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
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