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– entericibacteria – gut
G(-), facultative, ferment to acid
- Salmonella, Shigella, Klebsiella, E. Coli, proteus, Yesinea (plaque), Erwinea (plants), food poisoning, diarrhea, UTI, pneumonia |
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parasite, have complex nutritional needs (fastidious)
- P. haemolytica
- Hemophilus influenza (not flu, this is bacteria) – pneumonia, STD, arthritis |
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| vibrio cholera – cause cholera |
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– long cell, G(-), chemoheterotrophs, use enterodoudoroff, fluorescent group
- P. putida – degrader of xenobiotics (oil spill example)
- P. fluorescens – plant pathogen
- P. aeroginosa – wound infections, UTI, meningitis, cystic fibrosis |
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| – oxidize S’ --> SO4, Sulfur granules, Beggiata, sediments |
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methylomenes oxidize = CH4 > Methanol -----------> formaldehyde
Methane oxidizers |
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because it "accepts" electrons, it is also called a terminal electron acceptor.
Oxidants are usually chemical elements or substances with elements in high oxidation numbers (e.g., H2O2, MnO−4, CrO3, Cr2O2−7, OsO4) or highly electronegative substances/elements that can gain one or two extra electrons by oxidizing an element or substance (O, F, Cl, Br). |
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