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Module 5

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____Manual categorizes bacteria into taxa based on rRNA sequences
Bergey's
___ functions as part of the small sub unit of the ribosome of prokaryotes and from whose sequence evolutionary information can be obtained.
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Prokaryotic organisms are classified into two domains:
bacteria and archebacteria
___ and Gluconobacter convert ethanol tinto acetic acid
acetobacter (Alphaproteobacteria)
How are rickettsias trasmitted from one host to another?
ticks
Members of the phylum Proteobacteria are gram-
negative
Members of the genus ___ found in low- nutrient aquatic environmets. They fature stalks that achor the organisms ot surfaces. Wat is tthe competatve adventages provided by attacng to a surface?
Caulobacter:
Know the organisms that can fix nitrogen
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For Sphaerotilus how does the sheath help the cell?
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in what other place in the body do you often find fusobacterium?
gingival crevice of the gums
What physioogical characteistic of Clostridium makes it a problem in contamination of deep wounds?
endospores
What structure is made by both Clostridium and Bacillus?
endospores
How does the structure of Streptococcus differ from Stalphlococcus?
Streptococcus=chains
Stalphlococcus= grape like
Compare and contrast Pseudomonas and E. coli
Pseudomonas: strict aerobe, oxidative metabolism, polar flagella
E. coli: facultive anaerobe, fermantative metabolism, peritritrous flagella
Name bacteria that can cause the nosocomial infections.
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How can the cell structure of mycoplasmas account from their pleomorphism
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