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Proteobacteria

  1. Rickettsia prowazekii
    epidemic typhus (lice)
  2. Rickettsia rickettsii
    Rocky Mtn spotted fever (ticks)
  3. Brucella abortus
    brucellosis (cows)
  4. Bordetella pertussis
    whooping cough
  5. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
    gonorrhoea
  6. Neisseria meningitidis
    meningococcal meningitis
  7. Coxiella burnetii
    Q fever (milk)
  8. Vibrio cholerae
    cholera
  9. Escherichia coli O157:H7
    serious food-borne disease, can be fatal
  10. Salmonella typhi
    typhoid fever
  11. Klebsiella pneumoniae
    serious pneumonia
  12. Yersinia pestis
    plague (rat fleas)
  13. Haemophilus
    influenzae type b (Hib)
    bacteremia, pneumonia, meningitis in very young
  14. Helicobacter
    pylori
    peptic ulcers & stomach cancer
Author
judybot
ID
174097
Card Set
Proteobacteria
Description
microbiology pathogens
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