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BW Grill #1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Treptonema pallidum (Spirochete) | Causes Syphilis |
| Borrelia burdorferi (Spirochete) | Causes lyme disease - transmited by deer ticks |
| Campylobacter jejuni (Spiral bacteria) | Foodborne gastroenteritis - Normal flora in intestines of poultry |
| Helicobacter pylori (Spiral bacteria) | Causes peptic & duodenal ulcers |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Gram Negative Aerobic Rod) | Associated with burns, cystic fibrosis patients, wounds, nosocomial infections - Pyocyanine = blue pus - Lives in soil & moist environments |
| Bordetella pertussis (Gram Negative Aerobic Rod) | Causes pertussis/whooping cough |
| Legionella pneumophilia (Gram Negative Aerobic Rod) | Causes Legionnaire's Disease [type of pneumonia] |
| Neisseria meningitidis (Gram Negative Aerobic Cocci) | Causes epidemic/meningococcal meningitis |
| Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Gram Negative Aerobic Cocci) | Causes gonorrhea |