1. Bacteria Wanted Poster Research Project
Background Information: Students will research one bacterial pathogen and produce a "Wanted Poster."
Student Requirements: Students select a pathogen from the list below. They will then produce a wanted poster with the given parameters.

2. Pathogen
Disease
Bacillus anthracis
anthrax
Neisseria meningitidis
spinal menigitis
Bordetella pertussis
whooping cough
Rickettsia richettsii
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Clostridium botulinum
botulism
Rickettsia prowazekii
typhus
Clostridium perfringens
gas gangrene
Salmonella typhi
typhoid fever
Clostridium tetani
tetanus
Salmonella typhimurium
food poisoning
Corynebacterium diphtheria
diphtheria
Shigella dysenteriae
dysentery
Escherichia coli
acute pyelonephritis
Streptococcus mutans
cavities
Francisella tularensis
tularemia or rabbit fever
Streptococcus pneumoniae
pneumonia
Hemophilus influenzae
meningitis
Streptococcus (group A)
scarlet fever
Lactobacillus acidophilus
rheumatic fever
Mycobacterium leprae
leprosy (Hansen's disease)
Treponema pallidum
syphilis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
tuberculosis
Treponema pertenue
yaws
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
gonorrhoea
Vibrio cholerae
cholera
Yersinia pestis
plague

3. "photo" (electron micrograph or microscopic picture/diagram)
Project Description/Abstract: Make a wanted poster for one of the Monerans listed above. Poster is to be on 8.5" x 11" paper. Include:
"photo" (electron micrograph or microscopic picture/diagram)
description - include Gram stain, classification (bacilli, cocci, or sprilla)
organism's m.o. (police jargon) (How the organism attacks and spreads)
most common victims to prey upon
hide out of the culprit (where it is most likely to be found)
most common injury done to victim
Is it considered armed and dangerous? rate the degree of damage caused
number of victims
most effective weapons against the germ
any other identifying characteristics (such as tattoos)

6. Sources
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