Day 53 Bacteria

Diversification of Prokaryotes

Important vocab

Gram-positive/ Gram-negative

Capsule

Fimbriae

Taxis

Nucleoid

Plasmids

Nitrogen fixation

Heterocysts

Biofilms

Transduction

Conjugation

The F Factor

The F plasmid

R plasmids

Extremophiles

Halophiles

Thermophiles

Methanogens

Exotoxins

Endotoxins

Bioremediation

Major groups of Bacteria

Proteobacteria

Subgroups:

Alpha Proteobacteria

Beta Proteobacteria

Gamma Proteobacteria

Delta Proteobacteria

Epsilon Proteobacteria

Chlamydias

Spirochetes

Cyanobacteria

Gram-Positive Bacteria