Prokaryotes

Bacillus anthracis• Bacillus shape• Strepto (chains)• Gram positive• endospores in center• aerobic • anthrax

Bordetella pertussis• coccobacillus shape • single or diploid (pairs)• Gram negative• aerobic • pertussis- whooping cough

Clostridium• bacillus shape • single, diploid, strepto • Gram positive • anaerobe• endospores (central or terminal)• tetanus (C. tetani), botulism (C. botulinum), C-diff (C. difficile), gas gangrine (C. perfringens)

Corynebacterium diphtheriae• bacillus (pleomorphic)• can be side by side (palisades)• gram positive• non-spore forming• diphtheria (diphtherotoxin)

Escherichia coli• bacillus shape• gram negative• coliform• food poisoning, normal flora• 0157:H7 is the deadly strain • facultative anaerobe- lactose fermenter

Haemophilus influenzae• bacillus/coccobacillus • Gram negative• facultative anaerobe• pink eye, ear/sinus infections, bacterial meningitis

Helicobacter pylori• sprillium (or curviform)• polar flagella • Gram negative• stomach ulcers/cancer

Borrelia burgdorferi• spirochete • gram negative• Lyme disease (tick, mouse)

Neisseria meningitidis• coccus shape• diplo (pairs)• gram negative • also known as meningococcus• meningococcemia, meningococcal meningitis• neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonorrhea)

Salmonella typhi• bacillus shape• flagella • gram negative • Typhoid fever

Treponema pallidum• thin spirochete (with movement)• gram negative • motile • syphillis

Staphylococcus aureus• coccus• staph (clusters)• gram positive• facultative anaerobe• MRSA, scalded skin syndrome

Streptomyces venezuelae• filamentous • gram positive• antibiotic Chloramphenicol

Mycobacterium• bacillus shape • acid fast (red)• mycolic acid and waxes. high lipid content in cell wall• Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Tuberculosis)• Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)