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| For each microbe, further details are in the [https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/BIOL_238_Study_2016#Species_to_know study guide.]
| | ==Hip Hop Microbes== |
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| =New Microbes=
| | <i>Prochlorococcus</i> tiny cells in the ocean<br> |
| <i><b>Desulfurococcus</b></i> loves hot springs and deep-sea vents,<br> | | Fix CO<sub>2</sub> and expel for us oxygen. |
| super hot environments are where it does its best.
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| | | <i>Vibrio cholerae</i> make just a quick visit<br> |
| <i><b>Yersinia pestis </b></i> is a plague spread by pests,<br> | | From copepods, they bust through your gut in a minute. |
| Buboes and bleeding, one third of Europe was laid to rest.
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| <i><b>Erwinia carotovora </b></i> breaks down plant cell walls<br>
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| Nasty black potatoes not appetizing at all.
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| For <i><b>Verrucomicrobium</b></i> there ain't much to say,<br>
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| Got them wart-like appendages called prosthecae, aye?
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| <i><b>Chlamydia trachomatis</b></i>: With antibiotics they are easily driven<br>
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| but these nasty, little bacteria can mess up your vision.
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| <i><b>Treponema pallidum</b></i>: It's the root cause of Syphilis,<br>
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| so stay away from this spirochete and that guy Nicholas.
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| | | <i>Halobacterium</i> archaea love brine<br> |
| <i><b>Rhodopseudomonas palustris </b></i> was named using symbolism<br> | |
| this proteobacteria has four different types of metabolism<br>
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| Its name means "false rose" due to its shape,<br>
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| it is non-sulfur and purple, and can be found in a dirty landscape
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| <i><b>Anabaena</b></i>: cyanobacteria known for nitrogen fixation <br>
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| But toxic to wildlife and farms, which can mess up our bacon
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| <i><b>Bacillus anthracis</b></i>: The primary cause of anthrax<br>
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| If your chili has some take the cans back.
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| <i><b>Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron</b></i>
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| <br> digests that sugar all up in yo' bon bons. <br>
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| If you're out camping and find ticks on your knees, <br>
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| get checked for <i><b>Borrelia burgdorferi</b></i>, you might have Lyme disease.
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| <i><b>Caulobacter crescentus</b></i> is good at asymmetric cell division<br>
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| one daughter keeps a stalk and the other keeps swimmin'<br>
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| <i><b>Deinococcus radiodurans</b></i>: X-rays it can outlast<br>
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| This tough bacterium isn’t phased by your blast.
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| <i><b>Halobacterium</b></i> archaea love brine<br>
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| Levels of sodium that kill fish and swine. | | Levels of sodium that kill fish and swine. |
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| <i><b>Helicobacter pylori</b></i>: Gastric acid can't keep them down;<br>
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| ulcers and gastritis as they smoothly line the stomach and duodenum wall.<br><br>
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| <i><b>Magnetospirillum magneticum</b></i> pivots and glides, <br>
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| (with magnetic mineral crystals inside)<br>
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| smoothly along magnetic field lines.
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| <i><b>Prochlorococcus</b></i> tiny cells in the ocean<br>
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| Fix CO<sub>2</sub> and expel for us oxygen.
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| <i><b>Pyrodictium</b></i>: If you like extreme feats, this archaeon can't be beat<br>
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| Ocean vents with supreme heat, quite salty water it repletes.
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| <i><b>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</b></i> has multi drug resistance 😷,<br>
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| can be a lot of trouble if you are susceptible to sepsis.
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| <i><b>Staphylococcus epidermis</b></i> is a typical bacteria found on our skin,<br>
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| but poor hygiene or a weak immune system can take health for a spin.
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| <i><b>Streptomyces</b></i> make most of our antibiotics;<br>
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| Without 'em medicine would be pretty chaotic.<br>
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| <i><b>Sulfolobus</b></i> archaea swims in acidic volcanic spring <br>
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| Tetraether lipids help them survive in extreme.<br>
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| <i><b>Vibrio cholerae</b></i> make just a quick visit<br>
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| From copepods, they bust through your gut in a minute.
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