Hip Hop Microbes

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For each microbe, further details are in the study guide.

New Microbes

Desulfurococcus loves hot springs and deep-sea vents,
super hot environments are where it does its best.

Yersinia pestis is a plague spread by pests,
Buboes and bleeding, one third of Europe was laid to rest.

Erwinia carotovora breaks down plant cell walls
Nasty black potatoes not appetizing at all.

For Verrucomicrobium there ain't much to say, Got them wart-like appendages called prosthecae.

Chlamydia trachomatis With antibiotics they are easily driven

but these nasty, little bacteria can mess up your vision. 



Treponema pallidumIt's the root cause of Syphilis,
so stay away from this spirochete and that guy Nicholas.

Classic

Anabaena: cyanobacteria known for nitrogen fixation
But toxic to wildlife and farms, which can mess up our bacon

Bacillus anthracis: The primary cause of anthrax
If your chili has some take the cans back.

Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron
digests that sugar all up in yo' bon bons.

If you're out camping and find ticks on your knees,
get checked for Borrelia burgdorferi, you might have Lyme disease.

Caulobacter crescentus is good at asymmetric cell division
one daughter keeps a stalk and the other keeps swimmin'

Deinococcus radiodurans: X-rays it can outlast
This tough bacterium isn’t phased by your blast.

Halobacterium archaea love brine
Levels of sodium that kill fish and swine.

Helicobacter pylori: Gastric acid can't keep them down;
ulcers and gastritis as they smoothly line the stomach and duodenum wall.

Magnetospirillum magneticum pivots and glides,
(with magnetic mineral crystals inside)
smoothly along magnetic field lines.

Prochlorococcus tiny cells in the ocean
Fix CO2 and expel for us oxygen.

Pyrodictium: If you like extreme feats, this archaeon can't be beat
Ocean vents with supreme heat, quite salty water it repletes.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa has multi drug resistance 😷,
can be a lot of trouble if you are susceptible to sepsis.

Staphylococcus epidermis is a typical bacteria found on our skin,
but poor hygiene or a weak immune system can take health for a spin.

Streptomyces make most of our antibiotics;
Without 'em medicine would be pretty chaotic.

Sulfolobus archaea swims in acidic volcanic spring
Tetraether lipids help them survive in extreme.

Vibrio cholerae make just a quick visit
From copepods, they bust through your gut in a minute.