Which microbe am I?
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- Q1I am not gram-positive, I am not gram-negative, who am I?Escherichia coliNeisseria meningitidisRickettsia australisArchaea5s
- Q2My friends (archaea) S-layers adheres directly to the outer membrane. Is it True or False?I don't knowFalseI am the bestTrue5s
- Q3We have no peptidoglycan. My friends have S-layers but I don't. Who am I?Ignicoccus hospitalisPyrolobus fumariiMethanobacterium palustreNanoarchaeum equitans20s
- Q4I have an organism living with me symbiotically. Who is he?Proteus vulgarisPyrolobus fumariiNanoarchaeum equitansMethanosarcina barkeri20s
- Q5My friend (methanogens) is special since he is different. Why is he special?Methanogens have N-acetylmuramic acid as a component of their cell wall.Methanogens have pseudomurein as a component of their cell wall.Methanogens are not resistant to Amoxicillin.Methanogens have β-1,3-glycosidic bond.20s
- Q6What cannot live without me but I can live without him?Pseudomonas aeruginosaEnterococcus faeciumNeisseria gonorrhoeaeNanoarchaeum equitans10s
- Q7Since, I am hyperthermophillic, where do you expect my house is?Hydrothermal ventThe arctic oceanVostok, AntarcticaIn your house's refrigerator5s
- Q8Why can we live at places with high temperature? (please provide a deeper answer)Because we have Ester linkage in our membranes thus are more stable even at high temperature.Our ancestors were living there so we remained; not wanting to move places or migrate.Because we are not Thermophiles or Hyperthermophiles.Because we have Ether linkage in our membranes thus are more stable even at high temperature.30s
- Q9So, which microbe am I?Ignicoccus hospitalisNanoarchaeum equitansEscherichia coliMethanogens10s