BIOL 1004 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Trichinella, Phragmoplast, Chondrichthyes
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When molecular data became available for this group of prokaryotes, it became apparent that they were not closely related to bacteria at all. This genus of bacteria is associated with the roots of plants in the bean family. A highly pathogenic strain of this bacterial species was responsible for seven deaths when the residents of walkerton, ontario drank contaminated water. Wash your hands well after handling raw chicken or you might expose yourself to this toxic bacterium. Ulcers were thought to be caused by stress until this pathogenic bacterium was discovered to be the culprit. This bacterial taxon is parasitic within the cells of birds and mammals and cannot make. This pathogenic bacterial genus contains the causative agent of syphilis. If you get bitten by a deer tick you might become infected with this bacterial pathogen. We get antibiotics such as streptomycin from this group of gram-positive bacteria that look superficially like fungi.
