Microbio - Diversity Quiz

Bacillus anthracis

Prokaryote

Phylum: Bacillota/Firmicutes

Disease: Anthrax

Bartonella henselae

Prokaryote

Phylum: Pseudomonadota/Proteobacteria

Disease: Cat scratch disease

Bordetella pertussis

Prokaryote

Phylum: Pseudomonadota/Proteobacteria

Disease: Whooping cough

Borrelia burgdorferi

Prokaryote

Phylum: Spirochaetes/Spirochaetota

Disease: Lyme disease

Campylobacter jejuni

Prokaryote

Phylum: Campylobacterota (formerly Proteobacteria)

Disease: Campylobacteriosis (gastroenteritis)

Chlamydia trachomatis

Prokaryote

Phylum: Chlamydiae/Chlamydiota

Disease: Chlamydia, trachoma (eye infection)

Clostridium botulinum

Prokaryote

Phylum: Bacillota/Firmicutes

Disease: Botulism

Clostridium difficile

Prokaryote

Phylum: Bacillota/Firmicutes

Disease: Pseudomembranous colitis

Clostridium tetani

Prokaryote

Phylum: Bacillota/Firmicutes

Disease: Tetanus

Corynebacterium diptheriae

Prokaryote

Phylum: Actinobacteria/Actinomycetota

Disease: Diphtheria

Enterococcus faecalis / faecium

Prokaryote

Phylum: Bacillota/Firmicutes

Disease: UTIs, endocarditis

Escherichia coli O157:H7

Prokaryote

Phylum: Pseudomonadota/Proteobacteria

Disease: Hemorrhagic Colitis, Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

Haemophilus influenzae

Prokaryote

Phylum: Pseudomonadota/Proteobacteria

Disease: Bacterial meningitis, epiglottitis, otitis media, pneumonia

Helicobacter pylori

Prokaryote

Phylum: Campylobacterota (formerly Proteobacteria)

Disease: Peptic ulcers, chronic gastritis, gastric cancer

Legionella pneumophilia

Prokaryote

Phylum: Pseudomonadota/Proteobacteria

Disease: Legionnaires' disease, Pontiac fever

Listeria monocytogenes

Prokaryote

Phylum: Bacillota/Firmicutes

Disease: Listeriosis

Mycobacterium leprae

Prokaryote

Phylum: Actinobacteria/Actinomycetota

Disease: Leprosy (Hansen's disease)

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Prokaryote

Phylum: Actinobacteria/Actinomycetota

Disease: Tuberculosis (TB)

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Prokaryote

Phylum: Mycoplasmatota/Tenericutes (formerly Firmicutes)

Disease: Walking pneumonia (atypical pneumonia)

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Prokaryote

Phylum: Pseudomonadota/Proteobacteria

Disease: Gonorrhea

Neisseria meningitidis

Prokaryote

Phylum: Pseudomonadota/Proteobacteria

Disease: Meningococcal meningitis, meningococcemia

Rickettsia ricketsii

Prokaryote

Phylum: Pseudomonadota/Proteobacteria

Disease: Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Salmonella enterica

Prokaryote

Phylum: Pseudomonadota/Proteobacteria

Disease: Salmonellosis (gastroenteritis)

Salmonella typhi

Prokaryote

Phylum: Pseudomonadota/Proteobacteria

Disease: Typhoid fever

Staphylococcus aureus

Prokaryote

Phylum: Bacillota/Firmicutes

Disease: Skin and soft tissue infections, MRSA, toxic shock syndrome (TSS), food poisoning

Streptococcus mutans

Prokaryote

Phylum: Bacillota/Firmicutes

Disease: Dental caries (cavities)

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Prokaryote

Phylum: Bacillota/Firmicutes

Disease: Pneumococcal pneumonia, bacterial meningitis, otitis media

Streptococcus pyogenes

Prokaryote

Phylum: Bacillota/Firmicutes

Disease: Strep throat (pharyngitis), scarlet fever, necrotizing fasciitis, rheumatic fever

Treponema pallidum

Prokaryote

Phylum: Spirochaetes/Spirochaetota

Disease: Syphilis

Vibrio cholerae

Prokaryote

Phylum: Pseudomonadota/Proteobacteria

Disease: Cholera

Yersinia pestis

Prokaryote

Phylum: Pseudomonadota/Proteobacteria

Disease: Plague (bubonic, pneumonic, septicemic)

Acanthamoeba spp.

Eukaryote

Organism: Protozoan (amoeba)

Disease: Acanthamoeba keratitis, granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE)

Aspergillus fumigatus

Eukaryote

Organism: Fungus

Disease: Aspergillosis

Blastomyces dermatitidis

Eukaryote

Organism: Fungus

Disease: Blastomycosis

Candida albicans

Eukaryote

Organism: Fungus

Disease: Candidiasis (oral thrush, vaginal yeast infection)

Cryptococcus neoformans

Eukaryote

Organism: Fungus

Disease: Cryptococcosis (cryptococcal meningitis)

Entamoeba histolytica

Eukaryote

Organism: Protozoan (amoeba)

Disease: Amoebiasis (amoebic dysentery)

Giardia lamblia

Eukaryote

Organism: Protozoan (flagellate)

Disease: Giardiasis

Histoplasma capsulatum

Eukaryote

Organism: Fungus

Disease: Histoplasmosis

Leishmania spp

Eukaryote

Organism: Protozoan (flagellate/kinetoplastid)

Disease: Leishmaniasis

Plasmodium falciparum

Eukaryote

Organism: Protozoan (apicomplexan)

Disease: Malaria

Schistosoma spp.

Eukaryote

Organism: Helminth (fluke)

Disease: Schistosomiasis (bilharzia/snail fever)

Toxoplasma gondii

Eukaryote

Organism: Protozoan (apicomplexan)

Disease: Toxoplasmosis

Trichinella spiralis

Eukaryote

Organism: Helminth (nematode/roundworm)

Disease: Trichinosis (trichinellosis)

Trichomonas vaginalis

Eukaryote

Organism: Protozoan (flagellate)

Disease: Trichomoniasis

Trypanosoma brucei

Eukaryote

Organism: Protozoan (flagellate/kinetoplastid)

Disease: African sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis)

Trypanosoma cruzi

Eukaryote

Organism: Protozoan (flagellate/kinetoplastid)

Disease: Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis)

Dengue Virus

Virus

Genome: +ssRNA

Disease: Dengue fever/dengue hemorrhagic fever

Vaccine: Only in some countries (no in the US)

Ebola Virus

Virus

Genome: -ssRNA

Disease: Ebola virus disease (viral hemorrhagic fever)

Vaccine: Yes

Hepatitis A Virus

Virus

Genome: +ssRNA

Disease: Hepatitis A (acute hepatitis)

Vaccine: Yes

Hepatitis B Virus

Virus

Genome: dsDNA-RT

Disease: Hepatitis B (acute and chronic hepatitis)

Vaccine: Yes

Hepatitis C Virus

Virus

Genome: +ssRNA

Disease: Hepatitis C (chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis)

Vaccine: No

Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) 1 & 2

Virus

Genome: dsDNA

Disease: Oral herpes (cold sores) & genital herpes

Vaccine: No

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

Virus

Genome: +ssRNA-RT

Disease: AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)

Vaccine: No

Human papillomavirus (HPV)

Virus

Genome: dsDNA

Disease: Genital warts, cervical and anogenital cancers

Vaccine: Yes

Influenza Virus

Virus

Genome: -ssRNA

Disease: Influenza (seasonal flu)

Vaccine: Yes

Measles Virus

Virus

Genome: -ssRNA

Disease: Measles (rubeola)

Vaccine: Yes

Mumps Virus

Virus

Genome: -ssRNA

Disease: Mumps

Vaccine: Yes

Norovirus

Virus

Genome: +ssRNA

Disease: Viral gastroenteritis ("stomach flu")

Vaccine: No

Polio Virus

Virus

Genome: +ssRNA

Disease: Poliomyelitis (polio)

Vaccine: Yes

Rabies Virus

Virus

Genome: -ssRNA

Disease: Rabies

Vaccine: Yes

Rhinovirus

Virus

Genome: +ssRNA

Disease: Common cold

Vaccine: No

Rotavirus

Virus

Genome: dsRNA

Disease: Severe viral gastroenteritis

Vaccine: Yes

Rubella Virus

Virus

Genome: +ssRNA

Disease: Rubella (German measles)

Vaccine: Yes

SARS-CoV-2

Virus

Genome: +ssRNA

Disease: COVID-19

Vaccine: Yes

Varicella zoster virus (VZV)

Virus

Genome: dsDNA

Disease: Chickenpox (varicella) & shingles (herpes zoster)

Vaccine: Yes

Variola Virus

Virus

Genome: dsDNA

Disease: Smallpox

Vaccine: Yes

West Nile Virus (WNV)

Virus

Genome: +ssRNA

Disease: West Nile fever/encephalitis

Vaccine: No

Yellow Fever Virus (YFV)

Virus

Genome: +ssRNA

Disease: Yellow fever

Vaccine: Yes