CCL 5 Microbial Contaminants
Microbial Name | Type of Microorganism | Diseases and Infections |
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Adenovirus | Virus | Respiratory illness and occasionally gastrointestinal illness. |
Caliciviruses | Virus (includes Norovirus) | Mild self-limiting gastrointestinal illness. |
Campylobacter jejuni | Bacterium | Mild self-limiting gastrointestinal illness. |
Enteroviruses | Viruses including polioviruses, coxsackieviruses, and echoviruses | Mild respiratory illness. |
Escherichia coli (O157) | Bacterium | Gastrointestinal illness and kidney failure. |
Helicobacter pylori | Bacterium | Capable of colonizing the human gut and can cause ulcers and cancer. |
Legionella pneumophila | Bacterium | Lung diseases when inhaled. |
Mycobacterium abscessus | Bacterium | Lung infection in those with underlying lung disease, such as cystic fibrosis. May cause skin and soft tissue infections. |
Mycobacterium avium | Bacterium | Lung infection in those with underlying lung disease and disseminated infection in the severely immunocompromised. |
Naegleria fowleri |
Protozoan | Primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) |
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Bacterium | Pneumonia, infections in the blood, or other parts of the body after surgery. |
Shigella sonnei | Bacterium | Mild self-limiting gastrointestinal illness and bloody diarrhea. |