Relacionar Columnas Microbes 5Versión en línea 33-40 por Tamara Garcia 1 Listeria monocytogens 2 Streptomyces 3 Mycobacterium tuberculosis 4 Lactobacillus 5 Corynebacterium diphtheriae 6 Mycoplasma pneumoniae 7 Mycobacterium leprae 8 Mycobacterium avium complex cause of diphtheria, a serious upper respiratory infection, until 1935 killed more children in U.S. than any other infectious disease. Infections are rare today due to childhood immunization (DPT vaccine). Ferment carbohydrates, producing acids. A common and necessary member of the vaginal normal flora, prevents colonization of vaginal epithelium by yeasts and other pathogens. Some lactobacilli used to produce yogurts, pickles, sauerkraut and buttermilk. cause of Hansen's disease (leprosy), extremities affected (bacterium grows best at the slightly lower temperatures found in hands, feet, face) a growing problem, particularly in AIDS patients, many strains multiply-resistant, some strains are not treatable with any antibiotic. a group of related mycobacterial species that have become a significant opportunistic pathogen in HIV/AIDS patients. tiny bacterium (0.1-0.25 μm), causes mild (“walking”) pneumonia. A large group (over 500 identified species) of soil-dwelling, filamentous bacteria, various members of this genus are responsible for the production of many of our natural antibiotic drugs. notable for being able to grow readily in refrigerated food. Found widely in animal populations, infection in pregnant women can result in serious consequences to the fetus. Occasional cause of sepsis and meningitis, particularly in elderly and immunocompromised individuals.