TAXONOMY & CLASSIFICATION Flashcards

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The orderly classification and grouping of organisms into taxa (categories).

 Involves three structured, interrelated categories:
nomenclature, classification, and identification

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TAXONOMY

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Names can originate from:

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  • the person who discovered it
     its appearance
     its natural environment or source
     the disease it causes
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EXAMPLES OF PHENOTYPIC CHARACTERISTICS:

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  • Microscopic morphology
  • Microscopic morphology
  • Staining characteristics
  • Biochemical characteristics
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the visual culture characteristics of a bacterial
colony on an agar plate

Refers to bacterial size, shape, arrangement
(groups, chains), and appendages.

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COLONY MORPHOLOGY

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a substance that triggers an immune response

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ANTIGENS

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classifying bacteria based on
antigens present using an antibody.

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SEROTYPING

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classifying based on what
type of antibiotics bacteria are susceptible to

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ANTIBIOGRAM PATTERNS

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