Exogenous bacteria

Exogenous bacteria

Exogenous bacteria are bacteria introduced to closed biological systems from the external world. They exist in water, earth, and the air. Examples are cholera, "Legionella," salmonella, rickettsia, mycobacterium, and bacillus anthracis. "Endogenous" bacteria are part of our normal internal flora.

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Lowy, "Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Lecture I: Bacterial Classification, Structure and Function, Part I August 31, 2004," Transcribed by Anjail Shar. [http://healthsciences.columbia.edu/dept/ps/2007/mid/mid01.pdf]

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