EES 851 – Microbiology – Flashcards
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| Steptococcus lactis |
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| used as an example to show that the stepto- refers to a chain while the –coccus refers to spherical balls |
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| Deinoccus |
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| heterotroph, best known for radiation resistance, gram +, uses variety of substrates |
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| Escherichia coli |
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| example o f a fermentative bacteria, ferments lactose, Danish scientist isolated & identified, can be shorted when famous (E. coli) |
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| Cyanobacteria |
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| “blue green algae”, has gas vesicles |
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| Clostridium |
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| Acetogen, example of fermentative bacteria, uses CO2 as TEA, produces acetic acid, gram +, spore forming, plentiful in soil |
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| C. tetani |
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| tetanus mentioned because it is a pathogen to Clostridium |
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| Clostridium botulinum |
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| cause of botulism, no water-borne pathogens form spores |
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| Dehalococcidus |
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| Halogenated organic compound as a TEA, carries out last 2 steps of cDLE -> VC -> ethanol (no Cl-) |
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| Dehalococcoides ethenogenes |
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| Halogenated organic compound as a TEA, |
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| Klebsiella |
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| common coliform found in soil |
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| Salmonella |
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| most all pathogenic, cause of typhoid fever (S. Typhi), cause of food poisoning |
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| Coliforms |
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| indicator organism for fermentative bacteria |
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| Dehalobacter restrictus |
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| Halogenated organic compound as a TEA, obligate anaerobe, gram -, rod, first discovered in Rhine River |
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| Desulfobacter |
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| Group 2 sulfate reducing bacteria, obligate anaerobes, gram -, straight rods, polar flagellation |
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| Desulfoibrio |
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| Group 1 sulfate reducing bacteria, obligate anaerobes, sulfur reducing, gram -, polar flagellation |
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| Geobacter |
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| Fe+3 as a TEA, uses a large variety of e- donors including haxardous organics (benzene, toluene) |
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| Brocodia |
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| representative genus for Anammox |
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| Thiobacillus |
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| Lithotroph, gram -, polar flagellated rods, acidophiles, most are autotrophs, obtains energy & e- from oxidation of S, get C from CO2, Fe oxidizing bacteria |
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| Methanotrophs |
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| – uses methane for food, CH4 serves as an e- donor & carbon |
