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what are the 5 classes of proteobacteria

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alphaproteobacteria
betaproteobacteria
gammaproteobacteria
deltaproteobacteria
epsilonproteobacteria

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list some alphaproteobacteria

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agrobacterium
bartonella
brucella
caulobacter
ehrlichia
hyphomicrobium
methylocystis
rhizobium
rickettsia

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unique characteristics of agrobacterium

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plant pathogen, one species, a. tumefaciens, causes tumors in plants

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unique characteristics of bartonella

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facultative intracellular bacteria, transmitted by lice, fleas, cause trench fever and cat scratch disease inhumans

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unique characteristics of brucella

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facultative intracellular bacteria, transmitted by contaminated milk from infected cows, cause brucellosis in cattle and humans

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unique characteristics of caulobacter

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Used in studies on cellular adaptation and differentiation because of its peculiar life cycle (during cell division, forms “swarm” cells and “stalked” cells)

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unique characteristics of ehrlichia

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Obligatory intracellular bacteria; can be transported from cell to cell; transmitted by ticks; cause ehrlichiosis (destruction of white blood cells and inflammation) in humans and dogs

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unique characteristics of hyphomicrobium

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Similar to Caulobacter

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unique characteristics of methylocystis

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Nitrogen-fixing aerobic bacteria

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unique characteristics of Rhizobium

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Nitrogen-fixing bacteria that live in soil and form symbiotic relationship with roots of legumes (e.g., clover, alfalfa, and beans)

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unique characteristics of Rickettsia

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Obligate intracellular bacteria; transmitted by ticks; may cause Rocky Mountain spotted fever and typhus, cannot synthesize their own ATP

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list betaproteobacteria

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bordetella
burkholderia
leptothrix
neisseria
thiobacillus

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unique characteristics of bordetella

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Aerobic, very fastidious; B. pertussis causes pertussis (whooping cough)

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unique characteristics of Burkholderia

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Aerobic, aquatic, cause diseases in horses and humans (especially patients with cystic fibrosis); agents of nosocomial infections

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unique characteristics of leptothrix

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Aquatic; oxidize iron and manganese; can live in wastewater treatment plants and clog pipes

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unique characteristics of Neisseria

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Require moisture and high concentration of carbon dioxide; oxidase positive, grow on chocolate agar; pathogenic species cause gonorrhea and meningitis

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unique characteristics of thiobacillus

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Thermophilic, acidophilic, strictly aerobic bacteria; oxidize iron and sulfur

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genus that are gammaproteobacteria

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beggiatoa
coxiella
enterobacter
erwinia
escherichia
hemophilus
klebsiella
legionella
methylomonas
proteus
pseudomonas
serrate
shigella
vibrio
yersinia

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unique characteristics of beggiatoa

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Aquatic, live in water with high content of hydrogen disulfide; can cause problems for sewage treatment

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unique characteristics of Beggiatoa

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Aquatic, live in water with high content of hydrogen disulfide; can cause problems for sewage treatment

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unique characteristics of Coxiella

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Obligatory intracellular bacteria; cause Q fever; potential for use as biological weapon

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unique characteristics of enterobacter

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Facultative anaerobe; cause urinary and respiratory tract infections in hospitalized patients; implicated in the pathogenesis of obesity

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unique characteristics of Erwinia

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Plant pathogen causing leaf spots and discoloration; may digest cellulose; prefer relatively low temperatures (25–30 °C)

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unique characteristics of escherichia

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Facultative anaerobe; inhabit the gastrointestinal tract of warm-blooded animals; some strains are mutualists, producing vitamin K; others, like serotype E. coli O157:H7, are pathogens; E. coli has been a model organism for many studies in genetics and molecular biology

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unique characteristics of Hemophilus

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Pleomorphic, may appear as coccobacillus, aerobe, or facultative anaerobe; grow on blood agar; pathogenic species can cause respiratory infections, chancroid, and other diseases

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unique characteristics of klebsiella

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Facultative anaerobe, encapsulated, nonmotile; pathogenic species may cause pneumonia, especially in people with alcoholism

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unique characteristics of legionella

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Fastidious, grow on charcoal-buffered yeast extract; L. pneumophila causes Legionnaires disease

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unique characteristics of methylomonoas

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Use methane as source of carbon and energy

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unique characteristics of proteus

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Proteus Gram-negative bacillus (pleomorphic) Common inhabitants of the human gastrointestinal tract; motile; produce urease; opportunistic pathogens; may cause urinary tract infections and sepsis

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unique characteristics of pseudomonas

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Aerobic; versatile; produce yellow and blue pigments, making them appear green in culture; opportunistic, antibiotic-resistant pathogens may cause wound infections, hospital-acquired infections, and secondary infections in patients with cystic fibrosis

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unique characteristics of serratia

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Motile; may produce red pigment; opportunistic pathogens responsible for a large number of hospital-acquired infections

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unique characteristics of shigella

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Nonmotile; dangerously pathogenic; produce Shiga toxin, which can destroy cells of the gastrointestinal tract; can cause dysentery

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unique characteristics of vibrio

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Inhabit seawater; flagellated, motile; may produce toxin that causes hypersecretion of water and electrolytes in the gastrointestinal tract; some species may cause serious wound infections

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unique characteristics of yersinia

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Carried by rodents; human pathogens; Y. pestis causes bubonic plague and pneumonic plague; Y. enterocolitica can be a pathogen causing diarrhea in humans

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unique characteristics of bdellovibrio

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Obligate aerobes; motile; parasitic (infecting other bacteria)

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unique characteristics of desulfovibrio

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Reduce sulfur; can be used for removal of toxic and radioactive waste

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unique characteristics of mycobacterium

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Live in soil; can move by gliding; used as a model organism for studies of intercellular communication (signaling)

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genus’ that belong to deltaproteobacteria

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bdellovibrio
desulfovibirio
myxobacterium

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what genus belong to epsilonproteobacteria

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campylobacter
helicobacter

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unique characteristics of campylobacter

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Aerobic (microaerophilic); often infects chickens; may infect humans via undercooked meat, causing severe enteritis

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unique characteristics of helicobacter

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Aerobic (microaerophilic) bacterium; can damage the inner lining of the stomach, causing chronic gastritis, peptic ulcers, and stomach cancer

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