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Microbes for Exam 1

For Walker's Summer 09 class

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Azotobacter vinelandii Oval, Gram -, non-symbiotic nitrogen fixation
Bacillus anthracis Bacillus, Gram +, causes Anthrax, *spore forming*
Borrelia burgdorferi Spirochete, Gram -, causes Lyme disease
Corynebacterium diphtheriae Pleomorphic rods, Gram +, causes diphtheria
Clostridium botulinum Bacillus, Gram +, causes botulism, *spore forming*
Clostridium tetani Bacillus, Gram +, causes tetanus
Escherichia coli Bacillus (coliform), Gram -, usually non-pathogenic but there are some enteropathogenic strains (O157 H7)
Helicobacter pylori Rigid, curved, helical rods, Gram -, causes chronic gastritis and peptic ulcers
Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacillus, Gram +, causes tuberculosis
Myxococcus xanthus Bacillus, Gram -, gliding bacteria, fruiting body formation
Neisseria meningitidis Diplococcus, Gram -, causes meningitis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae Diplococcus, Gram -, causes gonorrhea (which thousands of young ladies in the US of A have)
Psueodmonas aeruginosa Bacillus, Gram -, causes bacteremia and is an opportunistic pathogen of burn victims and cystic fibrosis patients
Rhodospirillum rubrum Rigid spiral, Gram -, photosynthetic and non-pathogenic
Staphylococcus aureus Spheres in irregular clumps, Gram +, causes boils, abscesses, acne, bacteria, and a whole host of other awful afflictions
Staphylococcus epidermidis Spheres in clumps, Gram +, usually non-pathogenic commensals
Streptococcus pyogenes Spheres in chains, Gram +, causes acute pharyngitis, impetigo, wound infections, TSS, and other crappy stuff
Vibrio cholerae Rigid curved rods, Gram -, causes Cholera
Remember that when you write down organism names, the first one is capitalized and the 2nd one isn't... like Vibrio cholerae. And they have to be underlined or in italics, otherwise micro professors and TAs get mad.
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