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Azospirillum brasilense - Photograph and information on this bacterium which lives in soil close to roots and is involved in nitrogen fixation.
Azotobacter - Information on these soil-dwelling bacteria, with a video from the Microbiology Video Library.
Azotobacter - Photograph of an encysted bacterium, and information on the process by which this free-living organism can fix nitrogen.
Bordetella pertussis - Britten Wolf provides information on this bacillus, the causal agent of Whooping Cough, and on the disease itself.
Campylobacter - Information from Wikipedia on this group of gram-negative bacteria that can cause food poisoning, their classification, genome and pathogenesis.
Campylobacter jejuni - Information on this pathogen, the symptoms and duration of the illness it causes and likely sources of the bacterium.
Campylobacter: Detection and Identification Methods - Photomicrograph of this bacterium and information useful to those needing to incubate and identify it.
Chondromyces crocatus: The Bacterium that Wanted to be a Fungus - Photographs and information on this species which grows on dung, where individuals mass together and appear to produce fruitbodies similar to a fungus.
Escherichia coli - Information on this bacterial inhabitant of the gut and its more pathogenic strains, with some videos.
Escherichia coli - Research project by Justine Moder on this ubiquitous bacterium including its classification, habitat, reproduction, adaptations, nutrition, interactions with other species and pathology.
Escherichia coli - Information on this pathogen, often known as E. coli, the symptoms and duration of the illness it causes and the foods incriminated.
Haemophilus influenzae and Hib Meningitis - Chapter from Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology on this parasitic bacterium.
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.
Legionella - Information from Wikipedia on these gram-negative bacteria, their pathogenesis and the control of potential sources of the disease.
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.
Legionella: Detection and Identification Methods - Photomicrograph of this bacterium and information useful to those needing to identify it.
Neisseria Meningitidis - Research project by Samantha Bingen on this bacterium, including its classification, the illness it causes, its habitat, reproduction and nutrition.
Nitrifying Bacterium - Photograph and information on Nitrosomonas which is able to convert ammonia into nitrite.
Pathogenic Neisseriae: Gonorrhea, Neonatal Ophthalmia and Meningococcal Meningitis - Chapter from Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology.
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.
Pseudomonas - Information from Wikipedia on this group of bacteria, their history, characteristics, taxonomy, pathogenicity and uses.
Pseudomonas aeruginosa - Chapter from Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology on this bacteriaum that can infect any tissue.
Pseudomonas putida - Information on this diverse group of gram-negative bacteria, with a video from the Microbiology Video Library.
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.
Rhizobia - Information from Wikipedia on these soil bacteria that form nodules on plant roots and fix nitrogen.
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.
Rhizobium Research - Philip Poole outlines research being undertaken by his group and provides links to journals, funding sources, molecular tools, societies and other useful sources.
Rhizobium in Soil - Photograph and information on Rhizobium trifolii with an animated GIF showing its size relative to other organisms.
Rhizobium leguminosarum - Information on the sequencing of the genome of this nitrogen-fixing plant symbiont.
Rickettsia rickettsii - Research project by Chelsea Gibson on this bacterium, including its classification, habitat, reproduction and the Rocky Mountain spotted fever it can cause.
Rickettsial Diseases, including Typhus and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever - Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology chapter on Rickettsia bacteria that cause typhus and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Salmonella - Information on these bacteria and the infections and food-borne illnesses they can cause, with a video from the Microbiology Video Library.
Salmonella - Information on this pathogen, the symptoms and duration of the illness it causes and the foods incriminated.
Salmonella enteritidis - Research project by Jason Meinhardt at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse.
Salmonella: Detection and Identification Methods - Photomicrograph of this bacterium and information useful to those needing to identify it.
Shigella - Information on this pathogen, the symptoms and duration of the bacillary dysentry it causes, the foods incriminated and control measures.
The Rhizobium/Legume Symbiosis - Photograph of root nodules formed by bacteria of the genus Rhizobium and information on the chemical processes involved in nitrogen fixation.
Typhoid and Paratyphoid - Information on Salmonella typhus and other Salmonella species, the symptoms and duration of the illnesses they cause when ingested and the foods incriminated.
Vibrio - Information from Wikipedia on these gram-negative bacteria, their pathogenic strains and non-pathogenic strains and their classification.
Vibrio cholerae - Research project by Hannah Zimmer on the causative agent of cholera, including its classification, habitat, reproduction, adaptations, nutrition and the history of the disease it causes.
Vibrio parahaemolyticus - Information on this pathogen, the symptoms and duration of the illness it causes and the foods incriminated.
Vibrio vulnificus - Chapter from Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology on this bacterium that can cause deadly food poisoning and wound infections.
Xanthomonas axonopodis citri - Description of this bacterial pathogen, the cause of citrus canker, its habitat and distribution, life history, physical tolerances, community ecology and invasion information.
Yersinia pestis - Kristi Taylor provides information on the organism responsible for the Black Death, its classification, its hosts, the several forms of the disease and its outcome, with or without treatment.

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