Germ Stories

Arthur Kornberg

Stanford University School of Medicine

Contents

 Germ Parade

• Staphylococcus Aureus
  Food Poisoning
  

• Salmonella Typhi
  Typhoid Fever
  

• Clostridium Tetani
  Tetanus
  

• Saccharomyces Cerevisiae
  Yeast
  

• Streptococcus Pneumoniae
  Pneumonia
  

• Myxobacterium Xanthus
  Germ Wars
  

• Helicobacter Pylori
  Stomach Ulcer
  

• Penicillium Notatum
  Penicillin
  

• Poliovirus
  Polio
  

• Human Immunodeficiency Virus
  AIDS