Bacteria Wanted Poster Research Project
Student Requirements:
Select a pathogen from the list below and place your name on the master list your teacher has. You may not select a
pathogen that has been chosen by anyone else! Then produce a wanted poster with the given parameters.
MONERAN DISEASES
PATHOGEN
1. Bacillus anthracis
2. Bordetella petussis
3. Borrelia burgdorferi
4. Chlamydia psittaci
5. Clostridium botulinum
6. Clostridium perfringens
7. Clostridium tetani
8. Corynebacterium diphtheria
9. Coxiella burnetti
10. Escherichia coli
11. Francisella tularensis
12. Hemophilus influenzae
13. Lactobacillus acidophilus
14. Mycobacterium leprae
15. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
16. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
17. Neisseria meningitidis
18. Rickettsia richettsii
19. Rickettsia prowazekii
20. Salmonella enteriditis
21. Salmonella typhi
22. Salmonella typhimurium
23. Shigella dysenteriae
24. Staphylococcus aureus
25. Streptococcus mutans
26. Streptococcus pneumoniae
27. Streptococcus (group A)
28. Streptococcus (group A)
29. Treponema pallidum
30. Treponema pertenue
31. Vibrio cholerae
32. Yersinia pestis
DISEASE
anthrax
whooping cough
Lyme disease
Psittacosis
botulism
gas gangrene
tetanus
diphtheria
Q Fever
acute pyelonephritis
tularemia or rabbit fever
meningitis
cavities
leprosy (Hansen's disease)
tuberculosis
gonorrhoea
spinal menigitis
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
typhus
Food Poisoning
typhoid fever
food poisoning
dysentery
Toxic shock syndrome
cavities
pneumonia
scarlet fever
rheumatic fever
syphilis
yaws
cholera
plague
Project Description/Abstract:
Poster is to be on a 8.5" x 11" paper and must include:
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Requirements:
1) "Photo" (electron micrograph or microscopic picture/diagram)
2) Description - include Gram stain.
3) Organism's M.O. (police jargon for how the organism attacks and
spreads).
4) Most common victims it preys upon.
5) Hide-out of the culprit (where it is most likely to be found).
6) Most common injury done to victim.
7) Is it considered armed and dangerous? Rate the degree of damage
caused from 1-10 (1 being the least amount of damage caused).
8) Number of victims thus far.
9) Most effective weapons against the germ.
10) Any other identifying characteristics (such as tattoos).
You will be graded by the above criteria, so don’t leave anything out!