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54 Cards in this Set
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What are the 5 classes of proteobacteria?
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Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon
"B-A-G-E-D" |
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Alphaproteobacteria class includes what 3 "trophic" bacteria?
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1. Nitrogen-fixing bacteria
2. Chemoautotrophs 3. Chemoheterotrophs |
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What are the 7 genera of the Alphaproteobacteria class (mentioned in powerpoint)?
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1. Azospirillum
2. Rhizobium 3. Acetobacter 4. Gluconobacter 5. Agrobacterium tumafaciens 6. Nitrobacter 7. Brucella "GRAB ANA" |
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What does the genus Azospirillum of the Alphaproteobacteria class do?
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Fixes nitrogen and is in symbiosis with grass
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What does the genus Rhizobium of the Alphaproteobacteria class do?
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Fixes nitrogen and is in symbiosis with legumes
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What's the similarity and difference between genus Azospirillum and genus Rhizobium of the Alphaproteobacteria class?
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Similarity: Both fix nitrogen
Difference: - Azospirllium is found with grass - Rhizobium is found with legumes |
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What is the mnemonic for the genus of the Alphaproteobacteria class?
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GRAB ANA!
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Which genera of the Alphaproteobacteria class are acetic acid bacteria and produces vinegar?
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Acetobacter & Gluconobacter
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What does the genus Acetobacter & Gluconobacter of the Alphaproteobacteria class provide and what do they ferment?
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Provide industrial importance: Acetic acid (vinegar)
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Which 2 genera of the Alphaproteobacteria class cause diseases?
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Agrobacterium tumafaciens - Crown gall disease in plants
Brucella - Brucellosis (undulant fever) in humans and animals |
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Which genus of the Alphaproteobacteria class causes crown gall disease in plants?
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Agrobacterium tumafaciens
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Which genus of the Alphaproteobacteria class is used to genetically engineer dicot plants?
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Agrobacterium tumafaciens
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Which genus of the Alphaproteobacteria class causes undulant fever in humans/animals and what is the technical term for the fever?
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Brucella causes Brucellosis (undulant fever) in humans and animals
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What does the genus nitrobacter of the Alphaproteobacteria class do?
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Oxidizes (removes ions) nitrogen compounds
NO2- to NO3- |
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Which genus of the Alphaproteobacteria class is considered as nitrifying bacteria?
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Nitrobacter
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What are the 4 genus of the Betaproteobacteria class?
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Nitrosomonas
Thiobacillus Neisseria Zooglea |
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What do Nitrosomonas of the Betaproteobacteria class do?
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Nitrification; important to the nitrogen cycle
NH4+ to NO2- |
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What do Thiobacillus of the Betaproteobacteria class do?
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Sulphur oxidization
H2S S0 to (SO4)2- |
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What do Neisseria of the Betaproteobacteria class do?
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Inhabits mucous membrane of mammals; Gonorrhea
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What do Zooglea of the Betaproteobacteria class do?
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Sewage treatment
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Which of the Betaproteobacteria class bacteria is important to the nitrogen cycle and nitrification?
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Nitrosomonas
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Which of the Betaproteobacteria class bacteria is a chemoautotroph?
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Thiobacillus
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Which of the Betaproteobacteria class bacteria causes gonorrhea?
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Neisseria
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Which of the Betaproteobacteria class bacteria provide sewage treatment?
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Zooglea
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Betaproteobacteria class include what 2 types of "trophic" bacteria?
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Chemoautotrophs
Chemoheterotrophs |
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Out of all the proteobacteria phlya, which of them is the largest group?
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Gamma
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What are the 5 types of genera within the Gammaproteobacteria class?
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1. Pseudomonas
2. Azotobacter 3. Legionella 4. Vibrio 5. Enteric bacteria |
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What does the genus Pseudomonas of the Gammaproteobacteria class do?
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Plant & animal pathogen - Urinary tract infection and sepsis
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What does the genus Azotobacter of the Gammaproteobacteria class do?
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Fixes nitrogen; free living
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What does the genus Legionella of the Gammaproteobacteria class do?
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Human pathogen - legionellosis causes pneumonia
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What does the genus Vibrio of the Gammaproteobacteria class do?
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Human pathogen
- V. cholerae causes cholera (vommiting and diarrhea) - V. parahaemolyticus causes gastrointestinal illness |
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Which genus of the Gammaproteobacteria class contain the species cholorae and parahaemolyticus?
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Vibrio
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Which of the genera of the Gammaproteobacteria class are pathogenic?
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1. Pseudomonas - Plant & human pathogen (UTI & Sepsis)
2. Legionella - Human pathogen (Pneumonia) 3. Vibrio - human pathogen (diarrhea & vomiting) 4. Enteric bacteria: - Proteus (UTI) - Yersenia (Plague) |
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Name the 6 genera of enteric bacteria (according to the powerpoint) within the Gammaproteobacteria class.
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1. Salmonella
2. Escherichia 3. Enterobacter 4. Shigella 5. Yersinia 6. Proteus |
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Which 2 genera of the Gammaproteobacteria class causes UTI and Sepsis?
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Pseudomonas & proteus (part of enteric family)
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Which genus of the Gammaproteobacteria class causes pneumonia?
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Legionella
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Which genus of the Gammaproteobacteria class causes food poisoning?
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Vibrio
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Which genus of the Gammaproteobacteria class is known as "the plague".
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Yersinia (part of the enteric family)
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What does the genus proteus (enteric family) of the Gammaproteobacteria class do?
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Human pathogen - UTI
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What does the genus Yersenia (enteric family) of the Gammaproteobacteria class also known as?
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"The Plague"
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The genus Desulfovibrio of the Deltaproteobacteria class does the reverse reaction of what genus and of what class?
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Reverse of the genus Thiobacillus of the Betaproteobacteria class
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The genus Bdellovibrio of the Deltaproteobacteria class does what?
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Predator of other bacteria; cause lysis of other gram (-) bacteria
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The genus Desulfovibrio of the Deltaproteobacteria class does what?
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Reduces sulphur
S0 or (SO4)2- to H2S Reverse of thiobacillus |
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Of the 2 genera of the Deltaproteobacteria class, which of them is a predator and causes lysis of other gram (-) bacteria?
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Bdellovibrio
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Of the 2 genera of the Deltaproteobacteria class, which of them is a sulfur reducing bacteria?
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Desulfovibrio
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The genus Desulfovibrio of the Deltaproteobacteria class uses what compound as an electron donor?
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Organic compound
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What are the 2 types of genera within the Deltaprotebacteria class (according to the powerpoint)?
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Bdellovibrio & Desulfovibrio
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What are the 2 types of genera within the Epsilonproteobacteria class?
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Campylobacter & Helicobacter
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What is the main morphology of the Epsilonproteobacteria class?
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Motile helical or vibroid (helical w/o complete turn)
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Name 2 types of species within the genus Campylobacter of the Epsilonproteobacteria class.
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1. C. fetus - abortion in animals
2. C. jejuni - food poisoning |
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Which genus of the Epsilonproteobacteria class is microaerophilic?
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Campylobacter
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Which genus of the Epsilonproteobacteria class causes ulcer and stomach cancer?
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Helicobacter (H. pylori)
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The genus campylobacter of the Epsilonproteobacteria class causes what?
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C. fetus - abortion in animals
C. jejuni - food poisoning |
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The genus Helicobacter of the Epsilonproteobacteria class causes what?
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Ulcer and stomach cancer
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