Extremophiles
Thermophiles and Hyperthomophiles
Halophiles
Methanothermobacter thermoautotrophicus Methanogens Methanobacterium ruminatium
Phototrophic Bacteria
Blue-Green Bacteria (Cyanobacteria) Green Sulfur Bacteria Green Nonsulfur Bacteria
Gram Positive Bacteria Low G+C Bacteria
Clostridium botulinum Clostridium tetani Clostridium perfringens Characteristics Obligate anaerobic rods Forms endospores Diseases Tetanus Botulism Gangrene Severe Diarrhea Clostridium
Bacilli [ Bacillus, Streptococcus,Staphylococcus ] Bacillus anthracisStreptococcus pyogenesStaphylococcus aureus Characteristics Facultative anaerobic rods Endospore forming Diseases Anthrax Vomitting, nausea, cramping Characteristics Cocci in chains Diseases Strep throat Scarlet fever Impetigo Pneumonia Characteristics Cocci in clusters Diseases Bacteremia Food poisoning Toxic shock syndrome
Gram Positive Bacteria High G+C Bacteria
Corynebacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae Characteristics Pleomorphic—can be rod shaped Aerobes and facultative anaerobes Produces metachromatic granules Snapping division Diseases Diptheria
Mycobacterium Mycobacterium leprae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Characteristics waxy cell walls grow very slowly Diseases Tuberculosis Leprosy Meningitis
Streptomyces Characteristics Produces antibiotics Ecologically important Diseases Rare sinus infections
Gram Negative Bacteria Alphaproteobacteria
Rhizobium Nitrogen Fixers
Gram Negative Bacteria Betaproteobacteria
Neisseria Characteristics Diplococci Gram (-) Inhabit mucous membranes of mammals Diseases Gonorrhea Meningitis, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Neisseria gonorrhea
Gram Negative Bacteria Gammaproteobacteria
Legionella Characteristics Intracellular pathogens Metabolizes amino acids Diseases Legionnaire’s Disease Q fever Legionella pneumophila.
Yersinia Yersinia pestis Characteristics Facultative anaerobe Coccobacillus Antiphagocytic slime layer Diseases Bubonic Plague Pneumonic Plague
Klebsiella Characteristics Gram (-) Complex polysaccharide capsule Aerobic Diseases Pneumonia Klebsiella pneumoniae
Gram Negative Bacteria Epsilonproteobacteria
Helicobacter Characteristics Gram (-) Spirals Aerobic Diseases Stomach ulcers Gastritis
Gram Negative Bacteria Spirochetes
Treponema and Borrelia Characteristics Gram (-) Axial filament (endoflagella) Diverse habitats and metabolisms Diseases Syphilis Lyme disease