| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Disease caused by N. meningitidis, appears without warning and kills 1 in 10 | Meningitis | 100%
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| Disease caused by N.gonorrhaoeae | Gonorrhoea | 75%
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| What stain of bacteria are Proteobacteria? | Gram negative | 75%
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| Disease caused by same bacteria as above, also known as blood poisoning | Septicaemia | 75%
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| Which proteobacteria group do the above all belong to? | Alpha | 50%
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| Which proteobacteria group do the above all belong to? | Beta | 50%
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| What is the most commonly worked on bacteria? | E. coli | 50%
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| Which group of proteobacteria often inhabit extreme environments? | Epsilon | 50%
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| What oxygen requirements do bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae have? | Facultative anaerobe | 50%
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| Which group of proteobacteria is the largest group? | Gamma | 50%
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| What does H. pylori cause? | Gastritis/Peptic Ulcers/Stomach Cancer | 50%
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| Which pathway does this genus not have? | Glycolysis | 50%
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| Where could you find Campylobacter in the body, typically? | Gut | 50%
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| How can different strains of the above arise? | HGT/Horizontal gene transfer | 50%
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| What organisms does this genus infect? | Mammals | 50%
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| Genus of bacteria the above belong to, pileated diplococci, non-motile | Neisseria | 50%
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| What is nitrite oxidised to in these cells? | Nitrate | 50%
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| Which bacteria of the same group of proteobacteria contributes to the nitrogen cycle? | Nitrobacter | 50%
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| What are bacteria of the family Chromaticaceae better known as? | Purple sulphur bacteria | 50%
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| What disease does R. typhi cause? | Typhus | 50%
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| What does this bacteria transfer to plants? | Ammonia | 25%
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| What is the signature pigment of this bacteria used for? | CO2 Fixation | 25%
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| Which smaller group of proteobacteria contains sulphur fixing bacteria Desulfovibrio? | Deltaproteobacteria | 25%
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| What does C. jejuni cause? | Gastroenteritis | 25%
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| What does this bacteria use as an electron donor? | Hydrogen Sulphide | 25%
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| Which term describes the oxygen requirements of Campylobacter? | Microaerophilic | 25%
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| Which phylum of bacteria is known as fruit gliding? | Myxobacteria | 25%
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| How does this bacteria enter the cell? | Phagocytosis | 25%
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| Which bacterial genus in this proteobacteria group live symbiotically within root nodules in plants? | Rhizobium | 25%
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| Which bacterial genus does this species belong to? | Rickettsia | 25%
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| Which toxin does the pathogenic version of this bacteria contain? | Shiga | 25%
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