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What are the domains? |
Eukarya, Prokaria, Archaea, Bacteria |
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What are the kingdoms in eukarya? |
Animalia Fungi Protista Planta |
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What are the main differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes? |
Prokaryotes don’t have a nucleus and they are single celled. Eukaryotes have a nucleus and are complex, multi-celled organisms. |
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Fungi Structures: Clinical Significance: Unique characteristics: |
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Aspergillus Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Fungi Clinical Significance: Used to make citric acid, soy sauce, and vinegar. May result in food poisoning. Lung infections may occur in immunocompromised. |
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Penicillium |
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Rhizopus (Fungi, produces cortisone drug) |
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Candida albicans (Fungi, can cause thrush, diaper rash, and vaginal infections (yeast)) |
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Histoplasma capsulatum (Fungi, causes Spelunkers disease or Darling’s disease aka acute pulmonary disease) |
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Amanita phalloides |
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Amanita phalloides Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Fungi Structures: basidia are located along the edge of the gills with basidiospores on the top Clinical Significance: The mushroom is referred to as the “death cap” because of the lethal toxins that it produces. |
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Amanita phalloides |
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Trichomonas vaginalis Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Protista - Protozoa Structures: Moves by flagella Clinical Significance: Causes a diarrheal illness called giardiasis. Transmitted through fecal-oral route. |
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Entamoeba histolytica Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Protista - Protozoa Structures: Trophozoite Clinical Significance: Causes acute amebic dysentery and can cause extra-intestinal amebiasis. |
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Entamoeba histolytica Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Protista - Protozoa Clinical Significance: causes acute amebic dysentery and can cause extra intestinal embiasis |
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Balantidium coli Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Protista - Protozoa Clinical Significance: Infection occurs after a cyst is ingested. |
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Staphylococcus aureus
Domain: Bacteria Clinical Significance: They are part of the human flora. Pathogenic strains cause toxic shock syndrome, food poisoning, and MRSA. Staining Characteristics: gram positive Cell Morphology: Staphylococci |
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Naegleria fowleri Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Protista - Protozoa Clinical Significance: Known as “brain-eating amoeba”. The parasite is contracted by swimming in fresh water. Causes primary amebic meningoencephalitis. |
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Streptococcus pyogenes Domain: Bacteria Clinical Significance: Causes 90% of all strep infections including strep throat, rheumatic fever, glomerulonephritis, scarlet fever, erysipelas, and puerperal sepsis Staining Characteristics: gram positive Cell Morphology: streptococcus |
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Micrococcus luteus Domain: Bacteria Clinical Significance: Usually not a pathogen and is part of normal human flora. Staining Characteristics: Cell Morphology: sarcina |
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Streptococcus pneumoniae Domain: Bacteria Clinical Significance: Most common cause of pneumonia. Also causes otitis media, sinus infections, eye infections, and meningitis. Staining Characteristics: gram positive Cell Morphology: streptococcus |
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Bacillus anthracis Domain: Bacteria Clinical Significance: causes Anthrax. Transmitted from infected animals. Staining Characteristics: gram positive Cell Morphology: single bacillus |
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Clostridium botulinum Domain: Bacteria Clinical Significance: Produces botulinum toxin (which stops the transmission of nerve impulses from the nerve to the muscle cell) Staining Characteristics: gram positive Cell Morphology: bacillus |
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae Domain: Bacteria Clinical Significance: Causes diphtheria and can be isolated from sick individuals or healthy carriers. Staining Characteristics: gram positive Cell Morphology: bacillus |
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae Domain: Bacteria Clinical Significance: Causes gonorrhea, salpingitis, and ophthalmia of the newborn. Staining Characteristics: gram negative Cell Morphology: diplococci |
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Escherichia coli Domain: Bacteria Clinical Significance: Found in the large intestine of warm blooded animals. Most common cause of UTI’s and can cause septicemia and hemorrhagic diarrhea. Staining Characteristics: gram negative Cell Morphology: bacillus |
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Salmonella sp. Domain: Bacteria Clinical Significance: Shed through feces of poultry, reptiles, and other animals. Infection occurs through ingestion of contaminated food or water. Diseases that are caused in humans include typhoid fever, bacteremia, and enterocolitis. Staining Characteristics: gram negative Cell Morphology: bacillus |
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Klebsiella pneumoniae Domain: Bacteria Clinical Significance: Part of the normal flora of the GI tract. It can cause pneumonia, UTI’s, and septicemia. Structures: capsules Staining Characteristics: gram negative Cell Morphology: bacilli |
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa Domain: Bacteria Clinical Significance: Causes hospital associated infections including burn infections, respiratory infections, UTI’s, wound infections, and bacteremia. Tends to be resistant to many antibiotics and disinfectants. Staining Characteristics: gram negative Cell Morphology: bacillus |
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Haemophilus influenzae Domain: Bacteria Clinical Significance: Part of normal flora in upper respiratory tract. Causes sinusitis, otitis media, pneumonia, and bronchitis. Staining Characteristics: gram negative Cell Morphology: coccobacilli |
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Helicobacter pylori Domain: Bacteria Clinical Significance: Responsible for gastric, duodenal, and peptic ulcers. Infection may lead to gastric carcinoma. Staining Characteristics: gram negative Cell Morphology: vibrio (curved rods) |
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Campylobacter sp. Domain: Bacteria Clinical Significance: Causes bacterial diarrhea. It is transmitted by consuming contaminated food or from chickens or pets. Staining Characteristics: gram negative Cell Morphology: spirochete |
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Vibrio sp. Domain: Bacteria Clinical Significance: Causes cholera, septicemia, gastroenteritis, and water associated wound infections. Often found in seafood. Staining Characteristics: gram negative Cell Morphology: spirillum |
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Treponema pallidum Domain: Bacteria Clinical Significance: This pathogen causes syphilis and neurosyphilis. Unique characteristics: Staining Characteristics: gram negative Cell Morphology: spirochete |
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Giardia lamblia Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Protista - protozoa Structures: Clinical Significance:Unique characteristics: |
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Plasmodium malariae Domain: Eukarya Kingdom: Protista - protozoa Structures: Clinical Significance: Unique characteristics: |
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