Microbiology Demystified

Quiz The nucleotide genome consists of the sequence of nucleic acid that encodes genetic information on DNA. (a) True (b) False ...

The four nucleotides are adenine (A), cytosine (C), guanine (G) and thymine (T). (a) True (b) False What is another name for a ...

9 CHAPTER 139 Classification of Microorganisms It is uncanny how a stranger can be at a large family gathering and be able to pi ...

Scientists observe each organism, noting its characteristics. Organisms that have similar characteristics are presumed to have a ...

as the father of taxonomy. Linnaeus’ taxonomy grouped living things into two kingdoms: plants and animals. By the 1900s, scienti ...

new six-kingdom taxonomy. This came about with the discovery of archaea, which are prokaryotes that lives in oxygen-deprived env ...

Different classifications of organisms are: Bacteria Eubacteria Archaea •Archaebacteria Eukarya Protista Fungi Plantae Animal ...

Bacteriahave a cell wall composed of peptidoglycan and muramic acid. Bacteria also have membrane lipids with ester-linked, stra ...

145 Fig. 9-3. Microbiologists use a microbial taxonomy. α-Proteobacteria β-Proteobacteria γ-Proteobacteria Proteobacteria Bacter ...

genotype. Phenotypeis the collection of visible characteristics and the behavior of a microorganism. Genotypeis the genetic make ...

ous parts of the human intestines and others live in marine environments. Ecological characteristics include the ability to caus ...

Quiz Taxonomy is the classification of organisms based on a presumed natu- ral relationship. (a) True (b) False The arrangement ...

(c) Fungi (d) Humans What acquires nutrients through photosynthesis? (a) Animals (b) Plants (c) Fungi (d) Humans Bacteria have ...

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10 CHAPTER 151 The Prokaryotes: Domains Archaea and Bacteria Mention the term bacteria and you probably think back to a time whe ...

Archaea Archaea can exist in very hot and very cold environments, making them resilient microorganisms that can survive attacks ...

Sulfate reducers. Archaea that function in the presence of air. Extreme halophiles.Archaea that live in an extremely salty envi ...

in salt lakes and in salted fish and turn lakes and fish red when there is an abundance of Extreme halophiles. Halobacterium sa ...

jejuni. Campylobacter fetuscauses spontaneous abortion in domestic animals. Campylobacter jejunicauses inflammation of the diges ...

Brucella. Brucellabacteria are very small coccobacillus that can not move themselves (non-motile) and cause brucellosis or undu ...