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Write a 500-word research report on a pathogenic bacterium that is not discussed in this unit (you may choose one from the table in the pathogenic bacteria section of the Eubacteria lesson). Include the history, the scientific name of the bacterium, vectors, symptoms, etc.

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The pathogenic bacterium Staphylococcus aureus corresponds to a bacterium of the group of gram-positive cocci, and is part of the human microbiota.

Characteristics of the bacterium

Staphylococcus produce toxins which are proteins produced and exposed to the surface of the bacteria that can destroy human cells and can spread through contact with the infected host.

Some symptoms of infection are the production of red nodules, boils and pimples, which are usually infected with the presence of pus, and are treated with antibiotics.

This bacterium can cause several diseases, such as the simplest infections present in boils, as well as serious diseases with high mortality, such as endocarditis, pneumonia, meningitis and septicemia.

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