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Proteobacteria - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proteobacteria
Information from Wikipedia on this phylum of gram-negative bacteria, now divided by rRNA sequencing into five divisions, alpha, beta, gamma, delta and epsilon. |
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Rhizobia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizobia
Information from Wikipedia on these soil bacteria that form nodules on plant roots and fix nitrogen. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibrio - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vibrio
Information from Wikipedia on these gram-negative bacteria, their pathogenic strains and non-pathogenic strains and their classification. |
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Campylobacter - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campylobacter
Information from Wikipedia on this group of gram-negative bacteria that can cause food poisoning, their classification, genome and pathogenesis. |
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Pseudomonas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudomonas
Information from Wikipedia on this group of bacteria, their history, characteristics, taxonomy, pathogenicity and uses. |
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Rhizobium leguminosarum - http://www.sanger.ac.uk/Projects/R_leguminosarum/
Information on the sequencing of the genome of this nitrogen-fixing plant symbiont. |
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Legionella - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legionella
Information from Wikipedia on these gram-negative bacteria, their pathogenesis and the control of potential sources of the disease. |
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Rhizobia Taxonomy - http://www.rhizobia.co.nz/
Provides an up-to-date taxonomy on this group of bacteria, important in a field where genus and species names have changed rapidly. |
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Xanthomonas axonopodis citri - http://www.sms.si.edu/irlspec/X_axonopodis_citri.htm
Description of this bacterial pathogen, the cause of citrus canker, its habitat and distribution, life history, physical tolerances, community ecology and invasion information. |
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Chondromyces crocatus: The Bacterium that Wanted to be a Fungus - http://www.uoguelph.ca/~gbarron/MISCELLANEOUS/nov00.htm
Photographs and information on this species which grows on dung, where individuals mass together and appear to produce fruitbodies similar to a fungus. |
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Escherichia coli - http://www.microbiologybytes.com/video/Ecoli.html
Information on this bacterial inhabitant of the gut and its more pathogenic strains, with some videos. |
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Nitrifying Bacterium - http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zoo/zdrs0232.html
Photograph and information on Nitrosomonas which is able to convert ammonia into nitrite. |
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Pseudomonas putida - http://www.microbiologybytes.com/video/Pputida.html
Information on this diverse group of gram-negative bacteria, with a video from the Microbiology Video Library. |
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Salmonella - http://www.microbiologybytes.com/video/Salmonella.html
Information on these bacteria and the infections and food-borne illnesses they can cause, with a video from the Microbiology Video Library. |
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Azospirillum brasilense - http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zoo/zdrs0160.html
Photograph and information on this bacterium which lives in soil close to roots and is involved in nitrogen fixation. |
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Bordetella pertussis - http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2007/wolf_bri2/
Britten Wolf provides information on this bacillus, the causal agent of Whooping Cough, and on the disease itself. |
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Yersinia pestis - http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2007/taylor_kri2/
Kristi Taylor provides information on the organism responsible for the Black Death, its classification, its hosts, the several forms of the disease and its outcome, with or without treatment. |
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Rhizobium Research - http://www.rhizobium.net/index.htm
Philip Poole outlines research being undertaken by his group and provides links to journals, funding sources, molecular tools, societies and other useful sources. |
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Neisseria Meningitidis - http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/bingen_sama/
Research project by Samantha Bingen on this bacterium, including its classification, the illness it causes, its habitat, reproduction and nutrition. |
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Pseudomonas syringae - http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/campbell_rach/
Research project by Rachel Campbell on this plant pathogen which has the remarkable property of ice nucleation and is being researched for possible use in agriculture to prevent frost damage to crops. |
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Rickettsia rickettsii - http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/gibson_chel/
Research project by Chelsea Gibson on this bacterium, including its classification, habitat, reproduction and the Rocky Mountain spotted fever it can cause. |
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Legionella pneumophila - http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/labudda_aman/
Research project by Amanda a la Budda on this bacterium, the causative agent of Legionnaire's Disease, including its classification, habitat, reproduction, adaptations, nutrition and the disease it causes. |
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Escherichia coli - http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/moder_just/
Research project by Justine Moder on this ubiquitous bacterium including its classification, habitat, reproduction, adaptations, nutrition, interactions with other species and pathology. |
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Helicobacter pylori - http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/pluym_evan/
Research project by Evan Pluym on this bacterium, the cause of stomach ulcers, including its classification, habitat, adaptations, nutrition, life history and pathology. |
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Vibrio cholerae - http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/zimmer_hann/
Research project by Hannah Zimmer on the causative agent of cholera, including its classification, habitat, reproduction, adaptations, nutrition and the history of the disease it causes. |
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Salmonella enteritidis - http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2009/meinhard_jaso
Research project by Jason Meinhardt at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse. |
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Azotobacter - http://www.microbiologybytes.com/video/Azotobacter.html
Information on these soil-dwelling bacteria, with a video from the Microbiology Video Library. |
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The Rhizobium/Legume Symbiosis - http://www.jic.ac.uk/SCIENCE/molmicro/Rhizo.html
Photograph of root nodules formed by bacteria of the genus Rhizobium and information on the chemical processes involved in nitrogen fixation. |
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus - http://www.ashtree.co.uk/features/vibrio.htm
Information on this pathogen, the symptoms and duration of the illness it causes and the foods incriminated. |
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Escherichia coli - http://www.ashtree.co.uk/features/ecoli.htm
Information on this pathogen, often known as E. coli, the symptoms and duration of the illness it causes and the foods incriminated. |
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Shigella - http://www.ashtree.co.uk/features/shigella.htm
Information on this pathogen, the symptoms and duration of the bacillary dysentry it causes, the foods incriminated and control measures. |
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Campylobacter jejuni - http://www.ashtree.co.uk/features/campy.htm
Information on this pathogen, the symptoms and duration of the illness it causes and likely sources of the bacterium. |
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Salmonella - http://www.ashtree.co.uk/features/salmonella.htm
Information on this pathogen, the symptoms and duration of the illness it causes and the foods incriminated. |
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Typhoid and Paratyphoid - http://www.ashtree.co.uk/features/typhoid.htm
Information on Salmonella typhus and other Salmonella species, the symptoms and duration of the illnesses they cause when ingested and the foods incriminated. |
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Rhizobium, Root Nodules and Nitrogen Fixation - http://www.microbiologyonline.org.uk/forms/rhizobium.pdf
Provides an introduction to the processes involved in the fixation of atmospheric nitrogen, with clear explanatory diagrams. |