Name_____________________
Class____________
Bacteria Wanted Poster/Sign Research Project
Background Information:
Students will research one bacterial pathogen and produce a "Wanted Poster."
Student Requirements:
Student select a pathogen from the list below or select one off the list. They will then produce a wanted poster/sign with the given
parameters.
PATHOGEN
1. Bacillus anthracis
2. Bordetella pertussis
3. Clostridium botulinum
4. Clostridium perfringens
5. Clostridium tetani
6. Corynebacterium diphtheria
7. Escherichia coli
8. Francisella tularensis
9. Hemophilus influenzae
10. Lactobacillus acidophilus
11. Mycobacterium leprae
12. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
13. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
14. Neisseria meningitidis
15. Rickettsia richettsii
16. Rickettsia prowazekii
17. Salmonella typhi
18. Salmonella typhimurium
19. Shigella dysenteriae
20. Streptococcus mutans
21. Streptococcus pneumoniae
22. Streptococcus (group A)
23. Streptococcus (group A)
24. Treponema pallidum
25. Treponema pertenue
26. Vibrio cholerae
27. Yersinia pestis
DISEASE
anthrax
whooping cough
botulism
gas gangrene
tetanus
diphtheria
acute pyelonephritis
tularemia or rabbit fever
meningitis
cavities
leprosy (Hansen's disease)
tuberculosis
gonorrhoea
spinal menigitis
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
typhus
typhoid fever
food poisoning
dysentery
cavities
pneumonia
scarlet fever
rheumatic fever
syphilis
yaws
cholera
plague
Project Description/Abstract:
Make a wanted poster for one of the Bacteria listed above. Each worth 10 points-Include:
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"photo" (electron micrograph or microscopic picture/diagram) ________
description - include Gram stain ____________
organism's m.o. (police jargon) (How the organism attacks and spreads) ____________
most common victims to prey upon _____________
hide out of the culprit (where it is most likely to be found) ________________
most common injury done to victim ______________
Is it considered armed and dangerous? rate the degree of damage caused ______________
number of victims _______________
most effective weapons against the germ ______________
Must be neat and precise. _______________
GRADE ______________