harmful bacteria activities
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The following are few of the many harmful bacterial activities-
- Diseases- There exist a lot of species of bacteria that are pathogenic and an interesting fact about them is most of the pathogenic bacteria are gram -ve.
- Cotton Spoilage- It is done by a bacteria named Spirochaete cytophage.
- Food poisoning- Also known as botulism, this is caused by a bacteria named Clostridium botulinum.
- Reduction of soil fertility- tHere exist some denitrifying bacteria in the soil that convert nitrites into free nitrogen, the process of which is known as denitrification. Examples- Bacillus denitrificans , Micrococcus denitrificans and Thiobacillus denitrificans.
Extra Information-
(Left column- disease | Right column- disease causing bacteria)
- In Human beings-
Pneumonia- Diplococcus pneumoniae
Typhoid- Salmonella typhosa
Cholera- Vibrio cholerae
Plague- Pasteurella pestis
Meningitis- Neisseria meningitides
Gonorrhoea- Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Syphillis- Treponema pallidum
Diarrhoea- Bacillus coli
Gastoenteritis- E. coli
Diptheria- Corynebacterium diptheriae
Tuberculosis- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Gangarin- Clostridium perfringens
Jaundice- Leptospira icterohaemorragiae
Whopping Cough- Haemophilus pertusis or Bordetella pertusis
Tetanus (lockjaw)- Clostridium tetani
Bacterial dysentry- Shiegella dysentriae
Leprosy- Mycobacterium leprae
- In Animals-
Anthrax- Bacillus anthracis
Black leg disease- Clostridium chauvi
- In Plants-
Soft rot of potato- Pseudomonas solanacearum
Citrus canker- Xanthomonas citri
Bacterial blight of paddy- Xanthomonas oryzae
Tundu disease in wheat- Corynebacterium tritici
Potoato wilt- Pseudomonas solanacearum
Fire blight of apple and peach- Erwinia amylovora
Crown gall of sugar beet- Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Black rot of cabbage- Xanthomonas campestris