Describe Proteobacteria (generally)
Gram negative; outer membrane composed mainly of lipopolysaccharides; all oligotrophs
Gram negative; anaerobic, rod-shaped opportunistic; 2 main families
Gram negative; photosynthetic, thicker than normal peptidoglycan wall (10-700nm); single, multicellular, and colonial cells; pilli/fimbrae
Gram negative; double membrane with axial filaments in between for movement; facultative anaerobes
Gram positive; pathogens able to invade; split into high and low G+C content groups
Describe Cyanobacteria.
Describe Firmicutes
Describe Spirochetes
Describe Fusobacteria
Which of the following ARE NOT a reason for the division of Proteobacteria into subphyla?
Metabolic preference
Oxygen requirements
ecological niches
Cellular characteristics
rRNA sequences
Method of motility
Pathogenicity
What phylum is Borrelia burgdorferi from? What are the features of this species?
Spirochetes: it causes Lymes Disease, spiral in shape
Fusobacteria: It occurs in healthy younger populations causing peritansillar abscesses
Proteobacteria: rod-shaped, motile, facultative anaerobe, food-born pathogen
Firmicutes: has non-replication phases, modifies by metabolic remodeling, reproduces inside epithelial cells
Cyanobacteria: blue-green algae, anti-inflammatory, can prevent several bodily issues such as cancer, anemia, and obesity.
What phylum is Spirulina from? What describes it?
What phylum is Mycobacterium tuberculosis from? What are its features?
What Phylum is Salmonella enterica from? What are its features?
What phylum is F. necrophorum from? What are its features?