Bina Bhandari 
Corynebacterium diphtheriae, also known as Kleb’s Loeffler bacterium, is responsible for causing a serious infection known as diphtheria which spreads from human to human mainly via respiratory droplets while sneezing or coughing. This bacterium is responsible for the production of … Read more
Clostridioides difficile formerly known as Clostridium difficile is a bacterium which is most commonly found in soil and in hospital environments which is responsible for causing diarrheal illness. It produces a toxin that infects people who have been taking antibiotics … Read more
Clostridium tetani is a causative agent of disease known as tetanus. Spores of Clostridium tetani are responsible for disease which is commonly found in soil, ash, feces of human and gut and feces of some animal and on the surface … Read more
Klebsiella pneumoniae is a Gram-negative bacillus which is found mainly in the stool and respiratory tract of humans and is responsible for causing various illnesses from wound infections to pneumonia. They can turn into “superbugs” that are really hard to … Read more
Bacillus subtilis also known as hay bacillus or grass bacillus is one of the best characterized bacteria and is used as a model organism for Gram positive bacteria to study bacterial chromosome replication and cell differentiation. It is a rod-shaped … Read more
Salmonella Typhi is a serovar of S. enterica, which is a ubiquitous pathogen that affects both humans and animals. These bacteria are acquired by the consumption of feces contaminated food or water which infect the intestinal tract and blood and cause disease known … Read more
E. coli was first identified by the German pediatrician Theodore Escherich during his studies of the intestinal flora of infants. This is a group of bacteria which is normally found in the GI tract, urinary tract and other parts of … Read more
Staphylococcus aureus is a bacterium commonly found in the noses of about 30% of individuals and on the skin. Most of them are not harmful but sometimes it can cause infections. In hospital settings, these infections can lead to fatal … Read more