Flora and Fauna
- 1701
- Bordetella pertussis
- Britten Wolf provides information on this bacillus, the causal agent of Whooping Cough, and on the disease itself.
- 1702
- Campylobacter
- Information from Wikipedia on this group of gram-negative bacteria that can cause food poisoning, their classification, genome and pathogenesis.
- 1703
- Escherichia coli
- Research project by Justine Moder on this ubiquitous bacterium including its classification, habitat, reproduction, adaptations, nutrition, interactions with other species and pathology.
- 1704
- Haemophilus influenzae and Hib Meningitis
- Chapter from Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology on this parasitic bacterium.
- 1705
- Helicobacter pylori
- Research project by Evan Pluym on this bacterium, the cause of stomach ulcers, including its classification, habitat, adaptations, nutrition, life history and pathology.
- 1706
- Legionella
- Information from Wikipedia on these gram-negative bacteria, their pathogenesis and the control of potential sources of the disease.
- 1707
- Legionella pneumophila
- Research project by Amanda a la Budda on this bacterium, the causative agent of Legionnaire's Disease, including its classification, habitat, reproduction, adaptations, nutrition and the disease it causes.
- 1708
- Neisseria Meningitidis
- Research project by Samantha Bingen on this bacterium, including its classification, the illness it causes, its habitat, reproduction and nutrition.
- 1709
- Nitrifying Bacterium
- Photograph and information on Nitrosomonas which is able to convert ammonia into nitrite.
- 1710
- Pathogenic Neisseriae: Gonorrhea, Neonatal Ophthalmia and Meningococcal Meningitis
- Chapter from Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology.
- 1711
- Proteobacteria
- Information from Wikipedia on this phylum of gram-negative bacteria, now divided by rRNA sequencing into five divisions, alpha, beta, gamma, delta and epsilon.
- 1712
- Pseudomonas
- Information from Wikipedia on this group of bacteria, their history, characteristics, taxonomy, pathogenicity and uses.
- 1713
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Chapter from Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology on this bacteriaum that can infect any tissue.
- 1714
- Pseudomonas syringae
- Research project by Rachel Campbell on this plant pathogen which has the remarkable property of ice nucleation and is being researched for possible use in agriculture to prevent frost damage to crops.
- 1715
- Rhizobia
- Information from Wikipedia on these soil bacteria that form nodules on plant roots and fix nitrogen.
- 1716
- Rhizobia Taxonomy
- Provides an up-to-date taxonomy on this group of bacteria, important in a field where genus and species names have changed rapidly.
- 1717
- Rhizobium in Soil
- Photograph and information on Rhizobium trifolii with an animated GIF showing its size relative to other organisms.
- 1718
- Rickettsia rickettsii
- Research project by Chelsea Gibson on this bacterium, including its classification, habitat, reproduction and the Rocky Mountain spotted fever it can cause.