Access Millions of academic & study documents

20210330210806gammaproteobacteria F

Content type
User Generated
Subject
Biology
School
University of California San Diego
Type
Homework
Showing Page:
1/3

Sign up to view the full document!

lock_open Sign Up
Showing Page:
2/3

Sign up to view the full document!

lock_open Sign Up
Showing Page:
3/3

Sign up to view the full document!

lock_open Sign Up
Unformatted Attachment Preview
The gammaproteobacteria • The gammaproteobacteria Photoliths, Enteric flora and Pathogens Best known Family: Enterobacteriaciae – gram negative Facultative anaerobes Found in human colon The family includes E. coli Unique morphological features • Gram negative rods • Their sizes may dwindle to coccoid forms as nutrients diminish • Motile with numerous flagella • Proteus spp. Are heavily flagellated Continuation Metabolic capabilities • Genera of the rod shaped bacteria catabolize ordinary range of natural compounds including derivatives of lignin. • Able to catabolize complex organic pollutants such as petroleum and hydrocarbons. • Able to metabolize in both aerobic and anaerobic conditions. Interactions/ Impact with environment/ host • Some strains of E. coli are symbiotic they feed on mucus in human colon and release vitamin K. • Some of the species of E. coli a ...
Purchase document to see full attachment
User generated content is uploaded by users for the purposes of learning and should be used following Studypool's honor code & terms of service.
Studypool
4.7
Indeed
4.5
Sitejabber
4.4