Term
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Definition
Gram Neg / Spirochete
Aerobic/fac. anaerobic
Parasitic of animals/humans
Causative agent of syphilis |
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Definition
Gram Neg / Spirochete
Tick borne
Lyme Disease |
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Term
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Definition
Gram Neg / Spirochete
Passed through urine/water
Leptospirosis |
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Term
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Definition
Habitat: Contaminated food/milk/waterborne
Disease: Gastroenteritis |
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Term
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Definition
Habitat: water/feces
Disease: Ulcers in humans |
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Term
Pseudomonas:
P. aeruginosa |
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Definition
Habitat: Soil/water/plant/Hospital Equipment
Nosocomial
Disease: Serious Infections |
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Term
Legionella:
L. pneumophila |
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Definition
Habitat: Standing water/Equipment in contact with soil/water mist/vapor
Disease: Fatal pneumonia in immunocompromised pts |
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Term
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Definition
Habitat: Nasopharynx/Trachea
Disease: Whooping Cough |
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Term
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Definition
Habitat: Human Mucous Membranes
Disease: Gonococcal Urethritis |
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Term
Neisseria:
N. meningitidis |
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Definition
Habitat: Human Mucous Membrane
Disease: Meningococcal Meningitis |
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Term
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Definition
Habitat: Zoonotic (animals/animal products)
Disease: Brucellosis (undulant fever)
Other: B. abortus, B. suis, B. canis |
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Term
Enterobacteriacea:
Escherichia - E. coli |
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Definition
Habitat: Intestines
Disease: Urinary Tract Infections; Gastroenteritis |
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Term
Enterobacteriacea:
Serratia |
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Definition
Habitat: Intestines, Contaminated catherters/saline solutions
Disease:Urinary infections; Serious Respiratory infections |
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Term
Enterobacteriacea:
Klebsiella |
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Definition
Habitat: Intestines
Disease: Pneumonias; Septicemias |
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Term
Enterobacteriacea:
Proteus |
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Definition
Habitat: Intestines
Disease: Urinary/Wound/Respiratory infestions |
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Term
Enterobacteriacea:
Enterobacter |
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Definition
Habitat: Intestines
Disease: Urinary/Respiratory infections
Nosocomial/Opportunistic |
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Term
Enterobacteriacea:
Salmonella (S. typhi, S. dublin, S. arizonae) |
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Definition
Habitat: Fecal contaminated food/water, flies, raw milk, meats, eggs
Disease: Gastroenteritis; Salmonellosis; Typhoid Fever |
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Term
Enterobacteriacea:
Shigella (S. sonnei, S. flexneri, S. dysenteriae) |
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Definition
Habitat: Intestines
Disease: Dysentery, Shegellosis (bacillary dysentery) |
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Term
Enterobacteriacea:
Yersinia (Y. pestis) |
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Definition
Habitat: Flea borne
Disease: Bubonic Plague, Airborne Pneumonic Plague
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Term
Enterobacteriacea:
Yersinia (Y. enterocolita)
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Definition
Habitat: Intestines, meat, milk
Disease: Yersiniosis Gastroenteritis |
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Term
Vibrionaceae:
V. cholerae
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Definition
Habitat: Contaminated Food/Water
Disease: Cholera |
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Term
Vibrionaceae:
V. parahaemolyticus & V. vulnificans
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Definition
Habitat: Raw/uncooked Shellfish
Disease: Gastroenteritis |
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Term
Pasteurellaceae:
Hemophilus (H. influenzae)
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Definition
Habitat: Nasopharynx, Vagina, Intestines
Disease: Meningitis, Otits, Bronchitis, Pneuonias
pathogens from cattle/fowl/cats/dogs |
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Term
Pasteurellaceae:
Gardnerella (G. vaginalis)
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Definition
Habitat: Vagina
Disease: most vaginitis infections |
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Term
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Definition
Habitat: Intestines, Mouth of humans/animals
Disease: Serious infections |
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Term
Rickettsia
(R. prowazekii)
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Definition
Habitat: Fleas/Ticks/Lice
Disease: High fevers, rashes |
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Term
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Definition
Habitat: Fleas/Ticks/Lice
Disease: Typhus |
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Term
Rickettsia
(R. rickettsii)
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Definition
Habitat: Fleas/Ticks/Lice
Disease: "Rocky Mountain spotted fever" |
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Term
Ehrlichia
(E. chafeensis)
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Definition
Habitat: Fleas/Ticks/Lice
Disease: Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis |
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Term
Chlamydia
(C. trachmatis)
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Definition
Habitat: Humans/Birds
Disease: Non-Gonococcal Urethritis (STD) |
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Term
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Definition
Habitat: Bird feces
Disease: Parrot-Fever (pneumonia) |
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Term
Staphyloccocus
(S. aureus)
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Definition
Habitat: Skin, Nose, Mouth
Disease: Staph Infection |
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Term
Streptococcus
(S. pyogenes)
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Definition
Habitat: Mouth, Intestines, Genital Tract
Disease: "Strep Throat" |
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Term
Streptococcus
(S. pneumoniae)
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Definition
Habitat: Mouth, Intestines, Genital Tract
Disease: Serious pneumonia, Meningitis infections |
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Term
Streptococcus
(Hemolytic "A" type)
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Definition
Habitat: Mouth, Intestines, Genital Tract
Disease: "Flesh-eating" Bacterium |
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Term
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Definition
Habitat: Soil, Animal hides, Feces
Disease: Anthrax
Forms endospores |
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Term
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Definition
Habitat: Soil, Animal Hide, Feces
Disease: Tetanus |
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Term
Clostridium
(C. botulinum)
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Definition
Habitat: Soil, Animal Hide, Feces
Disease: Botulism |
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Term
Clostridium
(C. perfringens)
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Definition
Habitat: Soil, Animal Hide, Feces
Disease: Gas Gangrene |
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Term
Clostridium
(C. dificile)
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Definition
Habitat: Soil, Animal Hide, Feces
Disease: Pseudo-membranous Colitis (bloody diarrhea) |
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