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1168 D • Taxonomy of Clinically Relevant Microorganisms<br />

Phylum Proteobacteria<br />

Class Genus Species Related Diseases<br />

Vibrio<br />

parahemolyticus<br />

Seafood<br />

gastroenteritis<br />

Vibrio<br />

vulnificus<br />

Seafood<br />

gastroenteritis,<br />

necrotizing wound<br />

infections, septicemia<br />

Yersinia enterocolitica Yersiniosis<br />

Yersinia pestis Plague<br />

Yersinia<br />

pseudotuberculosis<br />

Far East scarlet-like<br />

fever<br />

Table D6<br />

Phylum Spirochaetes<br />

Class Genus Species Related Diseases<br />

Borrelia burgdorferi Lyme disease<br />

Borrelia hermsii Tick-borne relapsing fever<br />

Spirochaetia<br />

Borrelia recurrentis Louse-borne relapsing fever<br />

Leptospira interrogans Leptospirosis<br />

Treponema pallidum Syphilis, bejel, pinta, yaws<br />

Table D7<br />

Phylum Tenericutes<br />

Class Genus Species Related Diseases<br />

Mycoplasma genitalium Urethritis, cervicitis<br />

Mollicutes<br />

Mycoplasma hominis Pelvic inflammatory disease, bacterial vaginosis<br />

Mycoplasma pneumoniae Mycoplasma pneumonia<br />

Ureaplasma urealyticum Urethritis, fetal infections<br />

Table D8<br />

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