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Biology
Microbes vs Disorder/Activity
| Microbe | Disorder/Activity |
|---|---|
| Bartonella hensela | cat scratch disease |
| Brucella abortous | brucellosis (undulant fever) |
| Ehrlichia chaffeesis/equi | ehrlichiosis (deer tick/lyme disease) |
| Rickettsia prowazekii | epidemic typhus (louse borne) |
| Rickettsia tyhi | epidemic murine typhus (flea borne) |
| Nitrobactor supp. | nitrfying |
| Nitrosomonas supp. | nitrfying |
| Rhizobium supp. | nitrogen fixation |
| Acetobacter supp. | produce acetic acid from ethanol |
| Thiobacillus supp. | oxidize hydrogen sulfide |
| Neisseria meningitides | meningococcal meningitis |
| Neisseria gonorrhoeae | gonorrhea |
| Bordetella pertussis | pertussis (whooping cough) |
| Burkholderia cepacia | nosocomial infections (cystic fibrosis patients) |
| Burkholderia pseudomallei | malioidosis (SE Asia) |
| Pseudomonas aeroginosa | nosocomial infections (esp. burns) |
| Azotobacter | nitrogen fixation |
| Moraxella lacunata | conjunctivitis |
| Legionella pneumophilia | legionnaire's disease |
| Coxiella burnetti | Q fever |
| Vibrio cholerae | cholera |
| Vibrio parahaemolyticus | gastroenteritis |
| Escherichia coli | diarrhea, UTI, HUS |
| Rickettsia rickettsii | rocky mountian spotted fever |