There is only a small amount of bacterial species that causes human disease. The table below shows main and common disease causing bacteria.
| Name of Bacteria | Disease Bacteria Cause |
|---|---|
| Aeromonas caviae, Aeromonas hydrophila, Aeromonas sobria |
Gastroenteritis Wound infections |
| Bacillus anthracis |
Anthrax |
| Bacillus cereus and other bacillus spp. |
Vomiting or Diarrhea |
| Bartonellosis Henselae |
Cat Scratch Disease |
| Bordetella pertussis |
" Wooping Cough" Pertussis |
| Borrelia burgdorferi |
Lyme Disease |
| Brucella spp. |
Brucellosis |
| Campylobacter jejuni |
Campylobacteriosis |
| Chlamydia psittaci |
Parrot Fever or Psittacosis |
| Chlamydia trachomatis |
Urethritis Genital infections Cervicitis |
| Clostridium botulinum |
Botulism |
| Clostridium tetani |
Tetanus or Lockjaw |
| Coxiella burnetii |
Q fever |
| Corynebacterium diphtheriae |
Diphtheria |
| Enterohemmorrhagic: E. coli 0157:H7 (EHEC) |
Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) Hemorrhagic colitis |
| Enteropathogenic: E. coli (EPEC) |
Diarrhea |
| Enterotoxigenic: E. coli (EIEC) |
Gastroenteritis |
| Enteroinvasive: E. coli (EIEC) |
Bacillary dysentery |
| Ehrlichia chaffeensis |
Diarrheal illness |
| Enterics misc.-- Aerobacter, Citrobacter, Enterobacter, Klebsiella, Providencia, Proteus, Serratia |
Diarrheal illness |
| Francisella tularensis |
Tularemia |
| Haemophilus ducreyi |
Chancroid Human Genital Ulcer Disease |
| Haemophilus influenzae |
Invasive Disease Bacterial pneumonia Meningitis, |
| Legionella pneunophila |
Legionnaires Disease |
| Listeria monocytogenes |
Listeriosis |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
Tuberculosis |
| Mycobacterium leprae |
Hansen's Disease or Leprosy |
| Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
Gonorrhea |
| Neisseria meningitidis |
Meningococcal Disease |
| Plesiomonas shigelloides |
Gastroenteritis |
| Rickettsia rickettsii |
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever |
| Salmonella spp. including S. enteritidis and S. typhimurium |
Salmonellosis |
| Salmonella typhi |
Typhoid Fever |
| Shegella boydii, Shegella dysenteriae, Shegella flexneri, Shegella sonnei |
Shigellosis |
| Staphylococcus aureus |
Vancomycin-intermediate Vancomycin-resistant |
| Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcal Infections Group or GAS) |
Strep throat Impetigo More invasive: Bacteremia (bacteria in the blood), Necrotizing fasciitis (commonly called flesh-eating disease), Toxic shock syndrome, Streptococcal Toxic-Shock Syndrome (STSS) |
| Streptococcus Group D: S. avium, S. durans, S. faecalis, S. faecium, S. bovis |
Diarrheal illness |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae |
Acute otitis media Drug-Resistant Invasive Disease (DRSP) Pneumonia Bacteremia Meningitis Invasive Disease Non-Drug Resistant such as Invasive Pneumococcal Disease (in children less than 5 years old) |
| Treponema pallidum |
Syphilis Congnital syphilis |
| Vibrio spp. (non-cholera species) |
Vibriosis |
| Vibrio cholerae |
Cholera |
| Vibrio haemolyticus |
Vulnificus |
| Yersinia pseudotuberculosis, Yersinia enterocolitica |
Yersiniosis |
| Yersinia pestis |
the Plague |
Killing bacteria by using heat such as pasteurization and sterilization is really a good way to prevent bacterial infection. If bacterial infections take place, antibiotics may be used by doctors as a treatment. However, in recent years, overuse of antibiotics makes the bacteria develop strains which are resistant to antibiotics like Mycobacterium tuberculosis, causing tuberculosis.