Samriddhi Shrestha

Coxiella burnetii is a small, gram negative obligate intracellular bacterium that is the causative agent of Q-fever, a zoonotic disease that affects both humans and animals. The organism infects domestic ruminants such as sheep, goats and cattle which acts as … Read more

Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a bacterium belonging to the class Mollicutes, that can infect humans. It usually causes upper respiratory tract infections but can also cause pneumonia. Many extrapulmonary infections have been attributed to M. pneumoniae infections. The bacteria typically cause … Read more

Staphylococcus epidermidis is a coagulase-negative, gram-positive cocci bacteria that forms clusters. It is a common symbiont bacterium that can become infectious once inside the human host. They are the most common coagulase-positive Staphylococcus species that live in human skin. In … Read more

Listeria monocytogenes is a gram-positive, facultative, non-spore-forming, intracellular rod bacteria. They are responsible for causing the infection listeriosis. Listeria causes severe infections in immunocompromised, the elderly, infants and pregnant women with only a self-limited gastrointestinal infection in the immunocompetent. L. … Read more

Clostridium perfringens is an anaerobic gram-positive spore-forming bacillus and is associated with acute gastrointestinal infections. C. perfringens possesses a diverse collection of toxins responsible for disease pathogenesis and can form spores resistant to environmental stress. This gram-positive bacterium is associated … Read more