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Microbiology Test 5 B
A single bacterium and then supply its category
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 2
04/14/2011

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Treponema pallidum
Definition
Spirochetes (Gram-negative); AKA: syphilis
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Borrellia
Definition
Spirochetes (Gram-negative); AKA: relapsing fever, Lyme's disease
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Leptospira
Definition
Spirochetes (Gram-negative)
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Bdellovibrio
Definition
Helical/Vibriod (Gram-negative); AKA: eats E. coli
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Campylobacter jejuni
Definition
Helical/Vibriod (Gram-negative); AKA: food-borne enteritus
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Psuedomonads
Definition
Aerobic Rods and Cocci (Gram-negative); AKA: P. aeruginosa
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Legionella
Definition
Aerobic Rods and Cocci (Gram-negative); AKA: Legionaries' diesease
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Rhizobium
Definition
Aerobic Rods and Cocci (Gram-negative); AKA: grows on plant roots
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Brucella
Definition
Aerobic Rods and Cocci (Gram-negative); AKA: Brucellosis
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Bordetella pertussis
Definition
Aerobic Rods and Cocci (Gram-negative); AKA: whooping cough
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Francisella tularensis
Definition
Aerobic Rods and Cocci (Gram-negative); AKA: tularemia, rabbit fever
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Enterobacteriacea
Definition
Facultative Anaerobic (Gram-negative); AKA: E. coli, Enterobacter aerogenes, Salmonella
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Shigella
Definition
Facultative Anaerobic (Gram-negative); AKA: bacterial dysentery
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Yersinia pestis
Definition
Facultative Anaerobic (Gram-negative); AKA: bubonic plague
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Erwinia
Definition
Facultative Anaerobic (Gram-negative); AKA: soft-rot
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Vibrionaceae
Definition
Facultative Anaerobic (Gram-negative); AKA: Vibrio cholera, Vibrio parahaemolyticus
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Pasteurallacea
Definition
Facultative Anaerobic (Gram-negative); AKA: Haemophylus influenzae
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Bacteriodes
Definition
Anaerobic, Straight, Curved, and Helical Rods (Gram-negative); AKA: most abundant in the intestines
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Fusobacterium
Definition
Anaerobic, Straight, Curved, and Helical Rods (Gram-negative); AKA: dental abscesses
Term
Desulfavibrio
Definition
Dissimilatory Sulfate or Sulfur-Reducing Bacteria
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Veillonella
Definition
Anaerobic, Cocci (Gram-negative); AKA: normal mouth flora
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Coxiella burnettii
Definition
Rickettsias, Intracellular; AKA: indicator organism, Q-fever
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Rickettsia rickettsii
Definition
Rickettsias, Intracellular; AKA: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Term
Chlamydia trachomatis
Definition
Chlamydias, Intracellular; AKA: STD, infantile conjunctivitis
Term
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Definition
Mycoplasmas (acid-fast?); AKA:primary atypical pneumonia
Term
Staphylococcus aureus
Definition
Cocci (Gram-positive); AKA: 40% of people carry this in nostrils, babies skin sloughs off
Term
Streptococcus pygenes
Definition
Cocci (Gram-positive); AKA: scarlet fever
Term
Bacillus anthracis
Definition
Endospore-forming Rods and Cocci (Gram-positive); AKA:
Term
Clostridium tetni
Definition
Endospore-forming Rods and Cocci (Gram-positive); AKA: tetanus, Lock-jaw disease
Term
Clostridium botulinum
Definition
Endospore-forming Rods and Cocci (Gram-positive); AKA: botulism
Term
Clostridium perfringens
Definition
Endospore-forming Rods and Cocci (Gram-positive); AKA: gas gangrene
Term
Lactobacillus
Definition
Regular, Non-sporing Rods (Gram-positive); AKA: in yogurt, lives in pH of 5
Term
Listeria monocytogenes
Definition
Regular, Non-sporing Rods (Gram-positive); AKA: Listeriosis
Term
Corynebacterium diphtheria
Definition
Irregular, Non-sporing Rods (Gram-positive); AKA: diphtheria
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Propionibacterium acnes
Definition
Irregular, Non-sporing Rods (Gram-positive); AKA: ferments lipids on skin to fatty acids which case acne
Term
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Definition
Mycobacteria (acid-fast); AKA: tuberculosis
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Mycobacterium leprae
Definition
Mycobacteria (acid-fast); AKA: leprosy
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Nocardia asteriodes
Definition
Nocardioforms; AKA: mimics tuberculosis and leprosy
Term
Cytophaga
Definition
Gliding/Slime Bacteria
Term
Mycobacterium (special)
Definition
Gliding/Slime Bacteria
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Sohaerotilus natans
Definition
Sheathed Bacteria; AKA: likes iron sources like iron pipes
Term
Hyphomicrobium
Definition
Budding Bacteria
Term
Caulobacteria
Definition
Appendaged Bacteria; AKA: finds a "rock of happiness" and uses its flagella to stay put
Term
Nitrosomonas
Definition
Chemoautotrophic Bacteria; AKA: metabolizes nitrogen
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Nitrobacter
Definition
Chemoautotrophic Bacteria; AKA: metabolizes nitrogen
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Thiobacillus
Definition
Chemoautotrophic Bacteria; AKA: sulfur-reducing
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Halobacterium
Definition
Archaeobacteria; AKA: obligate halophile
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Sulfolobus
Definition
Archaeobacteria; AKA: very corrosive, metabolizes sulfur, found in Icelandic hot springs
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Methanobacterium
Definition
Archaeobacteria; AKA: produces methane
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Cyanobacteria
Definition
Phototrophic Bacteria; AKA: blue-green algae
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Streptomyces
Definition
Actinomycetes; AKA: largest group, 20-60% of all bacteria, produces geosin (causes dirt to smell like "dirt")
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