Microbiological Survey Slides

Archaebacteria (1000x)

• Genus/Species: 
• Domain: Archaea
• Kingdom: Archaea
• Phylum/Division:
• Common Name:
• Structures of Importance: 
• Significance (Medical/Environmental): Extremophiles (halophiles, thermophiles, alkaliphiles, acidophile); may be methanogenic.

Amoeba proteus (100x)

• Genus/Species: Amoeba proteus
• Domain: Eukaryota
• Kingdom: Amoebozoa
• Phylum/Division: Tubulinea
• Common Name:
• Structures of Importance:  pseudopodia
• Significance (Medical/Environmental):

Anabaena (400x)

• Genus/Species: Anabaena
• Domain: Bacteria
• Kingdom: Bacteria
• Phylum/Division: Cyanobacteria
• Common Name: blue-green bacteria
• Structures of Importance: heterocysts, lamellae
• Significance (Medical/Environmental): fix nitrogen, photosynthesis

Aspergillus (400x)

• Genus/Species: Aspergillus
• Domain: Eukarya
• Kingdom: Fungi
• Phylum/Division: Ascomycota
• Common Name: Mold
• Structures of Importance: Conidia
• Significance (Medical/Environmental): Aspergillosis, Food Mold

Candida albicans (1000x)

• Genus/Species: Candida albicans
• Domain: Eukarya
• Kingdom: Fungi
• Phylum/Division: Ascomycota
• Common Name: Yeast
• Structures of Importance: ascospores, budding
• Significance (Medical/Environmental): thrush, diaper rash, vaginitis

Ceratium (400x)

• Genus/Species: Ceratium
• Domain: Eukarya
• Kingdom: Protist
• Phylum/Division: Dinoflagellate
• Common Name: Dinoflagellate
• Structures of Importance: horns, chromatophores, theca
• Significance (Medical/Environmental): photosynthesis, red tide

Diatoms (400x)

• Genus/Species: Diatoms
• Domain: Eukarya
• Kingdom: Protist
• Phylum/Division: Basillarophyta
• Common Name: algae, phytoplankton
• Structures of Importance: chloroplasts, frustule (cell wall)
• Significance (Medical/Environmental): Photosynthesis

Euglena (400x)

• Genus/Species: Euglena
• Domain: Eukarya
• Kingdom: Protist
• Phylum/Division: Euglenophyta/Euglenozoa
• Common Name: Euglenid
• Structures of Importance: chloroplasts, contractile vacuole
• Significance (Medical/Environmental): photosynthesis

Fasciola hepatica (10x)

• Genus/Species: Fasciola hepatica
• Domain: Eukarya
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum/Division: Platyhelminthes
• Common Name: Liver fluke
• Structures of Importance: Adult flat worm
• Significance (Medical/Environmental): Fascioliasis

Giardia lamblia trophozoite (1000x)

• Genus/Species: Giardia lamblia
• Domain: Eukarya
• Kingdom: Protist
• Phylum/Division: Archeazoa
• Common Name: Diplomonads
• Structures of Importance: trophozoite, flagella, ventral groove, nuclei, adhesive disc
• Significance (Medical/Environmental): no mitochondria, giardiasis

Paramecium caudatum (100x)

• Genus/Species: Paramecium caudatum
• Domain: Eukaryota
• Kingdom: Chromalveolata
• Phylum/Division: Ciliophora
• Common Name:
• Structures of Importance:  macronuclei
• Significance (Medical/Environmental):

Penicillium (400x)

• Genus/Species: Penicillium
• Domain: Eukarya
• Kingdom: Fungi
• Phylum/Division: Ascomycota
• Common Name: Mold
• Structures of Importance: Conidia, conidiophores
• Significance (Medical/Environmental): Penicillin

Peridinium (400x)

• Genus/Species: Peridinium
• Domain: Eukarya
• Kingdom: Protist
• Phylum/Division: Dinoflagellata
• Common Name: Dinoflagellata
• Structures of Importance: Chloroplasts
• Significance (Medical/Environmental): Photosynthesis

Planaria (20x)

• Genus/Species: Planaria
• Domain: Eukarya
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum/Division: Platyhelminthes
• Common Name:
• Structures of Importance: Regeneration abilities
• Significance (Medical/Environmental):

Plasmodium falciparum (1000x)

• Genus/Species: Plasmodium falciparum
• Domain: Eukarya
• Kingdom: Protist
• Phylum/Division: Apicomplexa
• Common Name: Sporozoa
• Structures of Importance: ring stage, merozoite, trophozoite, gametocyte
• Significance (Medical/Environmental): Malaria

Rhizopus (400x)

• Genus/Species: Rhizopus
• Domain: Eukarya
• Kingdom: Fungi
• Phylum/Division: Zygomycota
• Common Name: Mold
• Structures of Importance: sporangia, sporangiophore/sporangiospore, columella
• Significance (Medical/Environmental): Bread Mold

Saccharomyces (1000x)

• Genus/Species: Saccharomyces
• Domain: Eukarya
• Kingdom: Fungi
• Phylum/Division: Ascomycota
• Common Name: Yeast
• Structures of Importance: Ascospores, Budding
• Significance (Medical/Environmental): baker's/bread yeast

Spirogyra (100x)

• Genus/Species: Spirogyra
• Domain: Eukarya
• Kingdom: Protist
• Phylum/Division: Chlorophyta
• Common Name: Green algae
• Structures of Importance: Chloroplasts
• Significance (Medical/Environmental): Photosynthesis

Taenia (20x)

• Genus/Species: Taenia
• Domain: Eukarya
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum/Division: Platyhelminthes
• Common Name: Tapeworm
• Structures of Importance: hooks, scolex, proglottids, suckers
• Significance (Medical/Environmental): Taeniasis

Trichinella spiralis (100x)

• Genus/Species: Trichinella spiralis
• Domain: Eukarya
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum/Division: Nematoda
• Common Name: Roundworm, whipworm
• Structures of Importance: larvae
• Significance (Medical/Environmental): Trichinosis

Trichiuris trichiura (400x)

• Genus/Species: Trichiuris trichiura
• Domain: Eukarya
• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum/Division: Nematoda
• Common Name: Roundworm, whipworm
• Structures of Importance:
• Significance (Medical/Environmental): Trichuriasis

Trichomonas vaginalis (1000x)

• Genus/Species: Trichomonas vaginalis
• Domain: Eukarya
• Kingdom: Protist
• Phylum/Division: Metamonada
• Common Name:
• Structures of Importance: Trophozoite
• Significance (Medical/Environmental): Trichomoniasis

Trypanosoma gambiense (1000x)

• Genus/Species: Trypanosoma gambiense
• Domain: Eukarya
• Kingdom: Protist
• Phylum/Division: Euglenozoa
• Common Name: Trypanosomes
• Structures of Importance: Trypomastigotes
• Significance (Medical/Environmental): African Sleeping Sickness