Types of Bacteria
This is the scientific name of rod shaped bacteria
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bacilli
This is the term used to describe how bacteria reproduce.
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fission
This transfer type has to do with the touching of a healthy person to an infected person.
direct contact
Identify some extreme places where bacteria can live.
volcano, digestive system, extremely cold climates, no oxygen
This is the scientific name of spiral bacteria.
spirilli
photosynthetic bacteria can do this
make their own food through photosynthesis
This transfer type can be done by touching an object that was contaminated by a person with bad bacteria.
indirect contact
These are 2 foods that require good bacteria.
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yogurt, cheese, pepperoni, sauer kraut, salami, pickles, buttermilk
This is the scientific name of round bacteria.
cocci
This term means that these bacteria eat dead organisms.
scavenger/saprophyte
This transfer type has to do with the expelling of bacteria into the air and the inhalation of that air by a healthy person.
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airborne transfer
This is the only preventative for viral infections.
vaccines
Group name of disease causing bacteria
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pathogens
This term refers to bacteria that can live under extreme conditions.
archaebacteria
These are the top two things that you can do to prevent getting a bad bacteria.
Cook food well, hand wash
This is the most common antibiotic.
pencillin
These are the three ways that bacteria can be found. (Think about life style. )
single, pairs, clusters(clumps)
This term describes the treatment of bacterial infections.
antibiotics
E. coli and Salmonella are illnesses that you can get by doing this.
eating uncooked meat
This is how many bacteria move.
flagella