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Exam 3
Microbiology Exam 3- Cootie List
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acetobacter aceti | vinegar producer |
| Agrobacterium tumefaciens | plant cancer |
| Bacillus anthracis | anthrax |
| Bacillus cereus | probiotic/food poisoning |
| Bartonella henselae | cat scratch fever |
| Bordetella pertussis | whooping cough |
| Borrelia burgdorferi | lyme disease |
| Brevibacterium linens | red smear cheese |
| Campylobacter jejuni | diarrhea |
| Chlamydia trachomatis | chlamydia |
| Clostridium botulinum | botulism |
| Clostridium tetani | tetanus |
| Corynebacterium diphtheriae | diptheria |
| Coxiella burnetti | Q fever |
| Escherchia coli | strain 0157:H7 food poisoning |
| Francisella tularenis | rabbit fever |
| Heliobacter pylori | ulcer |
| Lactobacillus acidophilus | acid in the human digestion |
| Lactobacillus bulgaricus | production in yogurt |
| Lactobacillus lactis | production of sour cream |
| Legionella pneumophilia | legionnaires' disease |
| Closteridium difficile | colotisis |
| Clostridium perfringens | gangrene |
| Listeria monocytogenes | listerosis |
| Myobacterium leprae | leprosy |
| Myobacterium tuberculosis | tuberculosis |
| Neisseria gonorrhoeae | gonorrhea/the clap |
| Neisseria meningitides | meningitis |
| Pasteurella multocida | pasteurellosis |
| 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 |
| Sterptococcus pneumonia | pneumonia |
| Streptococcus pyogenes | strep throat/ flesh eating |
| Streptococcus salivarius | first in line infant defense |
| Treponema pallidum | syphilis |
| Vibrio chloerae | cholera |
| Yersinia pestis | black plague |
| Zoogloea ramigera | sewage treatment |
| Ebolavirus | Ebola |
| Epstein-Barr Virus | Mononucleosis |
| Hepatitis A, B, C, D and E — | Liver inflammation |
| Herpes simplex virus | Blisters on skin |
| Human immunodeficiency virus — | H I V |
| Human papillomavirus (HPV) | Viral STD |
| Morbillivirus | Measles |
| Orthomyxoviridae | Influenza |
| . Poliovirus | Polio |
| Rabies Virus | Encephalitis |
| Rhinovirodiae | Common Cold |
| Rubella Virus | Rubella |
| Varicella | Chicken Pox |
| West Nile Virus | West Nile Fever |
| Alexandrium tamarense | Red Tide |
| . Cryptosporidium spp. | Cryptosporidiosis |
| Entamoeba histolytica | Amoebic Dysentery |
| Giardia lamblia | Beaver Fever |
| Leishmania tropica | Leishmania |
| Plasmodium falciparum | Malaria |
| Toxoplasma gondii | Toxoplasmosis |
| Trichomonas vaginalis | Trichomoniasis |
| Trypanosoma brucei | African Sleeping Sickness |
| Trypanosoma cruzi | Chagas’ disease |
| Aspergillus fumigatus | Aspergillosis |
| Candida albicans | Thrush |
| Cryptococcus neoformans | Cryptococcosis |
| Geotrichum candidum | Flavor Enhancer in cheeses |
| Histoplasma capsulatum | histoplasmosis |
| Malassezia furfur | Dandruff |
| Penicillium camemberti | camemberti |
| Penicillium candidum | Brie |
| Penicillium chrysogenum | Penicillin |
| Penicillium roqueforti | Blue cheese and roqueforti |
| Pneumocystis jirovecii | Pneumocystis pneumonia |
| Saccharomyces cerevisiae | Bread and beer |
| Stachybotrys chartarum | Toxic Mold |
| Trichophyton mentagrophytes | Athlete's foot |
| Ancylostoma caninum | Dog Hook Worm |
| Ascaris spp. | Giant intestinal roundworm |
| Clonorchis spp. | Liver Fluke |
| Dirofilaria immitis | Heartworm |
| Haemonchus contortus | Barber Pole Worm |
| Paragonimus spp. | Lung Fluke |
| Taenia solium | Tape Worm |
| Trichinella spiralis | Trichinosis |
| Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy | Mad Cow |
| Ovine Spongiform Encephalopathy | Scrapie |
| TSE of deer | Chronic wasting disease |
| TSE of humans | Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease |
| Thermus aquaticus | taq polymerase |