Disease Carriers - Bacteria

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis and is annually responsible for nearly two million deaths worldwide. Mycobacterium tuberculosis - learn more...|

Treponema pallidum

Treponema pallidum subspecies pallidum is the causative agent of syphilis; except for congenital syphilis, sexual contact accounts for virtually all cases of the disease. Treponema pallidum - learn more...|

Escherichia coli

Escherichia coli is a common gram-negative bacterium found in normal human bacterial flora; some strains, however, can cause severe and life-threatening diarrhea. Escherichia coli - learn more...|

Haemophilus ducreyi

Haemophilus ducreyi is a major cause of human genital ulcer disease (chancroid) in developing countries (incidence being highest in African, Asian and Latin American nations). Haemophilus ducreyi - learn more...|

Borrelia burgdorferi

Borrelia burgdorferi is a spirochete which is the causative agent of Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne disease in the United States. Borrelia burgdorferi - learn more...