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Dr. Cop's Microbes#3
| Microbe | Disorder / Activity |
|---|---|
| Bacillus cereus | occasional foodborne illness |
| Staphylococcus aureus | food poisoning, nosocomial infections |
| Lactobacillus bifidus | ferment milk - yogurt |
| Listeria monocytogenes | listeriosis (foodborne illness) |
| Enteroccus faecalis & faecium | UTI and wound infections |
| Streptococcus thermophilus | ferment milk - yogurt |
| Streptococcus epidermidis | normal skin flora |
| Streptococcus aureus | nosocomial infections |
| Streptococcus mutans | dental caries |
| Streptococcus pyogenes | strept throat, rh fever, glomerulonephritis |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | pneumonococcal pneumonia and meningitis |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | milk pneumonia |
| Corynebacterium diphtheriae | diphtheria |
| Gardnerella vaginalis | vaginosis |
| Nocardia asteroids | pulmonary & hand/foot infection |
| Spreptomyces supp | produce many antibiotics |
| Propionibacterium acnes | acne, make proprionic acid (Swiss cheese) |
| Chlamydis tachomatis | trachoma, STD |
| Chalamydophilia psittaci | psittacosis (ornithosis) |
| Leptospira interrogans | leptospirosis |
| Treponema pallidum | syphilis |
| Cyanobacteria spp. (Anabena) | oxygenic photosyntheis |
| Purple and green bacteria | anoxygenic photosyntheis |
| Hyperthermophiles, methanogens, halophiles | are Archaea |