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3. Name the bacteria (genus & species) that contain the strain 0157:H7

4. Escherichia coli

5. Name one ‘giant’ bacterium

6. Thiomargarita or Epulopiscium

7. What is the genus of the bacteria that looks like a cluster of grapes under a microscope?

8. Staphylococcus

9. Which genus of bacteria produces a red pigment?

10. Serratia

11. What is the genus and species of the bacterium that infects plants & insects and only uses 754 genes?

12. Phytoplasma asteris

13. Name a genus of bacteria that makes endospores

14. Clostridium or Bacillus

15. Name a genus of bacteria that is able to bud like a yeast

16. Hyphomicrobium

17. Name a genus of bacteria or the disease it causes which are 2 paired circles (cocci)

18. Neisseria or Gonorrhea

19. Name a genus of bacteria that can convert ethanol into acetic acid

20. Acetobacter or Gluconobacter

21. Which genus of bacteria produces a blue/green pigment?

22. Pseudomonas

23. Name a genus of bacteria that is filamentous or branching

24. Actinomyces, Nocardia or Streptomyces

25. Which genus of bacteria produces a fruiting body containing fungal-like spores?

26. Myxococcus or Stigmatella

27. Name a genus of chemoautotrophic bacteria

28. Nitrobacter, Nitrosomas, Thiobacillus, Beggiatoa

29. Which genus of bacteria can form a clear zone of hemolysis when grown on red blood agar?

30. Streptococcus

31. Which genus of bacteria produces colonies with a ‘fried egg’ appearance?

32. Mycoplasma

33. Which genus of bacteria causes a very bad sore throat?

34. Streptococcus

35. Name the genus of bacteria that causes gas gangrene

36. Clostridium

37. Which genus of bacteria can cause both Tuberculosis and Leprosy?

38. Mycobacterium

39. Which genus of bacteria can cause stillbirth or serious damage of the fetus if it infects a pregnant woman?

40. Listeria (dairy)

41. Name the genus and species of the bacteria that causes plague

42. Yersinia pestis

43. Name the spirochete that causes syphilis

44. Treponema

45. Which genus of bacteria causes bacillary dysentery?

46. Shigella

47. Which genus of bacteria causes whooping cough?

48. Bordetella

49. Name the genus that causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

50. Rickettsia

51. Which genus of bacteria causes cat-scratch disease?

52. Bartonella