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Aquificae facts |
*deepest branches of bacteria domain *Members of Aquificae are hyperthermophilic, H2 oxidizing, chemolithotrophs *Found in active geothermal areas *Oxygen is used as an electron acceptor *Reversal of TCA cycle is used to fix CO2 |
There's 5 Bacteria domain What do they oxidize, ___philic, ____trophs Where are they found What electron acceptor What to fix CO2 |
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Thermotogae facts |
*have an outer sheath-like envelope that can extend out from the end of the cell *Are anaerobic hyperthermophilic fermenters *24% coding genome similar to archaea |
There's 3 Outer part What kind of fermenters What % coding |
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Green nonsulfur bacteria |
*Thermophiles perform photosynthesis using bacteriochlorophylls *Filamentous, thermophilic, and associated with cyanobacteria *Grow aerobically as a chemoheterotroph *CO2 fixation is neither the Calvin cycle nor a reversal of TCA cycle |
There's 4 Photosynthesis using what Associated with How do they grow CO2 fixation |
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Deinococci facts |
*thermus aquaticus, thermophilic chemoorganoheterotroph, source of Taq polymerase. *Highly resistant to radiation because it has multiple and very efficient DNA repair mechanisms *A polyextremophile resistant to dessication, radiation, temperature, and acidity *Lives in soil *Aerobic heterotrophs |
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Spirochaetes facts |
*chemoheterotrophic bacteria have a long flexible helical shape *Are anaerobic or aerobic *Can use carbohydrates, amino acids, fatty acids as carbon and energy sources *Ecologically diverse *Can fix nitrogen *Form symbiotic relationship in termite and roach gut, and digestive tract or oral cavities in humans |
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What does Treponema pallidum cause |
Syphilis |
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What does Borrelia burgdoreferi cause |
Lyme disease |
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Green sulfur bacteria facts |
*performs anoxygenic photosynthesis using bacteriochlorophylls *Use H2S as electron source *Depositing S granules outside their cells *Use a reversal of TCA cycle rather than Calvin cycle to fix CO2 |
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Phylum Bacteroides; Bacteroides facts |
*anaerobic chemoheterotrophs *Produce organic acids as product of fermentation *Grow in oral cavities and digestive tract in humans *Benefit host by degrading pectin, cellulose, and other complex carbohydrates *some are infectious and cause abdominal, pelvic, pulmonary, and blood infections |
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Phylum bacteriodetes; flavobacteria facts |
*common in aquatic habitats *Pathogens in fish |
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Phylum Bacteriodetes; cytophaga facts |
*long slender Gram negative rods that glide *Aerobes that degrade polysaccharide *Soil members digest cellulose pectin, chitin, and keratin *Important in mineralization |
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Cytophaga columnaris can cause disease in what animal |
Freshwater and marine fish |
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Phylum Planctomycetes facts |
*spherical or oral *Cells don't contain peptidoglycan *Cytoplasm is compartmentalized *Nuclear body is membrane bound *Life cycle consists of a sessile cell that attach to a stalk bud and swim before attaching and reproducing |
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Phylum Chlamydiae facts |
*consist of intracellular parasites *Grows and reproduce within host cell *2 stages of life, inactive dispersal, and active reproductive stage |
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Pathogen Chlamydiae tracgomatis causes what in humans |
Trachoma when affects the cornea |
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Pathogen Chlamydia psittaci causes what in humans and birds |
Psittacosis (pneumonia like disease) |
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Chlamydia pneumoniae causes what |
Pneumonia |
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Cyanobacteria facts |
*Uses chlorophyll a to carry out oxygenic photosynthesis *Largest group of photosynthetic bacteria *Some chemoheterotrophs grow slowly in the dark by oxidizing glucose *Consist of chlorophyll a, photosystem 2, and use phycobilins as pigments |
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Heterocysts are often used by what to fix nitrogen |
Filamentous cyanobacteria |
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Prochlorophytes fact |
*closely related to chloroplasts *Have chlorophyll a and b *Lack phycobilin pigments |
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Heterocysts contribute fixed nitrogen to vegetative cells in the form of what |
Amino acid glutamate |
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Cyanobacteria are symbionts with what |
Fungi, protozoa, and plants |
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