L6B-L8 BACTERIA SPELL CHALLENGE (homework)

Mycobacterium spp.

Acid-fast bacteria....

Helicobacter spp.

Implicated in causing gastric ulcers (species "pylori")...

Campylobacter spp.

Some species are reproductive pathogens (species "fetus"), and some are enteric pathogens (species "jejuni")...

Bacillus spp.

Causative agent of anthrax (species "antracis")...

Yersinia spp.

Causes bubonic plague...

Clostridium spp.

Causes Tyzzer's disease....

Pasteurella spp.

In the tonsillar region of the oral cavity and transmitted in dog and cat bite wounds...

Escherichia spp.

A major outbreak with this pathogen occurred in the "Jack in the Box" hamburger chain (spoiled food)...

Salmonella spp.

All reptiles and birds probably have this, so wash your hands after touching them (or raw chicken)....

Corynebacterium spp.

An acid-fast bacterium that causes pneumonia in young foals....

Leptospira spp.

Two serovars of a species in this genus are Bratislava and Autumnalis...

Borrelia spp.

Ixodes pacificus is an arthropod that passes this bacteria...

Erysipelothrix spp.

Species "Rhusiopathiae" causes arthritis in pigs and endocarditis in dogs...

Staphylococcus spp.

Species "Aureus" can sometimes cause problems for you....