Major Bacterial Agents of Human Diseases

Anthrax

Bacillus anthracis

gonorrhea

neisseria gonorrhoeae

wound infections

staphylococcus pyogenes

tuberculosis

mycobacterium tuberculosis

erysipelas

streptococcus pyogenes

diphtheria

corynebacterium diphtheriae

cholera

vibrio cholerae

typhoid fever

salmonella typhi

tetanus

clostridium tetani

bladder infections

escherichia coli

food poisoning

salmonella enteriditis

gas gangrene

clostridium perfringens

plaque

versinia pestis

botulism

clostridium botulinum

bacillary dysentery

shigella dysenteriae

syphilis

treponema pallidum

whooping cough

bordetella pertussis

rocky mountain spotted fever

rickettsia rickettsii

typhus

rickettsia prowazekii

tularemia

franciscella tularensis

chlamydia

chlaymidia trachomatis

salmonellosis

salmonella

invasive streptococcal infections

streptococcus pneumonia

shigellosis

shigella