Examples of Disease-Causes Bacteria

Table 20.4 Examples of Disease-Causi Bacteria Group/Species Disease Description Proteobacteria Bordete/la Whooping cough Childhood respiratory pertussis infection Ne/sseria Gonorrhea Sexually transmitted disease gonorrhoeae Rickettsia Rocky Mountain Fever accompanied by rash, rickettsii spotted fever spread by ticks Vibrio cholerae Cholera Diarrheal illness Gram-Positive Bacteria Clostridium Tetanus, Toxin released by bacteria species botulism causes paralysis Streptococcus Impetigo, boils Blisters, sores on skin aureus Streptococcus Strep throat Sore throat, fever, damage pyogenes to heart valves if not treated Spirochetes Borre/ia Lyme disease Rash, f|u|ike symptoms burgdorferi spread by ticks Treponema Syphilis Sexually transmitted disease pal/idum Mycobacteria Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Respiratory disease tuberculosis