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PSEUDOMONAS Domain Bacteria
Kingdom (none assigned)
Phylum Protobacteria
Class y-Protobacteria
Order Pseudomonadales
Family Pseudomonadaceae
Genera PSEUDOMONAS |
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Opp path aer G- rods polar f. soil envir. occ. facultative anaerobes non spore forming met. diverse +catalase Fluorescent pig. slime layer fd spoil-fruity thrive div. surfaces, < T. @resis-porins/efflux pumps cause N depl. soil food spoilage |
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Largest subgroup of Proteobacteria, diverse morphology, all G-, flag & non motile, diverse metabolism, most facultatively obligately anaerobic and heterotrophic with numerous exceptions, some photosynthetic |
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BEGGATOA Domain Bacteria Phylum Proteobacteria Class Gammaproteobacteria Order Thiotrichales Family Thiotrichaceae GENUS BEGGATOA |
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BEGATOA colorless, filamentous P. cells up to 200 microns in dia. largest prok. one of few members of chemosynthesizers, (synthesize carbohydrates fr.CO2 H2O e. from inorg. comp.) polllluted marine environments, visible as white filamentous mat on top of H2O as sign of environmental deterioration, oxidizes S B. albans only species |
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FRANCISELLA Domain Bacteria
Phylum Proteobacteria
Class Gamma Proteobacteria
Order Thiotrichales
Family Francisellaceae Genus FRANCISELLA |
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path. G- small coccobacillary, rod-shaped, non-motile org. also facultative intracellular parasites of macrophages. Strict aerobes,colonies resemble Brucella morph.grows only in tissue/blood enrich. media; F. tularensis-tularemia |
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COXCIELLA Domain Bacteria Phylum Proteobacteria
Class Gamma Proteobacteria
Order Legionellales
Family Coxiellaceae
GENUS COXIELLA |
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| best known for the species C. burnetii, causative agent of Q fever, affects var. mammals/humans, requires mamalian host to reproduce, aerosols, milk,obligately intracellular HP, resists > T. |
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VIBRIONALES Domain Bacteria
Phylum Proteobacteria
Class Gamma Proteobacteria
Order Vibrionales
Family Vibrionaceae |
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Facultatively anaerobic G- many are slightly curved Vibrio genus of G- curved rod shape. saltwater facultative anaerobes +oxidase n-spore forming motile p.flagella sheath V. Cholerae Cholera profuse watery stool V. parahaemolyticus gastroenteritis trans. raw uncooked shellfish |
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ENTEROBACTERALES Domain Bacteria
Phylum Proteobacteria
Class y-Proteobacteria
Order Enterobacteriales |
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| Alsao called ENTERICS Facultatively anaerobic G- straight rods if motile peritrichously F., simple nutritional requirements, inhabit intestines, most active fermenters of glucose/carbohydrates, fimbriae to attach to mm, sex pilli, @R, bacteriocins |
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ESCHERICIA Domain Bacteria
Phylum Proteobacteria
Class y-Proteobacteria
Order Enterobacteriales
Family Enterobacteriaceae
Genus Escherichia |
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Most common org., and intestinal B.,G-, non-spore forming, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria, normally not path., ass. uti, traveler's diarrhea, foodborme D., indicator of fecal contamination |
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SALMONELLA Domain Bacteria
Phylum Proteobacteria
Class Gamma Proteobacteria
Order Enterobacteriales
Family Enterobacteriaceae
Genus Salmonella |
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Definition
rod-shaped G-, motile, produce H2S, path. reside in intestinal tracts, transmitted fecal-oral route, S. typhi typhoid fever (most severe, T. 40°C, diaphoresis, gastroenteritis, and diarrhea), paratyphoid fever, salmonellosis most common foodborne D. , > 2400 serovars |
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AZOTOBACTER/AZOMONAS Domain Bacteria
Phylum Proteobacteria
Class y-Proteobacteria
Order Pseudomonadales
Family Pseudomonadaceae/Azotobacteraceae
Genus Azotobacter/Azomonas |
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G- motile, oval, spherical, thick-walled cysts,slime, free living in soil, Lab demo for N fixation, biotech.l applications. N production |
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MORAXELLA Kingdom Bacteria
Phylum Proteobacteria
Class Gamma Proteobacteria
Order Pseudomonadales
Family Moraxellaceae
Genus Moraxella |
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strictly aerobic coccobacilli G-, path respiritory D. M. lacunata conjunctivitis M. catarrhalis resides nasopharynx, flu-like symptoms, otitis media, tracheobronchitis, pneumonia |
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LEGIONELLA Domain Bacteria
Phylum Proteobacteria
Class Gamma Proteobacteria
Order Legionellales
Family Legionellaceae
Genus Legionella |
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G- . common many environs, streams, warm water supply lines in hosp., cooling towers, air cond. survive and reproduce in aquatic amoebae, difficult to eradicate in water systems,
legionellosis/Legionnaires' disease (pneumonia), notably L. pneumophila |
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