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Living vs. Non-Living Microbes

Living vs. Non-Living Microbes

Q LECTURE Select and describe the morphology, cultural needs, identifying tests, diseases, and epidemiology of the following bacteria: NOTE: 200 Word Count Anaplasma sp. Enterobacteriaceae Pneumococcus sp. Bacillus sp. Enterococcus sp. Pseudomonas sp. Bartonella sp. Francisella tularensis Rickettsia sp. Bordetella sp. Fusobacterium nucleatum Salmonella sp. Borrelia sp. Haemophilus sp. Staphylococcus sp. Campylobacter sp. Klebsiella pneumoniae Streptococcus sp. Chlamydia sp. Legionella sp. Treponema sp. Clostridium sp. Lactobacillus sp. Vibrio sp. Corynebacterium sp. Mycobacterium sp. Yersinia sp. Coxiella burnetii Neisseria sp. Rubric Living vs Non living Living vs Non living Criteria Ratings Pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeDescription of criterion 10 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeWord Count 5 pts Total Points: 15 PreviousNext

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Mycobacterium sp. Belongs to order Actinomycetes and family Mycobacteriacae, the bacterium is gram-positive, catalase-positive, non-spore former, non-motile, and rod-shaped (Percival et al., 2004). Mycobacteria have variable colony morphology, either rough or smooth, and the colony color can also range from white to orange or pink (Percival et al., 2004). Their cell wall differs from other bacteria as they can only resist decolorizing the primary stains by acidified alcohol or mineral acids. Cultural Needs The Mycobacterium sp. It can be divided into slow growers - taking longer than seven days to form visible colonies on agar media - and fast growers. Löwenstein–Jensen medium is used for the growth of Mycobacterium species.