Bacterial Diseases > Bacteria that cause them

Staphylococcal Infections

Staphylococcus aureus

Impetigo

Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes

Scalded Skin Syndrome

Staphylococcus aureus

Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS)

Toxic shock syndrome toxin (TSST-1); produced by Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes

Streptococcal Infections

Streptococcus pyogenes

Erysipelas

S. pyogenes

Necrotizing Fasciitis

S. pyogenes

Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome

S. pyogenes

Acne

Propionibacterium acnes

Pseudomonas dermatitis

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Ophthalmia neonatorum

Neisseria gonorrhoeae and/or Chlamydia trachomatis

"Pink Eye"/Bacterial Conjuctivitis

Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Neisseria, Haemophilus influenza, and Pseudomonas (can be caused by many organisms)

Trachoma

Chlamydia trachomatis

Urinary Tract Infections

E. coli (most common); other fecal enteric organisms such as Proteus and Klebsiella

Bacterial Vaginitis

Gardnerella vaginalis

Gonorrhea

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Syphilis

Treponema pallidum

Chlamydia Infections

Chlamydia trachomatis

Nongonococcal urethritis (NGU)

Mycoplasma genitalium and Mycoplasma hominis

Streptococcal Pharyngitis

Streptococcus pyogenes

Diphtheria

Corynebacterium diphtheria

Whooping Cough (Pertussis)

Bordetella pertussis

Pneumonia

Streptococcus pneumonia (others can cause it too)

Mycoplasma Pneumonia

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Legionnaires Disease

Legionella pneumophila

Tuberculosis

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Tuberculosis pt. 2 (unpasteurized milk)

M. bovis

Food Poisoning

Staphylococcus, Clostridium perfringens, Clostridium botulinum), and Bacillus cereus

S. aureus (makes what?)

enterotoxins; e.g., Enterotoxin A

Clostridium perfringens (makes what?)

an enterotoxin + endospores

Bacillus cereus (makes what?)

two different enterotoxins (one for vomiting and one for diarrhea)

Enteritis (non specific)

enteric bacteria

Salmonellosis

Salmonella enterica

Typhoid Fever

Salmonella typhi

Shigellosis

S. sonnei and S. dysenteriae

Cholera

Vibrio cholerae

Escherichia coli (strains + what they make)

Enteroinvasive [EIEC] strains (K antigen); Enterotoxigenic [ETEC] strains (enterotoxins); Enterohemorrhagic [EHEC] (shiga-like toxin)

Campylobacter

Campylobacter jejuni and C. fetus

Yersiniosis

Yersinia enterocolitica

Peptic Ulcers

Helicobacter pylori

Clostridioides difficile (what does it cause + produce?)

antibiotic-associated colitis and pseudomembranous colitis; all strains produce two toxins

Puerperal Fever (Puerperal Sepsis)

Streptococcus pyogenes

Group B Streptococci (GBS)

Streptococcus agalactiae

Rheumatic Fever

Streptococcus pyogenes

Anthrax

Bacillus anthracis

Gangrene

Clostridium perfringens

Plague

Yersinia pestis

Lyme Disease

Borrelia burgdorferi

Rickettsial Systemic Diseases (what type of parasites?)

gram-negative obligate intracellular parasites

Typhus Fever

Rickettsia prowazekii

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Rickettsia rickettsia

Meningitis

Neisseria meningitidis

Listeriosis

Listeria monocytogenes

Tetanus

Clostridium tetani

Botulism

Clostridium botulinum

Tuberculosis