Pathogen

Candida stellatoidea is a type of yeast that lives as a saprophyte and is not an obligatory pathogen. It is an opportunistic pathogen that infects the mucous membrane in patients with a weakened immune system

Candida tropicalis is a pathogenic strain of Candida. The fungus can cause a variety of systemic and non-systemic fungal infections in the body.

Penicillium is a mold that is widespread almost worldwide and occurs primarily in and on the ground. It can also be found on plants. Because of the branched shape of its reproductive organs, it is also called brush mold.

Clostridium botulinum is a rod-shaped bacterium that reproduces by forming spores. There are four different subgroups, all of which make up what is known as botulinum toxin. This can also be pathogenic for humans (disease-causing

Clostridium difficile is a gram-positive, rod-shaped, obligately anaerobic bacterium from the Firmicutes division. The endospore builder is one of the most important nosocomial germs and can lead to the occurrence of a

The genus Pestivirus includes several viruses from the Flaviviridae family. These viruses specialize in mammals. Pestiviruses attack cattle and pigs in particular and trigger serious illnesses in them, some of which are affected

Clostridium tetani is a bacterium from the clostridial family and causes the disease tetanus. Tetanus, also known as tetanus, is a wound infection that is often fatal.

The name of the horse roundworm stands for a roundworm that has attacked the horse's organism. Every horse pasture is considered to be infested, as the eggs of a horse roundworm remain viable for up to 10 years, causing them to spread to other horses for a long time

The Corynebacterium diphtheriae is a gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium belonging to the genus Corynebacteria. It triggers the disease diphtheria.

The Picornaviridae are a family of non-enveloped viruses. Most of the genera in the family are unusually resistant to acids and alcohol, allowing them to survive in the gastrointestinal tract. The most well-known viruses in the family include the poliovirus

A pilus is an adhesin that enables bacteria to attach to cells and thus helps colonize the host. Gram-negative bacteria in particular are typically equipped with one or more pili. The presence of pili

Enterococcus faecium is a bacterium that belongs to the enterococcal family and is found in the human intestinal flora. Outside the intestinal tract, it can cause symptoms such as urinary tract infections. In pharmacy it is used around

Plasmodium is a unicellular, cell wallless parasite that can infect mammals, birds and reptiles and belongs to the class of Apicomplexa (formerly: Sporozoa). Of the approximately 200 known species, 4 are known to cause malaria

Epidermophyton floccosum is a species of fungus from the subgroup Eurotiomycetidae and the class Eurotiomycetes, which belongs to the Onygenales and among them to the fungus family Arthrodermataceae and the genus Epidermophytes. The mushroom is

Fungi can be responsible for various illnesses and symptoms. They can enter the body through an unsanitary environment or, if present in it, start with a weakened immune system through massive increase

Escherichia coli is actually a harmless intestinal inhabitant. As an opportunist, however, this germ is often diagnosed in the medical laboratory. Its distribution, the pathogenicity and even the purpose of E. coli are as variable as the germ

Worms are invertebrates that can live as parasites in the human body. Worm diseases can be caused by roundworms, flukes or tapeworms, for example.

Wuchereria bancrofti is the name of a roundworm species. It is a parasite that attacks human lymph vessels.

Trypanosomes are unicellular eukaryotic parasites that are equipped with a scourge and are also counted among the protozoa. The trypanosomes occurring worldwide have slim cell bodies and are classified by the exit point of their flagellum

The Usutu virus can affect animals and humans and, in severe cases, causes brain inflammation. It belongs to the group of flaviviruses and is transmitted to humans by mosquitoes.