Bacteria for assignment in Biol.

1.

For each of the bacteria listed below list the disease it causes, one sign, and one symptom of
each. Please do as shown below:
Bacteria genus: and species: disease it causes:
Sign:
Symptom:

Clostridium botulinum
Bacteria genus: Clostridium and species: C. botulinum disease it causes: causes
flaccid paralysis of muscles
Sign: Dry skin
Symptom: Fatigue
Clostridium tetani
Bacteria genus: Clostridium and species: C. tetani disease it causes:
Tetanus
Sign: excessive sweating
Symptom: irritability
Clostridium perfringens
Bacteria genus: Clostridium and species: C. perfringens disease it
causes: foodborne illness
Sign: diarrhea
Symptom: abdominal cramps
Vibrio cholerae
Bacteria genus: Vibrio and species: V. cholerae disease it causes:
Cholera (diarrheal )
Sign: diarrhea, vomiting
Symptom: cramps in leg
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Bacteria genus: Corynebacterium and species: C. diphtheriae disease it
causes: Diphtheria
Sign: Nasal discharge
Symptom: sore throat
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Bacteria genus: Neisseria and species: N. gonorrhoeae disease it
causes: (STD) gonorrhea
Sign: Swelling of the vulva
(vulvitis)
Symptom: Lower abdominal or
pelvic pain
Mycobacterium leprae

Bacteria genus: Mycobacterium and species: M. leprae disease it

causes: Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)
Sign: ulcers, skin lesions of
hypopigmented macules
Symptom: Numbness
Mycobacterium bovis
Bacteria genus: Mycobacterium and species: M. bovis disease it
causes: tuberculosis
Sign: Unintentional weight loss
Symptom: Abdominal pain
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Bacteria genus: Mycobacterium and species: M.Tuberculosis disease
it causes: Tuberculosis (TB)
Sign: Fever.
Symptom: Pain in the chest.
Staphylococcus aureus
Bacteria genus: Staphylococcus and species: S.aureus disease it
causes: from minor skin infections, such as pimples, impetigo, boils (furuncles),
cellulitis folliculitis, carbuncles, scalded skin syndrome, and abscesses, to lifethreatening diseases such as pneumonia, meningitis, osteomyelitis, endocarditis,
toxic shock
Sign: boil, furuncle, or abscess
Symptom: pain
Streptococcus mutans
Bacteria genus: Streptococcus and species: S. mutans disease it
causes: dental caries (tooth decay)
Sign: chalky white spot on the
surface of the tooth
Symptom: foul tastes
Streptococcus pneunoniae
Bacteria genus: Streptococcus and species: S. pneunoniae disease it
causes: Pneumococcal disease
Sign: An elevated body
temperature (fever)
Symptom: headache
Streptococcus pyrogenes
Bacteria genus: Streptococcus and species: S. pyrogenes disease it
causes: numerous including sore throat, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, scarlet fever,

cellulitis, erysipelas, rheumatic fever, post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis,

necrotizing fasciitis
Sign: swollen tonsils and lymph
nodes
Symptom: sore throat
Treponema palladium
Bacteria genus: Treponema and species: T. palladium disease it
causes: treponemal diseases such as syphilis, bejel, pinta, and yaws.
Sign: reddish-brown rash
Symptom: headache, achiness
Salmonella typhi
Bacteria genus: Salmonella and species: S. typhi disease it
causes: Typhoid fever
Sign: diarrhea, fever
Symptom: abdominal cramps
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Bacteria genus: Klebsiella and species: K. pneumoniae disease it
causes: including pneumonia, bloodstream infections, wound or surgical site
infections, and meningitis.
Sign: high fever
Symptom: nausea, dizziness
Legionella penumonphila
Bacteria genus: Legionella and species: L. penumonphila disease it
causes: Legionnaires' disease (also legionellosis or Legion fever)
Sign: Cough, High fever
Symptom: Muscle aches
Borrelia burgdorferi
Bacteria genus: Borrelia and species: B. burgdorferi disease it
causes: Lyme disease
Sign: Red, expanding rash called
erythema migrans (EM)
Symptom: Fatigue
Rickettsia rickettsiI
Bacteria genus: Rickettsia and species: R. rickettsiI disease it
causes: diseases in humans such as typhus, rickettsialpox, Boutonneuse fever,
African tick bite fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Flinders Island spotted
fever and Queensland tick typhus (Australian tick typhus).
Sign: Rash

Symptom: Abdominal and

headache pain
Salmonella enterritidis
Bacteria genus: Salmonella and species: S. enterritidis disease it
causes: zoonotic disease
Sign: diarrhea, fever
Symptom: abdominal cramps
Bacillus anthracis
Bacteria genus: Bacillus and species: B. anthracis disease it
causes: Anthrax
Sign: SORE
Symptom: itchiness
Yersinia pestis
Bacteria genus: Yersinia and species: Y. pestis disease it causes:
Plague
Sign: high fever
Symptom: muscle aches