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17 Cards in this Set
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taxonomy |
the science of the classification of organisms |
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three domains |
bacteria archaea eukarya |
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five kingdoms |
prokaryotae plantae protista animalia fungi |
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taxonomic heirarchy |
kingdom phylum class order family genus species (king philip comes over for gay sex) |
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bacterial species |
a group of closely related strains of bacteria |
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bacterial strain |
a group of bacteria derived from one single cell a colony |
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viruses |
acellular obligate instracellular parasites DNA or RNA, but not both |
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viral species |
a population of viruses with similar characteristics that occupies a particular ecological niche |
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biochemical tests |
catalase oxidase nitrate IMViC decarboxylase |
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serological tests |
reactions between microbes and specific antibodies ELISA western blot fluorescent ab testing |
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phage typing |
ID based on susceptibility to specific bacteriophage used for epidemiology |
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amino acid sequencing |
protein analysis |
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nucleic acid base composition |
DNA or rRNA |
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nucleic acid hybridization |
genetic probes |
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polymerase chain reaction (PCR) |
amplify microbial DNA |
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numerical taxonomy |
computerized analysis of various characteristics |
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Western Blot Testing |
confirmatory testing for HIV quick results (2-3 hours) |
