Deinococcus radiodurans
A bacterium that can withstand 1.5 million rads of gamma radiation, commonly found in cow and elephant dung.
Vibrio Cholerae
The pathogenic bacterium that casues cholera.
Arabadopsis thalania
A small mustard used as the model organism for plant genetics and biochemistry.
Caulobacter crescentus
A bacterium used in the treatment of sewage.
Chalmydia trachomatis
A bacterium that causes eye infections and pelvic inflammatory disease.
Chlamydia pneumoniae
It’s sister, the bacterium that causes 10% of pneumonia cases in humans.
Thermotoga maritima
A bacterium found living at 176 degrees Farenheit in Vulcano, Italy.
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
The bacterium that causes tuberculosis.
Neisseria meningitidis
The bacterium that causes meningitis.