts tumor inducing plasmid - good for genetic engineering

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Bartonella

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alpha: human pathogen

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Bartonella henselae

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causes cat-scratch disease

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Brucella

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alpha; obligate parasite in mammals, survives phagocytosis; causes brucellosis

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Nitrobacter and Nitrosomonas

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alpha; chemoheterotrophs, uses carbon dioxide as carbon source

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Nitrosomonas converts

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NH4+ to NO2-

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Nitrobacter converts

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NO2- to NO3-

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Wolbachia

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alpha; endosymbiont of insects, affects reproduction of insects

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Acidothiobacillus

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beta; chemoautotrophic; oxidizes H2S to SO4-2

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Spirillum

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beta; found in freshwater, move via flagella

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Sphaerotilus

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beta; found in freshwater and sewage, form sheaths to aid in protection and nutrient gathering - may be first form of communication and colony living

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Burkholderia cepacia

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beta; degrades more than 100 organic molecules

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Burkholderia pseudomallei

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beta; causes meliodosis (skin infection, lesions)

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Bordetella

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beta non motile rods

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Bordetella pertussis

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beta; causes whooping cough

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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beta; cause of gonorrhoeae

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Neisseria meningitidis

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beta; cause of meningococcal meningitis

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Zoogloea

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beta; important in activity of activated sludge system (sewage treatment plant)

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Thiotrichales: Beggiatoa

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gamma; aquatic chemoheterotrophs that convert H2S to S

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Thiotrichales: Francisella tularensis

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gamma; causes tularemia

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Pseudomonadales: Pseudomonas

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gamma; opportunistic bacteria with polar flagells

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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wound and urinary tract infections

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Pseudomonadales: Azotobacter and Azomonas

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gamma; nitrogen fixing

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Pseudomonadales: Moraxella lacunata

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gamma; causes conjunctinitis

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Pseudomonas: Acinetobacter baumanii

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gamma; respiratory pathogen resistant to antibiotics; mimics TB

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Legionellales Legionella

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found in streams, warm water pipes, coolling towers - causes legionellosis; gamma

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Legionellales Coxiella burnetii

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gamma; causes Q fever; transmitted via aerosols or milk

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Vibrionales cholerae

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gamma; cauess cholera

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Vibrionales parahaemolyticus

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gamma; causes gastroenteritis

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Enterobacteriales

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gamma; inhabit intestinal tract; produce ethyl alcohol (ferment carbohydrates); facultative anaerobes, peritrichous flagella

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Enterobacteriales: Escheria coli

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indicateor of fecal contamination, causes foodborne illnesses and UTIs

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Enterobacteriales Salmonella

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2400 serovars, common form of foodborne illness, Salmonella typhii causes typhoid fever

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Enterobacteriales Shigella

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causes bacillary dysentary

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Enterobacteriales Klebsiella pneumoniae

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causes pneumonia; opportunistic bacteria

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Enterobacteriales Serratia

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produces red pigment; common cause of nosocomial infection

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Enterobacteriales Proteus

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swarming motility, colonies form concentric rings

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Enterobacteriales Yersinia pestis

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causes plague, transmitted via fleas

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Enterobacteriale Erwinia

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plant pathogens

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Enterobacteriales: E. cloacae and E. aurogenes

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causes UTI and nosocomial infections

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Enterobacteriales Cronobacter sakazakii

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causes meningitis found in variety of environments and food

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Pasteurellales: Pasteurella multocida

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gamma; pathogen of domestic animals transmitted to humans via animal bites

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Pasteurellales: Haemophilus

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gamma; requires X factor (heme) and V factor (NAD and NADP) in media

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Haemophilus influenzae

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gamma; causes meningitis, ear aches, epiglottitis

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Bdellovibrio

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delta; attacks other gram negative bacteria

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Desulfovirbrionales

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delta; use S or SO4-2 as electron acceptor; found in anaerobic sediments and intestinal tracts

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Myxococcales

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delta; move by gliding and leave slime trail, cells aggregate and form fruiting body containing myxospores - evolutionary link to fungus

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epsilonproteobacteria

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helical or curved, microaerophilic

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Campylobacter

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epsilon; one polar flagellum

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Campylobacter jejuni

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epsilon; causes foodborne intertinal disease

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Helicobacter

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epsilon; multiple flagella, causes peptic ulcers and stomach cancer

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Cyanobacteria

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carry out photosynthesis, contain heterocysts (can fix nitrogen), gas vesicles to provide buoyancy, unicellular or filamentous

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Phyla Chlorobi and CHloroflexi

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carry out anoxygenic photosynthesis, using H2S (chemosynthesis)

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phylum Chlorobi

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green sulfur

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phylum Chloroflexi

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green nonsulfar

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purple sulfur and purple nonsulfur photosynthetic bacteria are

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proteobacteria

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Chlamydiae

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no peptidoglycan in cell wall, grow intracellularly

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Chlamydia and Chlamydophila

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form elementary body that is infective

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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causes trachoma and urethritis

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Chlamydophila psittaci

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causes respiratory psittacosis

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Bacteroidetes

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gram negative, anaerobic, found in mouth and large intestine; cytophage degrade cellulose in soil - recycle nutrients

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Fusobacteria

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gram negative, anaerobic, found in mouth, cause dental abscesses

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Spirochaetes

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gram negative, coiled, move via axial filaments

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Spirochaetes: Treponema pallidum

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causes syphilis

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Spirochaetes: Borrelia bergdorfia

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causes relapsing fever and Lyme disease

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Spirochaetes: Leptospira

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excreted in animal urine

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firmicutes

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low G and C ratio, gram positive

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actinobacteria

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high G and C ratio, gram positive, often pleomorphic, branching filaments, live in soil

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Clostridiales: Clostridium

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firmicute, endospore producing, obligate anaerobes

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Bacillales Bacillus

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firmicute, endospore producing rods

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Bacillus anthracis

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causes anthrax

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Bacillus thuringiensis

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insect pathogen

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Bacillus cereus

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food poisoning

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Staphylococcus aureus

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firmicute, causes wound infections, antibiotic resistant, produces enterotoxin

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Lactobacillus

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firmicute, aerotolerant anaerobes, produce lactic acid from carbs - used commercially in food production

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Lactobacillus: Streptococcus

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spherical chains, produce enzymes that destroy tissue

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Streptococcus pyogenes

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beta hemolytic hemolyze blood agar

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Streptococcus pneumoniae and Streptococcus mutans

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non beta hemolytic, cause pneumonia and cavities respectively

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Lactobacillus: Enterococcus

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found in intestinal tract, hospital contaminants

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Enterococcus faecalis and Entero faecium

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infect surgical wounds and urinary tract

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Lactobacillus: Listeria monocytogenes

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contaminate food

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mycobacterium

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actinobacteria, outer most layer of mycolic acid that is waxy, water resistant - evolutionary link to fungus

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Mycobacterium leprae

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causes leprosy

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Streptomyces

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actinobacteria, acid fast, produce most antibiotics

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Actinomyces

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actinobacteria, form filaments in mouth and throat, destroy tissue

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why havent many bacteria not been identified

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have not been cultured, they grow everywhere, part of complex food chains requiring products of other bacteria, high mutation rate

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