nanobugs Roster

Bacteria

  • Acinetobacter calcoaceticus
  • Bacteroides fragilis
  • Bordetella pertussis (whooping cough)
  • Campylobacter jejuni
  • Clostridium botulinum (botulism)
  • Clostridium difficile
  • Clostridium tetani
  • Corynebacterium acnes
  • Enterococcus faecalis
  • Escherichia coli
  • Escherichia coli O157:H7
  • Haemophilus influenzae
  • Helicobacter pylori
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae
  • Lactobacillus acidophilus
  • Listeria monocytogenes
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)
  • Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus)
  • Proteus mirabilis
  • Providencia stuartii
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Salmonella enteritidis
  • Serratia marcescens
  • Shigella sonnei
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Staphylococcus aureus – pathogenic
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis
  • Streptococcus mutans
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Streptococcus pyogenes (Strep throat)
  • Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE)
  • Vibrio cholerae (cholera)
  • Vibrio parahemolyticus
  • Vibrio vulnificus
  • Yersinia pestis (plague)

Fungi

  • Aspergillus fumigatus
  • Candida albicans (yeast)
  • Malassezia furfur
  • Sporathrix schenckii
  • Tinea pedis (athlete’s foot fungus)
  • Toxoplasmosis gondii

Microbial Parasites

  • Cryptosporidium parvum
  • Plasmodium falciparum (malaria)

Viruses

  • Avian Influenza Virus (bird flu)
  • Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
  • Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)
  • Hanta Virus
  • Hepatitis A Virus (HAV)
  • Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)
  • Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)
  • Herpes Simplex 1 Virus (HSV-1)
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
  • Influenza Virus (flu)
  • Mumps Virus
  • Norovirus
  • Poliovirus
  • Rabies Virus
  • Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
  • Rhinovirus (common cold)
  • Rotavirus
  • Rubella Virus (German measles)
  • Rubeola Virus (measles)
  • SARS Virus
  • Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) (chickenpox)
  • West Nile Virus

Sexually-Transmitted Microbes

  • Chlamydia trachomatis
  • Gardnerella vaginalis
  • Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)
  • Herpes Simplex 2 Virus (HSV-2)
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
  • Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
  • Neisseria gonnorrhoeae (gonorrhea)
  • Treponema pallidum (syphilis)
  • Trichomonas vaginalis

"I loved your nano bug cards! I am a junior in the nursing program at Union college. My favorite card is the E. coli 0157 nanobug. These cards would have been so helpful when I took microbiology. I always had the worst time remembering the different types of viruses and it would have helped if I had little ways to remember the importance of each and every virus. I think that cards like these would really help little kids understand how important it is to wash their hands and prevent the spread of germs. Thank you for all your hard work. These cards are amazing and I hope that more people get a chance to experience these cards! "

Melany B.