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Taxonomy: Pathogenic Bacteria
Scientific names for some pathogenic bacterias, the tissues they affect and the disease they cause.
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
03/19/2011

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Clostridium botulinum
Definition
Lineage: Firmicutes
Affects: GI tract, nervous system
Causes: Botulism, food poisoning
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Clostriddium tetani
Definition
Lineage: Firmicutes
Affects: wounds, skin
Causes: Tetanus
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Staphylococcus aureus
Definition
Lineage: Firmicutes
Affects: urogenital canal, skin
Causes: Toxic Shock Syndrome, Impetigo, acne, boils
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Streptococcus pyogenes
Definition
Lineage: Firmicutes
Affects: respiratory tract
Causes: Scarlet fever, Strep throat
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
Definition
Lineage: Firmicutes
Affects: respiratory tract
Causes: pneumonia
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Borrelia burgdorferri
Definition
Lineage: Spirochaetes
Affects: skin, nervous system
Causes: Lyme Disease
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Treponema pallidum
Definition
Lineage: Spirochaetes
Affects: Urogenital canal
Causes: Syphilis
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Mycobacterium leprae
Definition
Lineage: Actinomycetes
Affects: skin, nerves
Causes: Leprosey
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Definition
Lineage: Actinomycetes
Affects: respiratory tract
Causes: Tuberculosis
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Chlamydia trachomatis
Definition
Lineage: Chlamydiales
Affects: Urogenital Canal
Causes: Genital Tract infection
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Heliobacter pylori
Definition
Lineage: e-Probacteria
Affects: stomach
Causes: Stomach Ulcers
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Definition
Lineage: B-Probacteria
Affects: urogenital canal
Causes: Gonorrhea
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Haemophilus influenzae
Definition
Lineage: y-Probacteria
Affects: Ear Canal, nervous system
Causes: ear infection, meningitis
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Salmonella enterica
Definition
Lineage: y-Bacteria
Affects: Gastrointestinal tract
Causes: Food poisoning
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Yersinia pestis
Definition
Lineage: y-Bacteria
Affects: Blood and Lymph sys.
Causes: Plague
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