Survey of Bacteria

organism that grows in acidic (low pH of usually 2 or below) conditions

organism that uses oxygen in its metabolic processes

describes an organism that produces gas

organism that thrives in the absence of oxygen but is not harmed by the presence of oxygen

organism that does not use oxygen in its metabolic processes

describes an organism that does not produce gas

domain encompassing unicellular organisms that lack both nuclei and membrane-bound organelles and that do not contain peptidoglycan in their cell walls

organism that can make its own food

rod-shaped bacterium

domain encompassing unicellular organisms that lack nuclei or membrane bound organelles that contain peptidoglycan in their cell walls

bacterium with a round or spherical shape

organism capable of aerobic and anaerobic respiration

comparison of shared genetic material

method of staining used to differentiate between two types of bacteria based on cell wall structure

microorganism that can tolerate living in high salt concentrations

organism that obtains energy and carbon from consuming other organisms

organism that requires oxygen but can only survive in low-oxygen conditions

grouping of organisms by mathematical analyses comparing shared and unshared traits

organism that requires oxygen for survival

organism that dies in the presence of oxygen

method of grouping bacteria killed by the same bacteriophage, or bacteria-infecting virus

evolutionary history of groups of organisms

a system for scoring the amino acids at each position in a given protein according to the frequency with which they occur

spiral-shaped bacterium

curved or corkscrew-shaped bacterium

scientific study of naming and categorizing living organisms based on shared characteristics

organism that grows best between 50°C and 60°C and can grow at hot temperatures of up to 120°C

comma-shaped bacterium

microbe that lives in areas with little or no water