Tortora Micro Ch.11 Part B Proteobacteria

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What are the 5 classes of proteobacteria?

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Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon

"B-A-G-E-D"

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Alphaproteobacteria class includes what 3 "trophic" bacteria?

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1. Nitrogen-fixing bacteria
2. Chemoautotrophs
3. Chemoheterotrophs

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What are the 7 genera of the Alphaproteobacteria class (mentioned in powerpoint)?

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1. Azospirillum
2. Rhizobium
3. Acetobacter
4. Gluconobacter
5. Agrobacterium tumafaciens
6. Nitrobacter
7. Brucella

"GRAB ANA"

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What does the genus Azospirillum of the Alphaproteobacteria class do?

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Fixes nitrogen and is in symbiosis with grass

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What does the genus Rhizobium of the Alphaproteobacteria class do?

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Fixes nitrogen and is in symbiosis with legumes

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What's the similarity and difference between genus Azospirillum and genus Rhizobium of the Alphaproteobacteria class?

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Similarity: Both fix nitrogen

Difference:
- Azospirllium is found with grass
- Rhizobium is found with legumes

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What is the mnemonic for the genus of the Alphaproteobacteria class?

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GRAB ANA!

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Which genera of the Alphaproteobacteria class are acetic acid bacteria and produces vinegar?

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Acetobacter & Gluconobacter

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What does the genus Acetobacter & Gluconobacter of the Alphaproteobacteria class provide and what do they ferment?

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Provide industrial importance: Acetic acid (vinegar)

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Which 2 genera of the Alphaproteobacteria class cause diseases?

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Agrobacterium tumafaciens - Crown gall disease in plants

Brucella - Brucellosis (undulant fever) in humans and animals

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Which genus of the Alphaproteobacteria class causes crown gall disease in plants?

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Agrobacterium tumafaciens

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Which genus of the Alphaproteobacteria class is used to genetically engineer dicot plants?

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Agrobacterium tumafaciens

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Which genus of the Alphaproteobacteria class causes undulant fever in humans/animals and what is the technical term for the fever?

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Brucella causes Brucellosis (undulant fever) in humans and animals

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What does the genus nitrobacter of the Alphaproteobacteria class do?

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Oxidizes (removes ions) nitrogen compounds

NO2- to NO3-

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Which genus of the Alphaproteobacteria class is considered as nitrifying bacteria?

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Nitrobacter

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What are the 4 genus of the Betaproteobacteria class?

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Nitrosomonas
Thiobacillus
Neisseria
Zooglea

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What do Nitrosomonas of the Betaproteobacteria class do?

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Nitrification; important to the nitrogen cycle

NH4+ to NO2-

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What do Thiobacillus of the Betaproteobacteria class do?

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Sulphur oxidization

H2S S0 to (SO4)2-

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What do Neisseria of the Betaproteobacteria class do?

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Inhabits mucous membrane of mammals; Gonorrhea

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What do Zooglea of the Betaproteobacteria class do?

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Sewage treatment

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Which of the Betaproteobacteria class bacteria is important to the nitrogen cycle and nitrification?

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Nitrosomonas

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Which of the Betaproteobacteria class bacteria is a chemoautotroph?

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Thiobacillus

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Which of the Betaproteobacteria class bacteria causes gonorrhea?

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Neisseria

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Which of the Betaproteobacteria class bacteria provide sewage treatment?

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Zooglea

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Betaproteobacteria class include what 2 types of "trophic" bacteria?

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Chemoautotrophs
Chemoheterotrophs

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Out of all the proteobacteria phlya, which of them is the largest group?

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Gamma

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What are the 5 types of genera within the Gammaproteobacteria class?

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1. Pseudomonas
2. Azotobacter
3. Legionella
4. Vibrio
5. Enteric bacteria

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What does the genus Pseudomonas of the Gammaproteobacteria class do?

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Plant & animal pathogen - Urinary tract infection and sepsis

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What does the genus Azotobacter of the Gammaproteobacteria class do?

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Fixes nitrogen; free living

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What does the genus Legionella of the Gammaproteobacteria class do?

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Human pathogen - legionellosis causes pneumonia

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What does the genus Vibrio of the Gammaproteobacteria class do?

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Human pathogen

- V. cholerae causes cholera (vommiting and diarrhea)

- V. parahaemolyticus causes gastrointestinal illness

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Which genus of the Gammaproteobacteria class contain the species cholorae and parahaemolyticus?

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Vibrio

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Which of the genera of the Gammaproteobacteria class are pathogenic?

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1. Pseudomonas - Plant & human pathogen (UTI & Sepsis)

2. Legionella - Human pathogen (Pneumonia)

3. Vibrio - human pathogen (diarrhea & vomiting)

4. Enteric bacteria:
- Proteus (UTI)
- Yersenia (Plague)

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Name the 6 genera of enteric bacteria (according to the powerpoint) within the Gammaproteobacteria class.

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1. Salmonella
2. Escherichia
3. Enterobacter
4. Shigella
5. Yersinia
6. Proteus

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Which 2 genera of the Gammaproteobacteria class causes UTI and Sepsis?

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Pseudomonas & proteus (part of enteric family)

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Which genus of the Gammaproteobacteria class causes pneumonia?

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Legionella

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Which genus of the Gammaproteobacteria class causes food poisoning?

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Vibrio

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Which genus of the Gammaproteobacteria class is known as "the plague".

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Yersinia (part of the enteric family)

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What does the genus proteus (enteric family) of the Gammaproteobacteria class do?

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Human pathogen - UTI

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What does the genus Yersenia (enteric family) of the Gammaproteobacteria class also known as?

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"The Plague"

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The genus Desulfovibrio of the Deltaproteobacteria class does the reverse reaction of what genus and of what class?

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Reverse of the genus Thiobacillus of the Betaproteobacteria class

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The genus Bdellovibrio of the Deltaproteobacteria class does what?

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Predator of other bacteria; cause lysis of other gram (-) bacteria

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The genus Desulfovibrio of the Deltaproteobacteria class does what?

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Reduces sulphur

S0 or (SO4)2- to H2S

Reverse of thiobacillus

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Of the 2 genera of the Deltaproteobacteria class, which of them is a predator and causes lysis of other gram (-) bacteria?

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Bdellovibrio

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Of the 2 genera of the Deltaproteobacteria class, which of them is a sulfur reducing bacteria?

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Desulfovibrio

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The genus Desulfovibrio of the Deltaproteobacteria class uses what compound as an electron donor?

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Organic compound

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What are the 2 types of genera within the Deltaprotebacteria class (according to the powerpoint)?

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Bdellovibrio & Desulfovibrio

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What are the 2 types of genera within the Epsilonproteobacteria class?

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Campylobacter & Helicobacter

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What is the main morphology of the Epsilonproteobacteria class?

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Motile helical or vibroid (helical w/o complete turn)

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Name 2 types of species within the genus Campylobacter of the Epsilonproteobacteria class.

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1. C. fetus - abortion in animals

2. C. jejuni - food poisoning

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Which genus of the Epsilonproteobacteria class is microaerophilic?

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Campylobacter

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Which genus of the Epsilonproteobacteria class causes ulcer and stomach cancer?

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Helicobacter (H. pylori)

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The genus campylobacter of the Epsilonproteobacteria class causes what?

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C. fetus - abortion in animals

C. jejuni - food poisoning

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The genus Helicobacter of the Epsilonproteobacteria class causes what?

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Ulcer and stomach cancer