The following list of bacterial species have been used in class as example speci

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The following list of bacterial species have been used in class as example species. Match each to the characteristics below. Responses may be used once, than once, or not at all Escherichia coli Klebsiella pneumoniae Proteus mirabilis Neisseria meningitidis Bacillus spp Clostridium spp Staphylococcus aureus Streptococcus pyogenes Streptococcus pneumoniae Streptococcus agalactiae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Mycoplasma pneumoniae Vibrio cholera Treponema spp Borrelia spp Responses: Gram positive Gram negative Coccus Bacillus Spirochete Vibrio Spirillum Endo spore former Single/random Diplo Strepto Staphylo Thick peptidoglycan Thin peptidogiycan Mycotic acids No cell wall Capsule former

Explanation / Answer

1. E.Coli- gram negative

2. Klebsiella pneumonia- gram negative

3 Proteus mirabils- gram negative

4.Neisseria meningitidis- gram negative, diplococccus, thin peptidoglycan, capsule former

5.Bacillus spp- endospore former, gram positive, bacillus

6.Clostridium spp- gram positive, endospore former

7. Staphylococcus aureus- gram positive, coccus, bacillus, staphylo

8.Streptococcus pyogenes- gram positive, bacillus, capsule former, strepto

9.Streptococcus pneumoniae- gram positive, coccus, single/random, strepto

10.Streptococcus agalactiae- gram positive, coccus, capsule former, strepto

11.mycobacterium tubercolosis- mycolic acids

12.Mycoplasma pneumoniae- no cell wall

13. Vibrio cholerae- gram negative

14.Treponema spp- spirillum, spirochete

15.Borrela- Spirillum, spirochete

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