microorganisms need to know

Gram-negative bacterium, spiral-shaped, red color in gram stain

Spirosoma linguale

gram-positive, endospore former, non-motile, resistant to UV radiation

Bacillus megaterium

endospore former

Bacillus subtilis

acid-fast bacterium, has mycolic acid in cell wall

Mycobacterium smegmatis

gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium (found in the human intestinal tract), coliform; green metallic sheen on eosin methylene blue plate, strong lactose fermenter, neutrophil (pH 7), resistant to UV radiation

Escherichia coli

gram-positive cocci bacterium, halotolerant, purple color on gram stain

Staphylococcus epidermidis

peritrichous flagella arrangement

Proteus vulgaris

amphitrichous flagella arrangement

Spirillum voluntans

gram-negative bacterium coliform, fish-eyed colonies on eosin-methylene blue plate, weak to moderate lactose fermenter, motile

Enterobacter aerogenes

halophile

Vibrio natriegens

an extreme halophile from the Archaea domain

Halobacterium salinarium

yeast, eukaryote, acidophile

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Akalinophile (basic pH)

Alcaligenes faecalis

very resistant to UV radiation

Deinococcus radiodurans

a capsule forming bacterium

Azotobacter vinelandii