Important Microbes Flashcards by Heather Lahman | Brainscape

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Acetobacter aceti

A

Vinegar producer

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Agrobacterium tumefaciens

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Plant cancer

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Bacillus anthracis

A

Anthrax

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Bacillus cereus

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Probiotic or food poisoning

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Bartonella henselae

A

Cat scratch fever

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Bordetella pertussis

A

Whooping cough

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Borrelia burgdorferi

A

Lyme disease

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Brevibacterium linens

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Red smear cheese

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Campylobacter jejuni

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Diarrhea

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Chlamydia trachomatis

A

Chlamydia

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Clostridium difficile

A

Colitis

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Clostridium botulinum

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Botulism

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Clostridium perfringens

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Gangrene

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Clostridium tetani

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Tetanus

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Corynebacterium diptheriae

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Diptheria

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Coxiella burnetti

A

Q fever

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Escherichia coli

A

Strain O157:H7 food poisoning

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Francisella tularensis

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Rabbit fever

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Helicobacter pylori

A

Ulcer

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Lactobacillus acidophilus

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Aids in human digestion

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Lactobacillus bulgaricus

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Production of yogurt

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Lactococcus lactis

A

Production of sour cream

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Legionella pneumophilia

A

Legionnaires disease

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Listeria monocytogenes

A

Listerosis

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Mycobacterium leprae

A

Leprosy

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

A

Tuberculosis

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

A

Gonorrhea/the clap

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Neisseria meningitides

A

Meningitis

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Pasteurella multocida

A

Pasteurellosis

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Porphyromonas gingivalis

A

Gingivitis/bad breath

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Propionibacterium acnes

A

Pimple

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

A

Nosicomial

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Rickettsia rickettsii

A

Rocky Mountain spotted fever

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Salmonella typhimurium

A

Typhoid fever

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Shigella dysenteriae

A

Dysentery

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Staphylococcus aureus

A

Boils

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Streptococcus lactis

A

Production of buttermilk

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Streptococcus mutans

A

Cavity

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Streptococcus penumoniae

A

Pneumonia

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Streptococcus pyogenes

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Strep throat/flesh-eating

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Streptococcus salivarius

A

First line infant defense

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Treponema pallidum

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Syphillis

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Vibrio cholerae

A

Cholera

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Yersinia pestis

A

Black plague

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Zoogloea ramigera

A

Sewage treatment