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What is the process by which bacteria move toward or away from chemical stimuli called?
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Chemotaxis
Which bacterium is the primary cause of peptic ulcers?
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Helicobacter pylori
What is the name of the hair-like bacterial structure used for attachment and conjugation?
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Pilus
Which bacterium is a key starter culture for making yogurt?
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Lactobacillus bulgaricus
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Which bacterium is the primary cause of peptic ulcers?
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Helicobacter pylori
Which virus is the cause of AIDS?
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HIV
Which bacterium is a key starter culture for making yogurt?
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Lactobacillus bulgaricus
Which bacterium is used commercially to produce the antibiotic streptomycin?
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Streptomyces griseus
Which bacterium causes Q fever?
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Coxiella burnetii
Which archaeon is known for surviving in saturated salt solutions?
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Halobacterium salinarum
Which bacterial species produces the enzyme Taq polymerase used in PCR?
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Thermus aquaticus
Which bacterium is the most common cause of bacterial pneumonia?
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
What is the name of the bacterial cell wall component targeted by penicillin?
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Peptidoglycan