pathogenic microbial
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- Orientia tsutsugamushi, an obligatory intracellular bacterium, is the causative agent of scrub typhus.
- Aeromonashydrophila is an opportunistic pathogen that causes enormous loss to aquaculture industry.
- Wolbachia are the most widespread maternally-transmitted bacteria in the animal kingdom.
- Staphylococcus is a leading cause of the potentially blinding disease microbial keratitis.
- The invasive fungal disease produced by Aspergillus spp.
- Clubroot caused by the protist Plasmodiophora brassicae is a major disease affecting cultivated Brassicaceae.
- Microcystins are naturally occurring hepatotoxins produced by strains of Microcystis aeruginosa.
- Food spoilage is often caused by microorganisms.
- The bacterium Erwinia amylovora is responsible for the fire blight disease of Maleae, which provokes necrotic symptoms on aerial parts.
- Group A Streptococcus (GAS) is a leading human bacterial pathogen capable of producing invasive infections even in previously healthy individuals.
- Fungal infections of the maxillary sinus are frequently caused by Aspergillus species, particularly A. fumigatus.
- Neospora caninum is a protozoan that is considered an important agent of reproductive disorders in ruminants worldwide, and vertical transmission is the main form of infection and maintenance of neosporosis in herds.
- Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an aerobic gram-negative bacillus that most commonly causes infection in immune-compromised hospitalized individuals, especially those with hematologic malignancy, neutropenia, and history of treatment with broad-spectrum antibiotics.
- Fungal infections of the lung are common in endemic areas and in immunocompromised patients.