Microbiology...2Nd Test

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Acetobactor Aceti

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found in:
causes:
...you can make vinegars with it...Pasteur found it

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Anabaena Azollae

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found in:
causes:"Red Tide"
...photosynthetic (used in the process of photosynthesis in plants)...there are not too many pathogens. (Blue/Green)

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Archaeobacteria (aka the "old bacberia")

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found in:
causes:
...unique...doesn't look like anything else.
-3 characteristics:
1.methanobacterium, and methanosarcina-...made from poopie.
2.halofiles (organism that requires a salty environment)...salt-loving, grown in 15-20% sodium chloride.=Dead Sea, and Salt Lake.
3. Thermo-acetophiles. (archaebacteria that thrive in strongly acidic environments at high temperatures)...love HIGH temps, and low pH.

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Azotobacter Chroococcum

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found in:
causes:
...Nitrogen fixer...puts Nitrogen back into the soil...helps grow cash plants like soy, beans, and alfalfa that take Nitrogen out of the soil. (every other season...)

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Bacillus Anthracis

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found in:
causes:
...biological warfare agent (Anthrax)
...shape:large rod

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Bacillus Subtilis

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found in: dirt, air/non-pathogenic (you can breathe it in, or bathe in it, and it wont hurt you.)
causes:
...larger rod...we use it in lab all the time (B Sub.)

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Bacteroides fragilis

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found in: intestinal tract
causes:
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Bordetella Pertussis

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found in:
causes:
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Borrelia Burgdorferi

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found in:
causes:"lime disease"...transmitted by ticks, and causes a flu-like symptoms/fever...
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Canida Albicans

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found in:
causes:Vaginal Yeast Infection, "THRUSH", and the 1st symptoms of aids
...treatment" diflucan

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Chlamydia Trachomatis

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found in: STD
causes: named for "Traucoma" of the eye; in India, Africa...eyes are puffy and dripping...don't see traucoma in U.S...more likely to see STD's in the U.S...Organism and Chlamydia share O.I.P's (obligar intracellular particles)
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Clostridium Botulinum

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found in:
causes:
...MOST TOXIC organism known to man...has spores which make it very resistant.

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Clostridium Difficile

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found in:
causes:A.A.P.M.C...anti-biotic associated pseudo-membrane colitis
...O.D. of oral anti-biotics...if you wipd out all of the white blood cells, these guys get going, and attack you
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Clostridium Perfringens

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found in:tissues that are breaking down...common in poopie, and in your GUT
shape:medium-large rod
causes:GAS GANGRENE
...anaerobic (can survive without oxygen)

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Clostridium Tetani

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found in:deep wounds
causes:Tetanus, tetani spasms
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Corynebacterium Diptheriae

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found in:
causes:diptheria
...we have all had the DPT vaccine...(Diptheria, Whooping Cough, and Tetanus)

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Entomeba Histolytica

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found in:
causes:
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Escherichia Coli

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found in: POOPIE
causes: dihaerrea
...very common in the south..."Traveler's dihaerrea"

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Helicobacter Pylori

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found in:
causes: Ulcers
...it's a bacterium...treat it with antibacteria

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Histoplasma Capsulatum

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found in: pigeon poop
causes:if you breathe it in, it goes into your lungs...HISTOPLASMOSIS
...AIDS..."Thrush," and histoplasmosis.
...a fungus

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Legionella Pneumophila

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found in: polluted water
causes: pneumonia
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Methanobacterium, AND Methanosarcina

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found in: made from POOPIE.
causes:
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Microsporum Canis

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found in:pets
causes: Ringworm of the arm.
...It's a mold: localized infection

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Mycobacterium Leprae

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found in:
causes:Leprosy
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Mycoplasma Pneumoniae

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found in:
causes: "walking pneumonia," respiratory problems, and PAP: primary atypical pneumonia
...common during Jan, Feb,...when you're sick, but not really enough to go to the doc.

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Nitrobacter Winogradskyi

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found in:
causes:
...chemoautotrophic:...obtains its nourishment through the oxidation of inorganic chemical compounds as opposed to photosynthesis

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Nitrococcus

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found in:
causes:
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Penicillium Notatum

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found in:
causes:
...MOLD used to produce penicillin.
...color=blue/green

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Penicillium Roqueforti

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found in:found in blue cheese dressing
causes:
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Rickettsia Rickettsii

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found in: Ticks (tick-bourne disease)
causes: Rocky-Mountain-Spotted-fever
...Prokaryotic cell.

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Rizobium Leguminosarum

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found in: Roots of plants
causes: Ammonia
... Symbiotic Nitrogen fixer...but requires a plant.

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Saccharomyces Carlsbergensis

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found in:
causes:
...multi-cellular fungi

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Saccaromyces Cervisiae

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found in:
causes:
...multi-cellular fungi
...non-pathogenic
...used for food and WINE.

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makes you curvy...

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Salmonella Choleraesuis

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found in: POOPIE, and polluted drinking water
causes:
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Shigella Dysenteriae

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found in: Food at STreet vendors in foriegn countries.
causes:Cholera, "Rice-water stools," Typhoid fever, Gastro-Intestinal Infection (GI) "Montezuma's Revenge"
...caused many deaths in the Civil WAr..poop in the streams that the soldiers would drink.
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Staphlococcus Aureus

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found in: boils and blisters w/puss
causes: Pheumoniae, T.S.S., food poisoning, and Cellulitis
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STaphylococcus Epidermis

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found in: skin
causes:
...stops pathogens (to stop them, you have to burn them.) Isolation of the pathogens so you don't get infected
...Round...spirokeates.

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STreptococcus Pneumoniae

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found in:
causes: pneumoniae, Diarrhea
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Strepptocuccus pyogenes

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found in:
causes: Strepp throat, and Scarlet fever. (childhood fever.)
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Toxoplasma Gondii

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found in: Animals
causes: Toxoplasmosis...animal diseases that can be given to men.
...pregnant women get it from cats..and so do AIDS patients.

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Treponema Pallidum

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found in:
causes: STD
..."blue nose disease"
...Spiro-sheaths

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Vibrio Cholerae

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found in:
causes: Herpes, dehydration, and death.
...CUrved Rod.

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Yersinia Pestis

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found in:
causes:
..."plague doctor"

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waht is a viroid?

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An infectious particle, similar to but smaller than a virus, that consists solely of a strand of RNA and is capable of causing disease in plants.

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What is a Prion?

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a microscopic piece of protein...similar to a virus...that is thought to induce degenerative neurologial diseases.

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What is "Scrapie"?

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A disease common in sheep that causes them to "scrape" against fences and barns. (cjdrypsfeld jacob disease-MADCOW DISEASE)

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Can microorganisms survive in blood?

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NO...

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extremifile

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organism that can stand extreme temperatures...but NOT LAVA

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Name 6 reasons why to study micro:

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1.ubiquitous districution...THEY ARE EVERYWHERE
2.Ideal experimental subjects...they are easy to work with
3.They cause a variety of disease
4.They play a crucial role in nature (N fixation etc)
5.Role in genetic engineering...genetic cloning
6.They are a possible source of food...(yeast = bread)

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What is the most well-known Prokaryotic organism?

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ECOLI

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What is the most well-known Eukaryotic organism?

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yeast.

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What is an auto-trobe?

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An organism capable of synthesizing its own food from inorganic substances, using light or chemical energy.

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What is a Hetero-troph

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organic carbon...An organism that cannot synthesize its own food and is dependent on complex organic substances for nutrition.

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Entomeba histolytica

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"Hershey's squirts"

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What is simple staining?

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using only one reagant

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which type of staining is a positive change.

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Basic Stain.

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WHich type of staining is a negative change?

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Acidic stain

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Which type of staining brings no type of change to an organism?

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Neutral stain

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How does staining work?

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when staining, use a stain with an opposite charge of an organism...because opposites attract and the dye will stick

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Who discovered the Gram Stain?

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Christian Gram

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which type of stain did Erlich use to discover the syphillus vaccine?

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Acid-fast staining....

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Waht color are cells if they are acid-fast?

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they are Red

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Waht color are cells if they are not acid-fast?

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Blue

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Which is the only type of cell able to perform Nitrogen-Fixation?

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Prokaryotic

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Which type of Organism is able to grow at high temperatures? (extreme thermophilly)

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Prokaryotic

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Chemoautotrophy

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get energy from the oxidation of inorganic substances, and get Carbon from CO2.

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Which type of cell is Poly Beta Hydroxy Butyric Acid (PBH) found?

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PHB is found only in Prokaryotic cells.

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How do you stain spores?

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boil them.