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Enteric Mixed acid fermenters
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E. coli, Salmonella, Shigella, Proteus, Yersinia
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Enteric 2,3-butanediol producers
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Serratia, Erwinia, Klebsiella
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Enteric Coliforms
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Indicate fecal contamination
- E. coli, Salmonella, Shigella
- E. coli, Salmonella, Shigella
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Pseudomonads soils and water
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Gammaproteobacteria
- aerobic
- pseudomonas
- Azotobacter
- aerobic
- pseudomonas
- Azotobacter
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pseudomonas
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diverse use of carbon
- assimilation plasmids
- saprophyte and pathogens
- assimilation plasmids
- saprophyte and pathogens
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Azotobacter
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free living Nitrogen fixer
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Chlamydia
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obligate intracellular parasites (does not produce ATP)
- G(-)
- G(-)
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NGU
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most common STD
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Treponema pallidum
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- spirochetes
- syphilis
- syphilis
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Borrelia burgdorferi
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(Lymes disease)
- zoonotic by a
deer tick
- Spirochete
- zoonotic by a
deer tick
- Spirochete
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Spirochetes
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- Commensal in the oral cavity
• Occurs in soil, and water
• Occurs in soil, and water
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Vibrio
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found in fresh or salt water
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Vibro cholera
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causes cholaera from fecal
contaminated water
contaminated water
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus
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foodborne enteritis from
shellfish
shellfish
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Pasteurella
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animal pathogen (pneumonia in cats &
dogs)
dogs)
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Haemophilus influenza
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ear infections
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Haemophilus aegyptius
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pinkeye
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Endospore forming, Low G/C (Guanine + Cytosine) G(+) groups
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Bacillus, Clostridium
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Aerobic endospore forming, Low G/C (Guanine + Cytosine) G(+) group
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Bacillus
- Bacillus anthracis
- Bacillus anthracis
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Anaerobic endospore forming, Low G/C (Guanine + Cytosine) G(+) group
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Clostridium
- Clostridium botulinum,
C. tetani, C. difficle
- Clostridium botulinum,
C. tetani, C. difficle
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Low G/C (Guanine + Cytosine) Gram Positive: Fermentative Non Sporeformers
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• Staphylococcus aureus
• Streptococcus mutans
• Lactobacillus delbruecki
• Streptococcus mutans
• Lactobacillus delbruecki
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Staphylococcus aureus
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catalase +
coagulase +
coagulase +
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Streptococcus mutans
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catalase -
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Lactobacillus delbruecki
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homofermentative
- yogurt
- yogurt
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High G + C (Guanine + Cytosine) Gram-Positive Bacteria
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rod-shaped cells and filamentous bacteria
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Corynebacterium
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frequent animal and plant pathogens
or saprophytic
or saprophytic
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Propionibacterium
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human skin and
swiss cheese (produces propionic acid)
swiss cheese (produces propionic acid)
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Actinomycetes
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• Mycobacterium
• Actinomyces
• Frankia
• Streptomyces:
• Actinomyces
• Frankia
• Streptomyces:
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Mycobacterium
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human pathogens (acid fast)
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Frankia
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- symbiotic with alder trees
- fixes N2
- fixes N2
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Streptomyces
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- prevalent in alkaline soils
- produces most of our antibiotics
- Filimentous
- produces most of our antibiotics
- Filimentous
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Mycoplasma
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- wall-less bacteria
- resistant to penicillin
- All are pathogenic
- Ex: Mycoplasma pneumoniae (atypical pneumonia)
- resistant to penicillin
- All are pathogenic
- Ex: Mycoplasma pneumoniae (atypical pneumonia)