15: Selected Pathogens
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\(\newcommand{\avec}{\mathbf a}\) \(\newcommand{\bvec}{\mathbf b}\) \(\newcommand{\cvec}{\mathbf c}\) \(\newcommand{\dvec}{\mathbf d}\) \(\newcommand{\dtil}{\widetilde{\mathbf d}}\) \(\newcommand{\evec}{\mathbf e}\) \(\newcommand{\fvec}{\mathbf f}\) \(\newcommand{\nvec}{\mathbf n}\) \(\newcommand{\pvec}{\mathbf p}\) \(\newcommand{\qvec}{\mathbf q}\) \(\newcommand{\svec}{\mathbf s}\) \(\newcommand{\tvec}{\mathbf t}\) \(\newcommand{\uvec}{\mathbf u}\) \(\newcommand{\vvec}{\mathbf v}\) \(\newcommand{\wvec}{\mathbf w}\) \(\newcommand{\xvec}{\mathbf x}\) \(\newcommand{\yvec}{\mathbf y}\) \(\newcommand{\zvec}{\mathbf z}\) \(\newcommand{\rvec}{\mathbf r}\) \(\newcommand{\mvec}{\mathbf m}\) \(\newcommand{\zerovec}{\mathbf 0}\) \(\newcommand{\onevec}{\mathbf 1}\) \(\newcommand{\real}{\mathbb R}\) \(\newcommand{\twovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\ctwovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\threevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cthreevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\mattwo}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{rr}#1 \amp #2 \\ #3 \amp #4 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\laspan}[1]{\text{Span}\{#1\}}\) \(\newcommand{\bcal}{\cal B}\) \(\newcommand{\ccal}{\cal C}\) \(\newcommand{\scal}{\cal S}\) \(\newcommand{\wcal}{\cal W}\) \(\newcommand{\ecal}{\cal E}\) \(\newcommand{\coords}[2]{\left\{#1\right\}_{#2}}\) \(\newcommand{\gray}[1]{\color{gray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\lgray}[1]{\color{lightgray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\rank}{\operatorname{rank}}\) \(\newcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\col}{\text{Col}}\) \(\renewcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\nul}{\text{Nul}}\) \(\newcommand{\var}{\text{Var}}\) \(\newcommand{\corr}{\text{corr}}\) \(\newcommand{\len}[1]{\left|#1\right|}\) \(\newcommand{\bbar}{\overline{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bhat}{\widehat{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bperp}{\bvec^\perp}\) \(\newcommand{\xhat}{\widehat{\xvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\vhat}{\widehat{\vvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\uhat}{\widehat{\uvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\what}{\widehat{\wvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\Sighat}{\widehat{\Sigma}}\) \(\newcommand{\lt}{<}\) \(\newcommand{\gt}{>}\) \(\newcommand{\amp}{&}\) \(\definecolor{fillinmathshade}{gray}{0.9}\)Throughout the semester, the pathogens described in the following sections (17 bacteria, 1 eukaryote, 7 viruses, and 1 prion) will be used as examples to illustrate various principles of microbiology. The specific pathogens associated with each section of material will be indicated along with the reading assignments posted on D2L.
- 15.1: Bacterial Pathogens
- 15.1.1: Gram Positive Rods
- 15.1.1.1: Bacillus anthracis
- 15.1.1.2: The Clostridia
- 15.1.1.2.1: Clostridium botulinum
- 15.1.1.2.2: Clostridium difficile
- 15.1.1.2.3: Clostridium tetani
- 15.1.1.3: Listeria monocytogenes
- 15.1.1.4: Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- 15.1.2: Gram Positive Cocci
- 15.1.2.1: Staphylococcus aureus
- 15.1.2.2: The Streptococci
- 15.1.2.2.1: Streptococcus pneumoniae
- 15.1.2.2.2: Streptococcus pyogenes
- 15.1.2.2.3: Enterococcus
- 15.1.2.2.4: Viridans Streptococci
- 15.1.3: Gram Negatives
- 15.1.3.1: Escherichia coli
- 15.1.3.2: Haemophilus influenzae
- 15.1.3.3: Neisseria meningitidis
- 15.1.3.4: Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- 15.1.3.5: Rickettsia rickettsii
- 15.1.4: Mycoplasma pneumoniae
- 15.2: Eukaryotic Pathogens
- This page emphasizes the significance of eukaryotic microbes, including pathogenic protists, fungi, and parasitic worms, in medical microbiology. It highlights Candida albicans as a notable example of eukaryotic pathogens relevant to the course's study on microbial diseases.
- 15.3: Acellular Pathogens
- This page discusses microbial pathogens, including non-living entities like viruses and prions. Viruses depend on host cells for replication as they lack cellular structures and metabolic processes but have genetic material. Prions, such as those causing variant Creutzfeld-Jakob disease, are solely misfolded proteins without genetic material. This illustrates the complexity and diversity of pathogenic mechanisms in microorganisms.
- 15.3.1: Viral Pathogens
- 15.3.1.1: DNA Viruses
- 15.3.1.1.1: Herpesviruses
- 15.3.1.1.1.1: Herpes Simplex 1 and 2 (HHV 1 and 2)
- 15.3.1.1.1.2: Varicella Zoster Virus (HHV3)
- 15.3.1.1.2: Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
- 15.3.1.2: RNA Viruses
- 15.3.1.2.1: Coronaviruses
- 15.3.1.2.2: Rhinovirus
- 15.3.1.2.3: HIV and AIDS
- 15.3.1.2B: Influenza
- 15.3.2: vCJD
Thumbnail: "Group A Streptococcus Bacteria on Human Neutrophil" by NIAID is licensed under CC BY 2.0


