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54668873Systematic bacteriologyclassifies bacteria via evolutionary or genetic relationships
54668874determinative bacteriologyclassifies bacteria by cell wall composition, morphology, biochemical tests, differential staining, etc.
54668875prokaryoticpre-nucleus; genetic material not enclosed in membrane
54668876bacteria and archaeatwo domains of prokaryotes
54668877phylum proteobacteriacontains most of gram (-) bactria, ribosomal RNA studies to find relationships, 5 classes : alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon
54668878photolithotrophcyanobacteria, nitrogen fixing
54668879chemolithotrophnitrifying, archaea, use inorganic chemical elements from earth
54668880photoorganotrophuse organic electron donors, opportunistic, use sunlight but heterotrophic
54668881chemoorganotrophaerobic, anaerobic, parasitic, saprobes, decomposers, opportunistic; most bacteria
54668882alphaproteobacterianitrogen fixation
54668883cat-scratch disease, BartonellaB. hensela; opportunistic alphaproteobacteria
54668884BrucellosisBrucella, can survive phagocytosis
54668885Rickettsia: Arthropod-borne, spotted feverspassed on by ticks, vector for bacteria, alphaproteobacteria
54668886Rocky Mountain spotted feverR. rickettsii
54668887Agrobacteriuminsert plasmid into plant cells, used to make GM products, alphaproteobacteria
54668888Rhizobiumnitrogen fixing bacteria in plant root nodules, opportunistic
54668889N. meningitidismeningitidis, leads to inflammation of meninges- membrane around brain, neisseria, betaproteobacteria, chemoorganotroph
54668890N. gonorrhoeaepathogen, STD, neisseria, usually inhabits mammals' mucous membranes, betaproteobacteria, chemoorganotroph
54668891pseudomonasopportunistic pathogens, metabolically diverse, polar flagella, binary fission, common soil bacteria, gammaproteobacteria
54668892L. pneumophilialeads to legionellosis/legionnaire's disease, legionella, found in streams, warm water pipes, cooling towers, spread by exhaled water droplets, problem during wartime, gammaproteobacteria
54668893escherichiacommonly found in human intestines (enteric), can cause serious food borne disease, but help make vitamins, break down food in colon; gram (-)
54668894salmonellaalmost all members of this genera are potential pathogens, commonly cause food poisoning, commonly found on poultry products
54668895serratiafound on catheters, in saline irrigation solutions, other "sterile" solutions
54668896proteusvery motile genera, many flagella, common soil bacteria, cause secondary infection, cause UTI's or wound infections
54668897Heliobactermultiple flagella, peptic ulcers, stomach cancer; H. pyloris is an example on one- feeds on lining of stomach
54668898epsilonproteobacteriado well in acidic environments
54668899cynobacteriaaquatic, do oxygenic photosynthesis, fix nitrogen
54668900heterocystsspecialized cells in cyanobacteria that fix nitrogen
54668901Clostridiumgram (+), produces endospores, dangerous, obligate anaerobes (can't grow/reproduce in O2), puncture wounds
54668902C. tetanitetanus, neurological toxin, kills by causing respiratory failure, in animals, called lockjaw, gram (+)
54668903C. botulinumbotulism, most poisonous substance on earth, home canning, gram (+)
54668904C. perfringensgas gangrene, produce exotoxins that kill surrounding tissue, then grows into dead tissue b/c only grow in absence of O2, large wound site, gram (+)
54668905C. difficileserious diarrhea especially when undergoing antibiotic therapy, in small intestine, feeds on intestine, gram (+)
54668906B. Anthracisbacillus, endospore producer, rod, cause anthrax, gram (+)
54668907S. aureusstaphylococcus that causes lots of hospital infections, common skin bacteria, gram (+)
54668908MRSAmethcillin resistant S. aureus: flesh eating bacteria, gram (+)
54668909streptococcusgenus responsible for more diseases than any other bacteria group, includes pneumonia, strep throat, cavities, scarlet fever
54668910actinobacteria/actinomyceteshigh G + C levels in DNA, gram (+), fungus-like growth, includes TB (aka consumption)
54668911M. tuberculosismycobacterium that causes TB
54668912M. lepraecauses leprosy
54668913propinonibacteriummake cheese, cause acne
54668914streptomycesproduce antibiotics
54668915syphilisulcers, surface ulcers, systemic, neuralsypphilis, blindness, insanity, necrosis
54668916chlamydiaSTD, obligate cell parasite, ATP parasite-- can't make their own ATP
54668917methanobacteriumthermophilic archaea, methanogen, lives in ocean trenches, consume methyl hydrate, live in cow's guts
54668918halobacteriumhalophilic archaea, lives where there's high salt concentrations

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