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Bacterial Diversity
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- 1Proteobacteria Gram +/-Gram -
- 2Proteobacteria lifestyleFree living, symbionts, pathogens
- 3Proteobacteria morphologyNitrogen and sulfur
- 4Proteobacteria defining characterLipopolysaccharide outer membrane and S layer
- 5Proteobactria examplesPurple S bacteria, Rickettsia, Rhizobium and E. coli
- 6Firmicutes gram +/-Gram positive
- 7Firmicutes lifestyleheterotrophs and phototrophs.
Pathogens - 8Firmicutes morphologyCocci, bacilli and spiral
- 9Firmicutes nutrient fixationN in clostridiales
- 10Firmucutes defining characterProduction of endospores or endotoxins and low G-C
- 11Firmicutes examplesMycoplasmas, clostridiales, bacillates and lactobacillates
- 12Actinobacteria Gram +/-Gram +
- 13Actinobacteria lifestyleSoil, animal parasites, some produce ABs
- 14Actinobacteria morphologyCoryneform or rod shaped
- 15Actinobacteria defining charactersExternal spores, mycelia and high G-C
- 16Cyanobacteria gram +/-Gram + relative
- 17Cyanobacteria lifestyleAquatic. Pigmented
- 18Cyanobacteria morphologyRod, Cocci or filament
- 19Cyanobacteria nutrient fixationC, O, N
- 20Cyanobacteria Defining characterNutrient fixation and cryptocrusts
- 21Spirochaetes lifestyleFree living. Some symbionts and some pathogenic
- 22Spirochaetes morphologyHelical
- 23Spirochaetes examplesLyme disease, leptospirosis and syphilis
- 24Bacteriodetes gram +/-Gram -
- 25Bacteriodetes ifestyleAnaerobic. Animal gut symbionts
- 26Bacteriodetes morphologyRod shaped
- 27Bacteriodetes defining characterSphingolipids on membranes
- 28Bacteriodetes examplesFlavobactria
- 29Chlorobi gram +/-Gram -
- 30Chlorobi lifestyleLow oxygen areas. Thermophillic and photosynthetic
- 31Chlorobi nutrient fixationSulfur
- 32Chlorobi defining characterHave chlorosomes. Much more efficient than purple bacteria.
- 33Chlorobi examplesGreen sulfur bacteria
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