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25 Cards in this Set
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Hyperthermophiles |
In the ocean, live in extremely hot climates |
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Thermophiles |
Hot temperature |
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Mesophiles |
Most pathogens, flora, human body temp range |
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Psychrotrophs |
Mostly cold, storage temp |
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Psychrophiles |
Very very cold climate |
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pH 1 |
Acidic |
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pH 14 |
Basic |
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Acidophiles |
Tolerant if low pH |
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Buffers |
Resist pH change, weak acids or bases |
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Hypertonic |
More solute on the outside |
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Obligate halophiles |
Require high salt to live |
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Facultative halophiles |
Do not require high salt but can live in it |
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Nitrobacter |
Convert N2 to usable ammonium |
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Trace elements |
Cofactors for enzymes: potassium, magnesium, iron, copper, zinc |
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Obligate aerobes |
Require O2 |
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Facultative aerobes |
Like O2 the most but don't necessarily need it |
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Obligate anaerobes |
Die in the presence of O2 |
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Aerotolerant anaerobes |
Growth is even, doesn't even care about O2 |
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Microareophilic aerobes |
Need O2 but in small amounts |
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Singlet oxygen |
Normal O2 |
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Superoxide free radicals |
O2 that is missing an electron, they steal from anything |
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Peroxides |
Used by specialized immune cells, very toxic to DNA, made from the breakdown of other oxygens |
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Ozone |
Cannot persist, passing O2 through electricity, ozone takes **** out of the air |
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Enzyme that protects against oxygen |
Superoxide dismutase |
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Enzyme that deals with peroxide |
Catalase |
