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

"Your website is a really fun place to share with my 4-year-old grandson when he visits.  He loves to watch the nanobugs do their little monologs.  His favorite nanobug is Pseudomonas aeruginosa.  He can pronounce their names after listening to the announcer on the website.  I was happy when you added the additional information to the menagerie.  Alex was asking for more information and I didn't want to try and make things up.  By the way, Alex now willingly brushes his teeth saying "let’s get rid of those nanobugs on our teeth".  (Streptococcus mutans) "

Nancy S. – a grandmother