Human Pathogenic Bacteria Flashcards

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Neisseria Meningitidis (meningococcus)

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disease : meningococcal meningitis
group : beta-proteobacteria

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonococcus)

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disease : gonococcal urethritis (gonorrhoea; STD)
group : beta-proteobacteria

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Escherichia coli

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disease : opportunistic infections (e.g. gastroenteritis)
group : gamma-proteobacteria

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Salmonella enteritidis

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disease : gastroenteritis (food poisoning)
group : gamma-proteobacteria

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Legionella

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disease : legionnaires’ disease (legionellosis)
group : gamma-proteobacteria

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Vibrio cholerae

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disease : cholera
group : gamma-proteobacteria

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Campylobacter

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disease : blood poisoning
group : epsilon-proteobacteria

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Helicobacter pylori

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disease : gastritis, stomach ulcers, gastric cancer
group : epsilon-proteobacteria

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Treponema pallidum

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disease : syphilis (STD)
group : spirochetes

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Borrelia burgdorferi

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disease : lyme disease
group : spirochetes

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Leptospira

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disease : leptospirosis
group : spirochetes

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Bacillus cereus

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disease : food poisoning (gastroenteritis)
group : gram (+) bacteria

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Bacillus anthracis

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disease : anthrax
group : gram (+) bacteria

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Clostridium botulinum

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disease : botulism (paralysis)
group : gram (+) bacteria

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Clostridium tetani

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disease : tetanus
group : gram (+) bacteria

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Actinomycetes

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disease : actinomycoses (skin infection)
group : gram (+) bacteria

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Staphylococcus aureus

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disease : toxic shock syndrome (TSS), food poisoning (gastroenteritis), pneumonia
group : gram (+) bacteria

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Streptococcus pneumonia (pneumococcus)

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disease : pneumococcal meningitis
group : gram (+) bacteria

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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disease : tuberculosis
group : gram (+) bacteria

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Mycobacterium leprae

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disease : leprosy
group : gram (+) bacteria

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Mycoplasma hominis Ureaplasma urealyticum

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disease : non-gonococcal urethritis (STD)
group : gram (+) bacteria

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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disease : non-gonococcal urethritis (STD)
group : chlamydias

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Corynebacterium diphtheria

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disease : diphtheria
group : gram (+) bacteria

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Clostridium tetani

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disease : tetanus
group : gram (+) bacteria

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Bordetella pertussis

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disease : pertussis (whooping cough)
group : beta-proteobacteria