1. Aquifex: Most ancient Hyperthermophiles 70 - 110 C
INTRO (supplement) 1
Aquifex:
Most ancient
Hyperthermophiles C
Chemolithotrophic –INORGANICS ONLY

2. Spirochetes: Flexible coils Treponema pallidum Borrelia burgdorferi
INTRO (supplement) 2
Spirochetes:
Flexible coils
Treponema pallidum
Borrelia burgdorferi

3. Green Sulfur: Anoxygenic photosynthesis H2S S0 SO4 --
INTRO (supplement) 3
Green Sulfur:
Anoxygenic photosynthesis
H2S S SO4 --

4. Chlamydia: Obligate intracellular bacteria Chlamydia trachomatis
INTRO (supplement) 4
Chlamydia:
Obligate intracellular bacteria
Chlamydia trachomatis

5. Cyanobacteria: Blue green bacteria Oxygenic photosynthesis;
INTRO (supplement) 5
Cyanobacteria:
Blue green bacteria
Oxygenic photosynthesis;
First O2- evolving creatures on earth
Atmosphere converted from anoxic to oxic
(Synechococcus)

6. INTRO (supplement) 6
Gram positive:
Staphylococcus
Bacillus

7. Proteobacteria: Gram negative rods and cocci
INTRO (supplement) 7
Proteobacteria:
Gram negative rods and cocci
Most common in medicine, agriculture, industry
Phenotypes diverse
e.g., Enteric, Pseudomonas,
N2-fixing Azotobacter

8. INTRO (supplement) 8
Aquifex: Most ancient Hyperthermophile Chemolithotrophic Spirochetes: Flexible coils Treponema pallidum Borrelia burgdorferi Green Sulfur: Anoxygenic photosynthesis H2S S SO4
Chlamydia:
Obligate intracellular bacteria
Chlamydia trachomatis
Cyanobacteria:
Blue green bacteria
Oxygenic photosynthesis;
First O2- evolving creatures on earth
Atmosphere converted from anoxic to oxic
(Synechococcus)
Gram positive:
Staphylococcus
Bacillus
Proteobacteria:
Gram negative rods and cocci
Most common in medicine, agriculture, industry
Phenotypes diverse
e.g. Enteric
Pseudomonas,
N2-fixing Azotobacter