Match each bacterium with the disease or manifestations it causes.


1. _____ Escherichia coli
2. _____ Klebsiella pneumoniae
3. _____ Proteus mirabilis
4. _____ Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi
5. _____ Shigella flexneri
6. _____ Yersinia pestis


A. Bubonic plague
B. Typhoid fever
C. Gastroenteritis
D. Kidney stones
E. Pus-filled, bloody stools; cramps; fever; and diarrhea
F. Pneumonia

Which of the following diseases is typically mild?

a. Brazilian purpuric fever

b. Bartonellosis

c. Pediatric meningitis

d. Cat scratch disease

Which bacterium causes infections in many burn victims?

a. Moraxella catarrhalis

b. Pseudomonas aeruginosa

c. Escherichia coli

d. Bartonella bacilliformis

Which of the following statements is true of Q fever?

a. For many years its cause was questionable.

b. It was first described in 1976 during an outbreak in Quincy, Massachusetts.

c. Researchers found it could be effectively treated with quinine.

d. The sharp spikes of fever on patients' temperature charts resemble porcupine quills.

Which of the following is a bile-tolerant anaerobe?

a. Bacteroides

b. Escherichia

c. Shigella

d. Prevotella

Name six factors that facilitate the production of disease by Bordetella pertussis.

Given that pseudomonads are present in almost every moist environment, why do they cause less disease than other, less prevalent Gram-negative bacteria?

Although an effective vaccine is available to eradicate pertussis in the United States, why has the number of reported cases increased since the 1970s?

What two illnesses can be caused by Legionella pneumophila?