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Mycobacterium tuberculosis ---- the bacteria that causes Tuberculosis
Bordetella pertussis ---- the bacteria that causes Whooping Cough
Mycobacterium leprae ---- the bacteria that causes Leprosy
Borrelia bugdoferi ---- the bacteria that causes Lyme Disease
Yersinia pestis ---- the bacteria that causes the Plague
Vibrio cholerae ---- the bacteria that causes cholerae
Vibrio vulnificus ---- the bacteria that causes shell fish poisoning
Bacillus anthracis ---- the bacteria that causes Anthrax
Chlamydia trachomatis ---- the bacteria that causes Chlamydia
Staphylococcus aureus ---- a bacteria that causes skin infections
Corynebacterium diptheria ---- the bacteria the causes diptheria
Helicobacter pylori ---- the bacteria that causes ulcers
Neisseria gonorrhoeae ---- the bacteria that causes Gonorrhea
Salmonella typhi ---- the bacteria that cause Typhi
Rickettsia rickettsii ---- the bacteria that causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Treponema pallidum ---- The bacteria that causes Syphilis
Clostridium botulinum ---- the bacteria that causes Botulism