Important Microbes - Term First Flashcards by Whitney Hughes

Acetobacter aceti

Vinegar producer (Bacteria)

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Agrobacterium tumefaciens

Plant cancer (Bacteria)

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Bacillus anthracis

Anthrax (Bacteria)

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Bacillus cereus

Probiotic or Food Poisoning (Bacteria)

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Bartonella henselae

Cat Scratch fever (Bacteria)

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Bordetella pertussis

Whooping cough (Bacteria)

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Borrelia burgdorferi

Lyme Disease (Bacteria)

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Brevibacterium linens

Red smear cheeses (Bacteria)

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Campylobacter jejuni

Diarrhea (Bacteria)

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Chlamydia trachomatis

Chlamydia (Bacteria)

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Closteridium difficile

Colitis (Bacteria)

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Clostridium botulinum

Botulism (Bacteria)

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Clostridium perfringens

Gangrene (Bacteria)

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Clostridium tetani

Tetanus (Bacteria)

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Diptheria (Bacteria)

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Coxiella burnetti

Q fever (Bacteria)

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Escherichia coli

strain O157:H7 Food Poisoning (Bacteria)

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Francisella tularensis

Rabbit Fever (Bacteria)

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Helicobacter pylori

Ulcer (Bacteria)

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Lactobacillus acidophilus

Aids in human digestion (Bacteria)

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Lactobacillus bulgaricus

Production of yogurt (Bacteria)

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Lactococcus lactis

Production of sour cream (Bacteria)

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Legionella pneumophilia

Legionnaires’ disease (Bacteria)

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Listeria monocytogenes

Listerosis (Bacteria)

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Mycobacterium leprae

Leprosy (Bacteria)

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (Bacteria)

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Gonorrhea/The Clap (Bacteria)

Neisseria meningitides

Meningitis (Bacteria)

Pasteurella multocida

Pasteurellosis (Bacteria)

Porphyromonas gingivalis

Gingivitis/Bad Breath (Bacteria)

Propionibacterium acnes

Pimple (Bacteria)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Nosicomial (Bacteria)

Rickettsia rickettsii

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Bacteria)

Salmonella typhimurium

Typhoid Fever (Bacteria)

Shigella dysenteriae

Dysentery (Bacteria)

Staphylococcus aureus

Boils (Bacteria)

Streptococcus lactis

Production of buttermilk (Bacteria)

Streptococcus mutans

Cavity (Bacteria)

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Pneumonia (Bacteria)

Streptococcus pyogenes

Strep throat/Flesh-Eating (Bacteria)

Streptococcus salivarius

First line infant defense (Bacteria)

Treponema pallidum

Syphillis (Bacteria)

Vibrio cholerae

Cholera (Bacteria)

Yersinia pestis

Black plague (Bacteria)

Zoogloea ramigera

Sewage treatment (Bacteria)

Ebolavirus

Ebola (Virus)

Epstein-Barr Virus

Mononucleosis (Virus)

Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E

Liver inflammation (Virus)

Herpes simplex virus

blisters on skin (Virus)

Human immunodeficiency virus

HIV (Virus)

Human papillomavirus (HPV)

Viral STD (Virus)

Morbillivirus

Measles (Virus)

Orthomyxoviridae

Influenza (Virus)

Poliovirus

Polio (Virus)

Rabies Virus

encephalitis (Virus)

Rhinoviridiae

Common Cold (Virus)

Rubella virus

Rubella (Virus)

Varicella

Chicken Pox (Virus)

West Nile Virus

West Nile Fever (Virus)

Alexandrium tamarense

Red Tide (Protozoa)

Cryptosporidium spp.

Cryptosporidiosis (Protozoa)

Entamoeba histolytica

Amoebic Dysentery (Protozoa)

Giardia lamblia

Beaver Fever (Protozoa)

Leishmania tropica

Leishmania (Protozoa)

Plasmodium falciparum

Malaria (Protozoa)

Toxoplasma gondii

Toxoplasmosis (Protozoa)

Trichomonas vaginalis

Trichomoniasis (Protozoa)

Trypanosoma brucei

African sleeping sickness (Protozoa)

Trypanosoma cruzi

Chagas’ disease (Protozoa)

Aspergillus fumigatus

Aspergillosis (Fungus)

Candida albicans

thrush (Fungus)

Cryptococcus neoformans

Cryptococcosis (Fungus)

Geotrichum candidum

Flavor enhancer in cheeses (Fungus)

Histoplasma capsulatum

histoplasmosis (Fungus)

Malassezia furfur

Dandruff (Fungus)

Penicillium camemberti

camemberti (Fungus)

Penicillium candidum

Brie (Fungus)

Penicillium chrysogenum

Penicillin (Fungus)

Penicillium roqueforti

Blue cheese and roqueforti (Fungus)

Pneumocystis jirovecii

Pneumocystis pneumonia (Fungus)

Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Bread & Beer (Fungus)

Stachybotrys chartarum

Toxic Mold (Fungus)

Trichophyton mentagrophytes

athlete's foot (Fungus)

Ancylostoma caninum

Dog hook worm (Helminth)

Ascaris spp.

Giant Intestinal Roundworm (Helminth)

Clonorchis spp.

Liver fluke (Helminth)

Dirofilaria immitis

Heartworm (Helminth)

Haemonchus contortus

Barber Pole Worm (Helminth)

Paragonimus spp.

Lung Fluke (Helminth)

Parelaphostrongylus tenuis

Meningeal Worm (Helminth)

Taenia solium

Tape worm (Helminth)

Trichinella spiralis

Trichinosis (Helminth)

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

Mad Cow (Prion)

Ovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

Scrapie (Prion)

TSE of deer

Chronic wasting disease (Prion)

TSE of humans

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) (Prion)

Thermus aquaticus

taq DNA polymerase (Archaea)