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Important Microbes - Term First Flashcards

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Acetobacter aceti

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Vinegar producer (Bacteria)

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Agrobacterium tumefaciens

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Plant cancer (Bacteria)

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Bacillus anthracis

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Anthrax (Bacteria)

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Bacillus cereus

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Probiotic or Food Poisoning (Bacteria)

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Bartonella henselae

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Cat Scratch fever (Bacteria)

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Bordetella pertussis

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Whooping cough (Bacteria)

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Borrelia burgdorferi

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Lyme Disease (Bacteria)

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Brevibacterium linens

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Red smear cheeses (Bacteria)

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Campylobacter jejuni

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Diarrhea (Bacteria)

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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Chlamydia (Bacteria)

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Closteridium difficile

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Colitis (Bacteria)

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Clostridium botulinum

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Botulism (Bacteria)

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Clostridium perfringens

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Gangrene (Bacteria)

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Clostridium tetani

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Tetanus (Bacteria)

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae

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Diptheria (Bacteria)

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Coxiella burnetti

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Q fever (Bacteria)

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17
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Escherichia coli

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strain O157:H7 Food Poisoning (Bacteria)

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18
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Francisella tularensis

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Rabbit Fever (Bacteria)

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19
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Helicobacter pylori

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Ulcer (Bacteria)

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20
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Lactobacillus acidophilus

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Aids in human digestion (Bacteria)

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21
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Lactobacillus bulgaricus

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Production of yogurt (Bacteria)

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Lactococcus lactis

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Production of sour cream (Bacteria)

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23
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Legionella pneumophilia

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Legionnaires’ disease (Bacteria)

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24
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Listeria monocytogenes

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Listerosis (Bacteria)

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Mycobacterium leprae

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Leprosy (Bacteria)

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Tuberculosis (Bacteria)

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27
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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Gonorrhea/The Clap (Bacteria)

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28
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Neisseria meningitides

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Meningitis (Bacteria)

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29
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Pasteurella multocida

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Pasteurellosis (Bacteria)

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Porphyromonas gingivalis

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Gingivitis/Bad Breath (Bacteria)

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31
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Propionibacterium acnes

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Pimple (Bacteria)

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32
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Nosicomial (Bacteria)

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33
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Rickettsia rickettsii

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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Bacteria)

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34
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Salmonella typhimurium

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Typhoid Fever (Bacteria)

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35
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Shigella dysenteriae

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Dysentery (Bacteria)

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36
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Staphylococcus aureus

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Boils (Bacteria)

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37
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Streptococcus lactis

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Production of buttermilk (Bacteria)

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38
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Streptococcus mutans

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Cavity (Bacteria)

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39
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Streptococcus pneumoniae

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Pneumonia (Bacteria)

40
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Streptococcus pyogenes

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Strep throat/Flesh-Eating (Bacteria)

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Streptococcus salivarius

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First line infant defense (Bacteria)

42
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Treponema pallidum

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Syphillis (Bacteria)

43
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Vibrio cholerae

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Cholera (Bacteria)

44
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Yersinia pestis

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Black plague (Bacteria)

45
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Zoogloea ramigera

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Sewage treatment (Bacteria)

46
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Ebolavirus

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Ebola (Virus)

47
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Epstein-Barr Virus

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Mononucleosis (Virus)

48
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Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E

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Liver inflammation (Virus)

49
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Herpes simplex virus

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blisters on skin (Virus)

50
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Human immunodeficiency virus

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HIV (Virus)

51
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Human papillomavirus (HPV)

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Viral STD (Virus)

52
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Morbillivirus

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Measles (Virus)

53
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Orthomyxoviridae

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Influenza (Virus)

54
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Poliovirus

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Polio (Virus)

55
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Rabies Virus

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encephalitis (Virus)

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Rhinoviridiae

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Common Cold (Virus)

57
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Rubella virus

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Rubella (Virus)

58
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Varicella

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Chicken Pox (Virus)

59
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West Nile Virus

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West Nile Fever (Virus)

60
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Alexandrium tamarense

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Red Tide (Protozoa)

61
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Cryptosporidium spp.

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Cryptosporidiosis (Protozoa)

62
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Entamoeba histolytica

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Amoebic Dysentery (Protozoa)

63
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Giardia lamblia

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Beaver Fever (Protozoa)

64
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Leishmania tropica

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Leishmania (Protozoa)

65
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Plasmodium falciparum

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Malaria (Protozoa)

66
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Toxoplasma gondii

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Toxoplasmosis (Protozoa)

67
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Trichomonas vaginalis

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Trichomoniasis (Protozoa)

68
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Trypanosoma brucei

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African sleeping sickness (Protozoa)

69
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Trypanosoma cruzi

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Chagas’ disease (Protozoa)

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Aspergillus fumigatus

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Aspergillosis (Fungus)

71
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Candida albicans

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thrush (Fungus)

72
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Cryptococcus neoformans

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Cryptococcosis (Fungus)

73
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Geotrichum candidum

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Flavor enhancer in cheeses (Fungus)

74
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Histoplasma capsulatum

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histoplasmosis (Fungus)

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Malassezia furfur

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Dandruff (Fungus)

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Penicillium camemberti

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camemberti (Fungus)

77
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Penicillium candidum

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Brie (Fungus)

78
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Penicillium chrysogenum

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Penicillin (Fungus)

79
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Penicillium roqueforti

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Blue cheese and roqueforti (Fungus)

80
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Pneumocystis jirovecii

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Pneumocystis pneumonia (Fungus)

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Saccharomyces cerevisiae

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Bread & Beer (Fungus)

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Stachybotrys chartarum

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Toxic Mold (Fungus)

83
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Trichophyton mentagrophytes

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athlete’s foot (Fungus)

84
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Ancylostoma caninum

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Dog hook worm (Helminth)

85
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Ascaris spp.

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Giant Intestinal Roundworm (Helminth)

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Clonorchis spp.

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Liver fluke (Helminth)

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Dirofilaria immitis

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Heartworm (Helminth)

88
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Haemonchus contortus

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Barber Pole Worm (Helminth)

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Paragonimus spp.

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Lung Fluke (Helminth)

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Parelaphostrongylus tenuis

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Meningeal Worm (Helminth)

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Taenia solium

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Tape worm (Helminth)

92
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Trichinella spiralis

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Trichinosis (Helminth)

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Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

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Mad Cow (Prion)

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Ovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

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Scrapie (Prion)

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TSE of deer

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Chronic wasting disease (Prion)

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TSE of humans

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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) (Prion)

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Thermus aquaticus

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taq DNA polymerase (Archaea)

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