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16 Cards in this Set
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Which of the 2 phyla, of the gram (+) bacteria domain, contains a low G + C?
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Firmicutes
"Firm" = soft = low |
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Which of the 2 phyla, of the gram (+) bacteria domain, contains a high G + C?
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Actinobacteria
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Name the 7 genera within the phylum firmicutes.
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1. Clostridium
2. Bacillus 3. Lactic acid bacteria (general) 4. Staphylococcus 5. Enterococcus 6. Listeria 7. Streptococcus "B-L-E-S-S C" |
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Of the 7 genera within the phylum firmicutes, which are human pathogens?
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Staphylococcus
Enterococcus Listeria Streptococcus |
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From the genus Listeria, which species causes abortion and still births in humans?
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L. monocytogenes
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Within the phyla firmicutes, what does Lysteria monocytogenes do?
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Cause abortion and still births
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Of the 7 genera within the phylum firmicutes, which are spore forming?
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Clostridium
Bacillus |
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Name the 3 genera within the phylum Actinobacteria.
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1. Mycobacteria
2. Corynebacteria 3. Actinomycetes "M-A-C" |
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Of the 3 genera within the phylum Actinobacteria, which causes tuberculosis?
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Mycobacteria
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Of the 3 genera within the phylum Actinobacteria, which causes diptheria?
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Corynebacteria
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Of the 3 genera within the phylum Actinobacteria, which causes actinomycosis?
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Actinomycetes
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From the phylum Actinobacteria, what does the genus Mycobacteria cause?
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Tuberculosis
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From the phylum Actinobacteria, what does the genus Corynebacteria cause?
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Diphtheria
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From the phylum Actinobacteria, what does the genus Actinomycosis cause?
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Actinomycosis
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Which disease causes an infection that attacks the throat and nose by forming a membrane over the throat and tonsils, which makes it hard to swallow?
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Diphtheria - Corynebacteria (genus)
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Which disease causes an infection by the formation of abscesses on the face and neck?
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Actinomycosis - Actinomycetes (genus)
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