Important Microbes Flashcards by Heather Lahman

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Acetobacter aceti

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Vinegar producer

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Agrobacterium tumefaciens

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Plant cancer

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Bacillus anthracis

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Anthrax

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Bacillus cereus

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Probiotic or food poisoning

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Bartonella henselae

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Cat scratch fever

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Bordetella pertussis

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Whooping cough

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Borrelia burgdorferi

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Lyme disease

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Brevibacterium linens

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Red smear cheese

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Campylobacter jejuni

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Diarrhea

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Chlamydia trachomatis

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Chlamydia

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Clostridium difficile

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Colitis

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Clostridium botulinum

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Botulism

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Clostridium perfringens

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Gangrene

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Clostridium tetani

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Tetanus

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Corynebacterium diptheriae

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Diptheria

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Coxiella burnetti

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Q fever

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Escherichia coli

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Strain O157:H7 food poisoning

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Francisella tularensis

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Rabbit fever

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Helicobacter pylori

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Ulcer

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Lactobacillus acidophilus

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Aids in human digestion

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Lactobacillus bulgaricus

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Production of yogurt

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Lactococcus lactis

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Production of sour cream

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Legionella pneumophilia

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Legionnaires disease

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Listeria monocytogenes

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Listerosis

Mycobacterium leprae

Leprosy

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Tuberculosis

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Gonorrhea/the clap

Neisseria meningitides

Meningitis

Pasteurella multocida

Pasteurellosis

Porphyromonas gingivalis

Gingivitis/bad breath

Propionibacterium acnes

Pimple

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Nosicomial

Rickettsia rickettsii

Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Salmonella typhimurium

Typhoid fever

Shigella dysenteriae

Dysentery

Staphylococcus aureus

Boils

Streptococcus lactis

Production of buttermilk

Streptococcus mutans

Cavity

Streptococcus penumoniae

Pneumonia

Streptococcus pyogenes

Strep throat/flesh-eating

Streptococcus salivarius

First line infant defense

Treponema pallidum

Syphillis

Vibrio cholerae

Cholera

Yersinia pestis

Black plague

Zoogloea ramigera

Sewage treatment