Pathogenic Bacteria 1-20
20 entries in the Pathogenic Bacteria compendium.
Bordetella pertussisCausative agent of whooping cough, a reemerging human pathogen.BorreliaGenus of spirochete bacteria causing Lyme disease and relapsing fever.Campylobacter jejuniA helical bacterium causing widespread foodborne illness worldwide.Chlamydia trachomatisObligate intracellular bacterium causing blindness and sexually transmitted infections.Chlamydia pneumoniaeObligate intracellular bacterium causing pneumonia and chronic diseases.Clostridium botulinumAnaerobic bacterium producing the most potent known neurotoxin.Clostridium perfringensA Gram-positive anaerobe causing food poisoning and gas gangrene.Clostridium tetaniSoil bacterium that causes tetanus via a potent neurotoxin.Corynebacterium diphtheriaeGram-positive bacterium causing diphtheria, toxigenic via bacteriophage.Escherichia coliA model bacterium central to microbiology and biotechnology.Haemophilus influenzaeA pathogenic bacterium once mistaken for the cause of influenza.Helicobacter pyloriGram-negative bacterium causing gastric ulcers and linked to stomach cancer.Klebsiella pneumoniaeA Gram-negative bacterium causing pneumonia and nosocomial infections.Legionella pneumophilaPrimary causative agent of Legionnaires' disease, an intracellular pathogen.Listeria monocytogenesA virulent foodborne pathogen causing listeriosis, often fatal in high-risk groups.Mycobacterium lepraeFirst bacterium identified as a cause of human disease.Mycobacterium tuberculosisMycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb), also known as Koch's bacillus, is a species of pathogeMycoplasma pneumoniaeSmallest self-replicating bacterium causing atypical pneumonia in humans.Neisseria gonorrhoeaeGram-negative diplococcus causing gonorrhea and evolving antibiotic resistance.Neisseria meningitidisA Gram-negative diplococcus causing epidemic meningitis and sepsis.
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