Infectious Agents And Pathogens
20 entries in the Infectious Agents And Pathogens compendium.
Phytophthora infestansOomycete pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine.PlasmodiumGenus of parasites causing malaria in vertebrates worldwide.Pseudomonas aeruginosaOpportunistic pathogen with high antibiotic resistance and versatile metabolism.Respiratory syncytial virusA respiratory virus causing syncytia and severe illness in infants and elderly.Salmonella entericaA Gram-negative bacterium causing salmonellosis and typhoid fever.SARS-CoV-2Virus causing the COVID-19 pandemic, first identified in Wuhan.ShigellaBacterial genus causing dysentery in primates.StaphylococcusGram-positive cocci forming grape-like clusters; includes MRSA.Staphylococcus aureusA common bacterium that can turn deadly.StreptococcusGenus of gram-positive bacteria causing human infections and used in food.Streptococcus pneumoniaeA Gram-positive diplococcus causing pneumonia and other invasive infections.Streptococcus pyogenesA pathogenic bacterium causing diverse human infections.Tobacco mosaic virusFirst discovered virus, crystallized in 1935.Toxoplasma gondiiParasite that alters host behavior to favor feline predation.Treponema pallidumA spirochaete bacterium causing syphilis, bejel, and yaws.Trichomonas vaginalisAnaerobic protozoan causing the most common non-viral STI.TrypanosomaParasitic protozoa causing sleeping sickness and Chagas disease.Trypanosoma bruceiParasite causing sleeping sickness and nagana in sub-Saharan Africa.Trypanosoma cruziIntracellular parasite causing Chagas disease via triatomine vectors.Varicella zoster virusVirus causing chickenpox and shingles in humans.
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