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24 Cards in this Set
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(Spirochetes) Treponema and Borrelia
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Chemoorganotrophic
Free living: saprophytes Pathogens |
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(Spiral and curved) Campylobacter
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Chemoorganotrophic
Freeliving: saprophytes Pathogens |
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(Gram neg. rod) Pseudomonas
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Chemoorganotrophic
Ubiquitous in nature |
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(Gram neg. rod) Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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Chemoorganotrophic
Inhabits urogenital tract |
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(Gram neg. rod) Neisseria meningitidis
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Chemoorganotrophic
Inhabits upper respiratory tract |
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(Gram neg. rod) Francisella tularensis, how is it transmitted
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-Chemoorganotrophic
-Pathogens of bloodstreams and lymph nodes -Transmission: small cuts; pores of unbroken skin; contact with infected blood from small game |
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(Gram neg. rod) Enterobacteriaceae, how is it transmitted
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-Chemoorganotrophic
-Coliform -Oral-fecal route, food/water borne transmission |
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(Gram neg. rod) Vibrionceae, how is Yesina pestis, Salmonella enteritidis/typhi, and Vibrio parahaemolyticus transmitted
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-Chemoorganotrophic
-Yesina: fleas + respiratory -Salmonella: Oral-fecal route, food/water borne transmission -Vibrio: Seafood-acquired gastroenteritis |
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(Gram neg. rod) Bacteroides
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-Chemoorganotrophic
-Numerous in intestine (most common bacteria in colon) -Transmission: internal wounds - knife, gunshot, ulcers |
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Rickettsia
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-Fastidious
-Obligate intracellular parasites -Transmission: insect vectors required |
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Chlamydia
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-Fastidious
-Obligate intracellular parasite -Steals energy from host cell (energy parasite) -Transmission: interpersonal contact (STD: mucus membrane to mucus membrane) + airborne |
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Mycoplasma
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-Fastidious
-Saprophytic or pathogenic |
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L-Forms: Protoplasts + Spheroplasts
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-Induced in lab with antibiotics
-Fastidious |
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Staphylococcus
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-Chemoorganotrophic
-Habitat: Nasopharynx + skin |
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Streptococcus
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-Chemoorganotrophic
-Nasopharynx + urogenital |
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Bacillus
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-Chemoorganotrophic
-Habitat: found in soil, water |
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Clostridium
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-Chemoorganotrophic
-Habitat: found in soil; marine + fresh water sediments; intestinal tract of humans + other animals |
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Mycobacterium
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-Chemoorganotrophic
-Pathogenic species are fastidious |
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Purple/Green-sulfur bacteria
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-Photolithotrophic
-Habitat: aquatic -Anaerobic photosynthesis -Releases CO2 |
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Caulobacter
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-Chemoorganotrophic
-Habitat: aquatic: fresh water containing low levels of organic material (clean water) |
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Spaerotilus
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-Chemoorganotrophic
-Habitat: Aquatic: fresh water contaminated with sewage or wastewater |
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Cytophaga
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-Chemoorganotrophic
-Predatory (Pathogens of bacteria) |
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Archaeobacteria
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-Chemolithotrophic
-Habitat: ubiquitous in nature (soil, water), animal (colon), and extreme environments) |
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Cyanobacteria
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-Photolithotrophic
-Photosynthetic -Nitrogen fixation -Habitat: Aquatic; fresh and marine water; moist soil -Symbiotic relationship (mutualism); fungus (support safe habitat) + BG algae (glucose, nutrient) |