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30 Cards in this Set
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Anabaena
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filamentous cyanobacteria that produce both akinates AND heterocysts
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Bacillus Thuriginensis
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insecticide
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Chlamydia
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Pathogenic bacteria, causes STD and blindness
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Clostridium tetani
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Can remain dormant in soil for long periods of time, puncture wounds and endotoxin causes muscle spasms and cramps
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coronavirus
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accute respiratory infection which can be fatal in the elderly, emerging disease
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enterovirus
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acute viral infection of the central nervous system that can lead to paralysis and possibly death
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Escherichia coli
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e. coli; natural flora of the intestine
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filovirus
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Causes ebola, massive hemorrhaging and death
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HIV
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Human immuno virus, weakens immune system. death by infection or cancer
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Influenza
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historically a killer, but now has vaccine
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lactobacillus
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Commercially used for the curding of milk, yogurt production etc
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legionella
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flourishes in warm water, causes severe pneumonia
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merismopedia
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cyanobacteria in a sheet, arranged in sets of 8x8
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mycobacterium leprae
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infectious bacteria found in armidillos, causes leprosy
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mycobacterium tuberculosis
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highly infections pathogenic bacteria. spread by airborne droplets
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neisseria gonorrhoeae
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STD causes gonorrhea
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nostoc
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cyanobacteria with heterocysts, but not akinates
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oscillitoria
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no heterocysts or akinates. hollow cells
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prion
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proteins that may cause cruetzfeldt-jacob disease, or other serious brain disorders
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Purple Sulfer Bacteria
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source of mitochondria
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Rhabdovirus
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causes rabies, animal bite
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rhizobium
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plant roots, soybean nodules, nitrogen fixation
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rivulara
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Herercyst at end of each filament
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salmonella
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associated with uncooked poultry, causes food poisoning
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staphylococcus aureus
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infects wounds, boils and TSS occasional outbreaks in hospitals
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streptococcus pyogenes
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natural inhabitant of nose and throat, highly resistant to antibiotics
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streptomyces
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produce antibiotics
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treponema pallidum
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STD syphillis
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varicella zoster
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chickenpox
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variola
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historically a major killer, until a world wide vaccination campaign happened
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