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Name the bacteria (genus & species) that contain the strain 0157:H7
Escherichia coli
Name one ‘giant’ bacterium
Thiomargarita or Epulopiscium
What is the genus of the bacteria that looks like a cluster of grapes under a microscope?
Staphylococcus
Which genus of bacteria produces a red pigment?
Serratia
What is the genus and species of the bacterium that infects plants & insects and only uses 754 genes?
Phytoplasma asteris
Name a genus of bacteria that makes endospores
Clostridium or Bacillus
Name a genus of bacteria that is able to bud like a yeast
Hyphomicrobium
Name a genus of bacteria or the disease it causes which are 2 paired circles (cocci)
Neisseria or Gonorrhea
Name a genus of bacteria that can convert ethanol into acetic acid
Acetobacter or Gluconobacter
Which genus of bacteria produces a blue/green pigment?
Pseudomonas
Name a genus of bacteria that is filamentous or branching
Actinomyces, Nocardia or Streptomyces
Which genus of bacteria produces a fruiting body containing fungal-like spores?
Myxococcus or Stigmatella
Name a genus of chemoautotrophic bacteria
Nitrobacter, Nitrosomas, Thiobacillus, Beggiatoa
Which genus of bacteria can form a clear zone of hemolysis when grown on red blood agar?
Streptococcus
Which genus of bacteria produces colonies with a ‘fried egg’ appearance?
Mycoplasma
Which genus of bacteria causes a very bad sore throat?
Streptococcus
Name the genus of bacteria that causes gas gangrene
Clostridium
Which genus of bacteria can cause both Tuberculosis and Leprosy?
Mycobacterium
Which genus of bacteria can cause stillbirth or serious damage of the fetus if it infects a pregnant woman?
Listeria (dairy)
Name the genus and species of the bacteria that causes plague
Yersinia pestis
Name the spirochete that causes syphilis
Treponema
Which genus of bacteria causes bacillary dysentery?
Shigella
Which genus of bacteria causes whooping cough?
Bordetella
Name the genus that causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Rickettsia
Which genus of bacteria causes cat-scratch disease?
Bartonella