What is the most dangerous microbe?

1. Tuberculosis. Tuberculosis (TB) according is one of the Dangerous Bacteria on Earth, as WHO classify it as one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide is an infectious disease. It is due to bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs.

What bacteria is deadly?

Virulence: Dangerous. More commonly known as MRSA (which stands for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), this ‘superbug’ is very easily spread through human contact and can cause a range of illnesses from skin disorders to deadly diseases like meningitis and pneumonia.

What are the 10 most dangerous microorganisms to human health?

Staphylococcus aureus, methicillin-resistant, vancomycin-intermediate and resistant. Helicobacter pylori, clarithromycin-resistant….The WHO list

• Pseudomonas aeruginosa, carbapenem-resistant.
• Enterobacteriaceae, carbapenem-resistant, ESBL-producing.
• Acinetobacter baumannii, carbapenem-resistant.

What has the most bacteria in the world?

While many people assume that the bathroom doorknob would be the dirtiest, the NSF found other spots that ranked higher with bacteria, including:

• bathroom light switches.
• refrigerator handles.
• stove knobs.
• microwave handles.

What is a super germ?

Superbugs are strains of bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi that are resistant to most of the antibiotics and other medications commonly used to treat the infections they cause. A few examples of superbugs include resistant bacteria that can cause pneumonia, urinary tract infections and skin infections.

What is the name given to dangerous bacteria in food?

Some of the bacteria that can cause food poisoning

Name of bacterium	Original source
Campylobacter jejuni	raw meat and poultry
Clostridium botulinum (very rare)	soil
Clostridium perfringens	the environment
Escherichia coli – E. coli O157:H7 is a very nasty strain and it can be fatal	the gut of all humans and animals

What is the best microbe?

Ranking the Top 10 Best Bacteria on Earth

• Arthrobacter species …
• Halomonas titanicae …
• Deinococcus radiodurans …
• Wolbachia …
• Thiomargarita namibiensis … because they’re enormous.
• Gloeocapsa magma … because they can spacewalk.
• Photobacterium leiognathi … because they burrow.
• Pseudomonas syringae … because they make it rain.

What are 3 bacteria examples?

Examples include Listeria monocytogenes, Pesudomonas maltophilia, Thiobacillus novellus, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyrogenes, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, and Clostridium kluyveri.