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32 Cards in this Set
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Rickettsia |
Gram Negative Proteobacteria Alphaproteobacteria Arthropod-borne, causes Rocky Mt. Spotted fever, obligate intracelluar parasite |
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Agrobacterium |
Gram Negative Proteobacteria Alphaproteobacteria Insert plasmid into plant cells, cause tumor-formation |
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Neisseria |
Gram Negative Proteobacteria Betaproteobacteria Diplococci, cause meningitis and gonorrhea |
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Bordatella |
Gram Negative Proteobacteria Betaproteobacteria Cause pertussis |
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Pseudomonas |
Gram Negative Proteobacteria Gammaproteobacteria Grow in disinfectants, cause infections in CF patients |
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Legionella |
Gram Negative Proteobacteria Gammaproteobacteria Found in water pipes, causes pneumonia |
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Coxiella |
Gram Negative Proteobacteria Gammaproteobacteria Causes Q fever, transmitted from animals in milk |
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Vibrio |
Gram Negative Proteobacteria Gammaproteobacteria Causes cholera, transmitted in water |
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Enterics |
Gram Negative Proteobacteria Gammaproteobacteria Escherichia, Salmonella, Shigella- cause diarrhea. Yersinia causes plague |
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Haemophilus |
Gram Negative Proteobacteria Gammaproteobacteria Needs blood products to grow, causes pneumonia |
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Deltaproteobacteria |
Gram Negative Proteobacteria |
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Campylobacter |
Gram Negative Proteobacteria Epsilonproteobacteria Causes diarrhea |
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Helicobacter |
Gram Negative Proteobacteria Epsilonproteobacteria Causes ulcers and stomach cancer |
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Cyanobacteria |
Gram Negative Non-Proteobacteria Photosynthetic, produces oxygen for atmosphere |
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Chlamydia |
Gram Negative Non-Proteobacteria Cause teaching, STI |
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Leptospira |
Gram Negative Non-Proteobacteria Carried in dogs 🐕 |
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Treponema |
Gram Negative Non-Proteobacteria Spirillum, causes syphillis |
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Bacteroides |
Gram Negative Non-Proteobacteria Anaerobic, causes abdominal abcesses |
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Fusobacterium |
Gram Negative Non-Proteobacteria Found in mouth |
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Clostridium |
Gram Positive Firmicutes (Low G+C) Bacilli, endospore producers, obligate anaerobes, causes tetanus, botulism |
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Bacillus |
Gram Positive Firmicutes (Low G+C) Endospore producers, aerotolerant anaerobes, cause anthrax, diarrhea |
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Staphylococcus |
Gram Positive Firmicutes (Low G+C) Causes skin infections |
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Enterococcus |
Gram Positive Firmicutes (Low G+C) Main gram-positive in intestinal tract |
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Listeria |
Gram Positive Firmicutes (Low G+C) Causes spontaneous abortions in pregnant women |
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Mycoplasm |
Gram Positive Firmicutes (Low G+C) Lack cell wall, cause pneumonia |
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Corynebacterium |
Gram Positive Firmicutes (High G+C) Actinobacteria Cause diphtheria |
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Gardnerella |
Gram Positive Firmicutes (High G+C) Actinobacteria Cause vaginitits |
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Mycobacteria |
Gram Positive Firmicutes (High G+C) Actinobacteria Acid-fast, cause TB |
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Propionibacteria |
Gram Positive Firmicutes (High G+C) Actinobacteria Cause acne |
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Streptomyces |
Gram Positive Firmicutes (High G+C) Actinobacteria Produce antibiotics |
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Lactobacilli |
Gram Positive Firmicutes (Low G+C) Good bacteria, used to make yogurt |
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Streptococcus |
Gram Positive Firmicutes (Low G+C) Cause pneumonia, strep throat |
