BSCI 263 EXAM2 (Ch.11 - Prokaryotes)

Brucella spp.

G-

Undulant fever

Rickettsia ricketsii

G-

Rocky Mtn. spotted fever

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

G-

Gonorrhea

Neisseria meningitidis

G-

Meningococcal meningitis

Bordetella pertussis

G-

Whopping cough

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

G-

Wound and urinary tract infections

Legionella pneumophilia

G-

Legionnaire’s disease

Vibrio cholerae

G-

Cholera

Escherichia coli

G-

Diarrhea

Borrelia burgdorferi

G-

Lyme disease

Proteus vulgaris

G- UTIs, wound infections

Salmonella typhi

G- Typhoid fever

Shigella dysenteriae

G- Dysentery

Yersinia pestis

G- Plague, Black Death

Haemophilus influenzae

G- Meningitis

Helicobacter pylori

G- Ulcers/Stomach cancer

Chlamydia trachomatis

Conjunctivitis, Trachoma

Treponema pallidum

G- Syphilis

Clostridium tetani

G+ Tetanus, Lockjaw

Clostridium botulinum

G+ Botulism

Clostridium perfringens

G+ Gas Gangrene

Clostridium difficile

G+ Diarrhea

Listeria monocytogenes

G+ Listeriosis

Bacillus anthracis

G+ Anthrax

Staphylococcus aureus

G+ Endocarditis, Meningitis, MRSA

Streptococcus pyogenes

G+ Pericarditis

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

G+ Tuberculosis

Mycobacterium leprae

G+ Leprosy

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

G+ Pneumonia

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

G+ Diphtheria