Bacteria Shape Class Disease Caused

Baccilus anthracis Spore forming rod Gram Positive Anthrax

Clostridium botulinum Spore forming rod Gram Positive Botulism
Corynebacterium diphtheria Rod Gram Positive Diphtheria
Staphylococcus aureus Cocci in clusters Gram Positive Boils, carbuncles, pneumonia,
septicemia
Streptococcus pyogenes Diplococcus Gram Positive Strep throat, scarlet fever,
rheumatic fever, septicemia

Bordetella pertusis Rod Gram Negative Whooping cough

Escherichia coli Rod Gram Negative UTI
Haemophilus influenza Rod Gram Negative Meningitis/Pneumonia
Klebsiella pneumoniae Rod Gram Negative Pneumonia
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Rod Gram Negative Respiratory, urogenital and
wound infections
Salmonella typhi Rod Gram Negative Typhoid fever
Neisseria gonnorhoeae Diplocccus Gram Negative Gonorrhoea
Treponema pallidum Spirochete Gram Negative Syphilis
Vibrio cholera Curved rod Gram Negative Cholera

Mycobacterium leprae Rod Leprosy

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rod Tuberculosis