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Bacterial pathogens and human disease
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 2
05/08/2010

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Term
Treponema pallidum
Definition
Syphilis
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Treponemataceae
Term
Borrelia burgdorferi
Definition
Lyme disease
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Spirochaetaceae
Term
Ricksettia rickettsi
Definition
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
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Obligate intracellular
Term
Coxciella burnetii
Definition
Q fever
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Coxiellaceae
Term
Campylobacter jejuni
Definition
Food poisoning
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Campylobacteraceae
Term
Helicobacter pylori
Definition
Gastritis/ulcers
Helicobacteraceae
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Term
Vibrio cholerae
Definition
Cholera
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Vibrionaceae
Term
Chlamydia trachomatis
Definition
Chlamydia
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Chlamydiaceae
Term
Staphylococcus aureus
Definition
Skin and systemic infections (folliculitis, furunculitis, carbuncles, hidradenditis, impetigo, osteomyelitis, bacteremia, food poisoning, TSS, scalded skin syndrome)
Gram +
Staphylococcaceae
Term
Staphylococcus epidermidis
Definition
UTIs, bacteremia, endocarditis, conjunctivitis
Gram +
Staphylococcaceae
Term
Staphylococcus saprophyticus
Definition
UTIs, cystitis, pyelonephritis
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Staphylococcaceae
Term
Neisseria meningitides
Definition
Meningitis
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Neisseriaceae
Term
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Definition
Gonorrhea
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Neisseriaceae
Term
Streptococcus pyogenes
Definition
Puerperal fever, strep throat, otitis media
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Streptococcaceae
Term
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Definition
Pneumonia, otitis media
Gram +
Streptococcaceae
Term
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Definition
Bronchopneumonia, otitis extrema, folliculitis
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Pseudomonadaceae
Term
Bordetella pertussis
Definition
Pertussis (Whooping cough)
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Alcaligenaceae
Term
Legionella pneumophila
Definition
Pneumonia, pontiac fever
Gram -
Legionellaceae
Term
Francisella tularensis
Definition
Pneumonic, typhoidal, diarrheal, pharyngitic
Gram -
Francisellaceae
Term
Pasteurella multocida
Definition
Wart-like eruptions, abscesses, septicemia
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Pasteurellaceae
Term
Haemophilus aegyptius
Definition
Conjunctivitis
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Pasteurellaceae
Term
Haemophilus ducreyi
Definition
Chancres
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Pasteurellaceae
Term
Haemophilus influenzae
Definition
Meningitis
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Pasteurellaceae
Term
Haemophilus parainfluenzae
Definition
Endocarditis
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Pasteurellaceae
Term
Yersinia pestis
Definition
Bubonic plague
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Enterobacteriaceae
Term
Salmonella enterica (serovar Typhi)
Definition
Typhoid fever
Gram -
Enterobacteriaceae
Term
Clostridium botulinum
Definition
Botulism
Gram +
Clostridiaceae
Term
Clostridium tetani
Definition
Tetanus
Gram +
Clostridiaceae
Term
Clostridium perfringens
Definition
Gas gangrene, food intoxication
Gram +
Clostridiaceae
Term
Clostridium difficile
Definition
GI upset
Gram +
Clostridiaceae
Term
Bacillus anthracis
Definition
Anthrax
Gram +
Bacillaceae
Term
Corynebacteria diphtheriae
Definition
Diphtheria
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Corynebacteriaceae
Term
Propionibacterium acnes
Definition
Acne
Gram +
Propionibacteriaceae
Term
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Definition
Tuberculosis
Gram +
Mycobacteriaceae
Term
Mycobacterium leprae
Definition
Leprosy
Gram +
Mycobacteriaceae
Term
Listeria monocytogenes
Definition
GI upset, bacteremia, meningitis
Gram +
Listeriaceae
Term
Salmonella spp.
Definition
Salmonellosis (abdominal pain, diarrhea, fever/chills)
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Enterobacteriaceae
Term
Shigella spp.
Definition
Dysentery, tenesmus, abdominal pain, vomiting
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Enterobacteriaceae
Term
Escherichia coli
Definition
Hemorrhagic colitis, diarrhea
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Enterobacteriaceae
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