Fungi
Candidiasis, aspergillosis, dermatomycosis.
What are examples of pathogenic fungi?
A very tiny infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat.
What is a virus?
Typically range between 1-20 uM
(micrometers) in size.
What is bacteria?
A eukaryotic single-celled organism.
What are Protozoa?
The most common form is cutaneous anthrax.
What is bacillus anthracis?
Multicellular organisms that grow in thread-like strains called hyphae; create a visible mass called mycelium; production by an asexual process (conidia formation) or sexually by exchange of genetic materials (zygote).
What is Mold?
Capable of causing disease are called virions.
What are mature viral organisms?
A group of gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria that are typically associated with gastrointestinal illnesses and diseases.
What are Enteric bacteria?
Organic matter such as other microorganisms or tissue.
What do Protozoa feed on?
Causes gas gangrene in living tissue & in
tissue gas in the dead body.
What is clostridium perfringens?
Multicellular organisms that reproduce asexually via budding.
What is yeast?
Viruses that primarily affect the nervous system.
What are neurotropic viruses?
Can live in birds and animals without making them sick.
What is salmonella?
One of the most common parasites in man and other
warm-blooded animals.
What is Toxoplasma gondii?
Comprised of the following genera of bacteria:
• Actinomyces
• Corynebacterium
• Mycobacterium
What is actinomycetales?
A fungus common in the desert regions of the Southwestern United States.
What is Coccidioidomycosis?
This has been eradicated thanks to an immunological vaccination created with the Vaccinia virus.
What is Smallpox?
Some strains can also produce an endotoxin known as lipopolysaccharide.
What is Escherichia coli?
Has no locomotion in adult form.
What is Apicomplexa?
Bacteria that causes the disease
tuberculosis.
What is mycobacterium tuberculosis?
A mold that grows in moist soil or vegetation. It releases spores that enter the lungs via inhalation.
What is blastomyces dermatitidis?
Transmitted via oral and respiratory secretions;
produces cold sores around mouth or fever blisters
What is herpes type 1?
Typically takes as few as 200 cells to cause infection in humans.
What is shigella?
Intestinal infection that is common in mountainous areas of the United States.
What is Giardia lamblia?
Antibiotics like erythromycin or penicillin are used to treat it.
What is corynebacterium?