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Extremophiles. Thermophiles and Hyperthomophiles.

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1 Extremophiles

2 Thermophiles and Hyperthomophiles

3 Halophiles

4 Methanothermobacter thermoautotrophicus Methanogens Methanobacterium ruminatium

5 Phototrophic Bacteria

6 Blue-Green Bacteria (Cyanobacteria) Green Sulfur Bacteria Green Nonsulfur Bacteria

7 Gram Positive Bacteria Low G+C Bacteria

8 Clostridium botulinum Clostridium tetani Clostridium perfringens Characteristics Obligate anaerobic rods Forms endospores Diseases Tetanus Botulism Gangrene Severe Diarrhea Clostridium

9 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

10 Gram Positive Bacteria High G+C Bacteria

11 Corynebacterium Corynebacterium diphtheriae Characteristics Pleomorphic—can be rod shaped Aerobes and facultative anaerobes Produces metachromatic granules Snapping division Diseases Diptheria

12 Mycobacterium Mycobacterium leprae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Characteristics waxy cell walls grow very slowly Diseases Tuberculosis Leprosy Meningitis

13 Streptomyces Characteristics Produces antibiotics Ecologically important Diseases Rare sinus infections

14 Gram Negative Bacteria Alphaproteobacteria

15 Rhizobium Nitrogen Fixers

16 Gram Negative Bacteria Betaproteobacteria

17 Neisseria Characteristics Diplococci Gram (-) Inhabit mucous membranes of mammals Diseases Gonorrhea Meningitis, Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Neisseria gonorrhea

18 Gram Negative Bacteria Gammaproteobacteria

19 Legionella Characteristics Intracellular pathogens Metabolizes amino acids Diseases Legionnaire’s Disease Q fever Legionella pneumophila.

20 Yersinia Yersinia pestis Characteristics Facultative anaerobe Coccobacillus Antiphagocytic slime layer Diseases Bubonic Plague Pneumonic Plague

21 Klebsiella Characteristics Gram (-) Complex polysaccharide capsule Aerobic Diseases Pneumonia Klebsiella pneumoniae

22 Gram Negative Bacteria Epsilonproteobacteria

23 Helicobacter Characteristics Gram (-) Spirals Aerobic Diseases Stomach ulcers Gastritis

24 Gram Negative Bacteria Spirochetes

25 Treponema and Borrelia Characteristics Gram (-) Axial filament (endoflagella) Diverse habitats and metabolisms Diseases Syphilis Lyme disease

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