Bacteria List- Scientific Names

Streptococcal Diseases

Streptococcus pyogenes

Diphtheria

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Whooping Cough

Bordetella pertussis

Meningococcal Meningitis

Neisseria meningitides

Haemophilus Meningitis

Haemophilus influenzae

Tuberculosis

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Pneumococcal Pneumonia

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Primary Atypical Pneumonia

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Klebsiella Pneumonia

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Botulism

Clostridium botulinum

Staphylococal Food Poisoning

Staphylococcus aureus

Clostridial Food Poisoning

Clostridium perfringens

Typhoid Fever

Salmonella typhi

Salmonellosis

Salmonella typhimurium

Shigellosis

-Shigella sonnei
-Shigella dysenteriae
-Shigella flexneri
-Shigella boydii

Cholera

Vibrio cholerae

Escherichia coli Diarrheas

Escherichia coli

Peptic Ulcer Disease

Helicobacter pylori

Brucellosis -"Undulant Fever

-Brucella abortus -cows
-B. suis -pigs
-B. mellitensis -humans
-B. canis -dogs

Anthrax

Bacillus anthracis

Tetanus

Clostridium tetani

Gas Gangrene

Clostridium perfringens

Bubonic Plague

Yersinia pestis

Lyme Disease

Borrelia burgdorferi

Relapsing Fever

Borrelia recurrentis

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Rickettsia rickettsii

Epidemic Typhus

Rickettsia prowazekii

Endemic Typhus

Rickettsia typhi

Syphilis

Treponema pallidum

Gonorrhea

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Chlamydia

Chlamydia trachomatis

Chancroid

Haemophilus ducreyi

Leprosy

Mycobacterium leprae

Staphylococcal Skin Diseases

Staphylococcus aureus

Toxic Shock Syndrome

Staphylococcus aureus

Bacterial Conjuctivitis (Pinkeye)

Haemophilus aegyptius

Actinomycosis

Actinomyces israelii

Nocardiosis

Nocardia asteroides

Bacteriodes-related diseases

Bacteriodes fragilis

Pseudomembranous colitis

Clostridium difficile

Urinary tract infections

- Proteus mirabilis
- Escherichia coli

Influenza

Haemophilus influenzae

Cryptococcosis

Cryptococcus neoformans

Candidiasis

Candida albicans

Dermatomycosis

-Trichophyton
-Microsporum
-Epidermophyton
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Histoplasmosis

Histoplasma capsulatum

Coccidioidomycosis

Coccidioides immitis

Blastomycosis

-Blastomyces dermatitidis

Aspergillosis

-Aspergillus fumigatus
-Aspergillus favus

Sporotrichosis

Sporothrix schenkii