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A

Acetobacter  (a-si-nee -toe-back-ter)

Achromobacter  (a-krome¢ -oh-back-ter)

Acinetobacter calcoaceticus  (as-in-ee-toe-back'-ter kal-koh-ah-see¢ -ti-kus)

Actinomyces israelii  (ak-tin-oh-my¢ -seez iz-ray¢ -lee-ee)

Actinomycetes  (ak-tin-oh-my¢ -seats)

Adenovirus  (ad¢ -eh-no-vi-rus)

Agrobacterium tumefaciens  (ag-rho-bak-teer¢ -ee-um too-meh-faysh¢ -ee-enz)

Alcaligenes  (al-cal-li'-jen-ease)

Amoeba  (ah-mee¢ -bah)

Arbovirus  (are¢ -bow-vi-rus)

Archezoa  (ar-key-zoe¢ -ah)

Aspergillus niger  (ass-per-jill¢ -us nye¢ -jer)

Aspergillus oryzae  (ass-per-jill¢ -us or-eye¢ -zee)

Azolla  (a-zol'-lah)

Azotobacter  (a-zoh-toe-bak-ter)

B

Bacillus anthracis  (bah-sill¢ -us an-thra¢ -siss)

Bacillus cereus  (bah-sill¢ -us seer¢ -ee-us)

Bacillus coagulans  (bah-sill¢ -us coh-ag¢ -you-lans)

Bacillus fastidiosus  (bah-sill¢ -us fas-tid-ee-oh¢ -sus)

Bacillus stearothermophilus  (bah-sill¢ -us steer-oh-ther-maw¢ -fill-us)

Bacillus subtilis  (bah-sill¢ -us sut¢ -ill-us)

Bacillus thuringiensis  (bah-sill¢ -us thur-in-jee-en'-sis)

Bacteroides  (back¢ -ter-oid¢ -eez)

Baculovirus  (back¢ -you-low-vir-us)

Beggiatoa  (bej-jee-ah-toe'-ah)

Beijerinckia  (by-yer-ink¢ -ee-ah)

Bordetella pertussis  (bor-deh-tell¢ -ah per-tuss¢ -iss)

Borrelia burgdorferi  (bor-real¢ -ee-ah berg-dor¢ -fir-ee)

Bradyrhizobium  (bray-dee-rye-zoe¢ -bee-um)

Branhamella  (bran-ha-mel'-a)

Brucella abortus  (bru-sell¢ -ah ah-bore¢ -tus)

C

Campylobacter jejuni  (kam¢ -peh-low-back-ter je-june¢ -ee)

Candida albicans  (kan¢ -did-ah al¢ -bi-kanz)

Caulobacter  (caw¢ -loh-back-ter)

Ceratocystis (seh-ra-toe-cys-tis)

Chlamydia trachomatis  (klah-mid¢ -ee-ah trah-ko'-mah-tis)

Claviceps purpurea  (kla¢ -vi-seps purr-purr¢ -ee-ah)

Clostridium acetobutylicum  (kloss-trid¢ -ee-um ah-see-tow-bew-til'-i-kum)

Clostridium botulinum  (kloss-trid¢ -ee-um bot-you-line¢ -um)

Clostridium difficile  (kloss-trid¢ -ee-um dif¢ -fi-seal)

Clostridium perfringens  (kloss-trid¢ -ee-um per-frin¢ -gens)

Clostridium tetani  (kloss-trid¢ -ee-um tet'-an-i)

Coccidioides (kok-sid-ee-oy'-deez)

Cocksackivirus  (cock-sack'-ee-vi-rus)

Coronavirus  (kor-oh¢ -nah-vi-rus)

Corynebacterium diphtherium  (koh-rye'-nee-bak-teer-ee-um dif-theer¢ -ee-um)

Cryptococcus neoformans  (krip-toe-cock¢ -us knee-oh-for¢ -manz)

Cytophaga  (sigh-taw¢ -fa-ga)

D

Desulfovibrio  (dee-sul-foh-vib¢ -ree-oh)

E

E. coli  (e koh¢ -lee)

Eikenella corrodens  (eye-keh-nell¢ -ah kor-roh¢ -denz)

Entamoeba histolytica  (en-ta-mee¢ -bah his-toh-lit¢ -ik-ah)

Enterobacter aerogenes  (en¢ -ter-oh-back-ter ah-rah-jen-eez)

Enterococcus faecalis  (en'-ter-oh-cock-us faye¢ -ka-liss)

Enterovirus  (en¢ -ter-oh-vi-rus)

Epidermophyton  (eh-pee-der¢ -moh-fy'-ton)

F

Filobasidiella neoformans  (fee-loh-bah-si-dee-ell¢ -ah knee-oh-for¢ -manz)

Flavivirus  (flay¢ -vih-vi-rus)

Flavobacterium  (flay-vo-back-teer¢ -ee-um)

Francisella tularensis  (fran-siss-sell¢ -ah two-lah-ren'-sis)

Frankia  (frank¢ -ee-ah)

Fusobacterium  (few'-zoh-back-teer-ee-um)

G

Gallionella  (gal-ee-oh-nell¢ -ah)

Gardnerella vaginalis  (gard-nee-rel¢ -lah va-jin-al¢ -is)

Giardia intestinalis  (jee-are¢ -dee-ah in-test¢ -tin-al-is)

Giardia lamblia  (jee-are¢ -dee-ah lamb¢ -lee-ah)

Gluconobacter  (glue'-kon-oh-back -ter)

Gonyaulax  (gon-ee-ow¢ -lax)

Gymnodinium breve  (jim-no¢ -dee-um brev¢ -eh)

H

Haemophilus influenzae  (hee-moff¢ -ill-us in-flew-en¢ -zee)

Helicobacter pylori  (he¢ -lih-koh-back-ter pie-lore¢ -ee)

Hepadnavirus  (hep-ad¢ -nah-vi-rus)

Hepatitis virus  (hep-ah-ti¢ -tis vi-rus)

Herpes simplex  (her¢ -peas sim¢ -plex)

Herpes zoster  (her¢ -peas zos¢ -ter)

Histoplasma capsulatum  (his-toh-plaz¢ -mah cap-su-lah¢ -tum)

Hyphomicrobium  (high-foh-my-krow¢ -bee-um)

I

Influenza virus  (in-flew-en¢ -za vi-rus)

K

Klebsiella pneumoniae  (kleb-see-ell¢ -ah new-moan¢ -ee-ee)

L

Lactobacillus brevis  (lack-toe-ba-sil¢ -lus breh¢ -vis)

Lactobacillus bulgaricus  (lack-toe-ba-sil¢ -lus bull-gair¢ -i-kus)

Lactobacillus casei  (lack-toe-ba-sil¢ -us kay¢ -see-ee)

Lactobacillus helveticus  (lack-toe-ba-sil¢ -us hell-veh¢ -ti-kus)

Lactobacillus plantarum  (lack-toe-ba-sil¢ -us plan-tar¢ -um)

Lactobacillus sanfranciscans  (lack-toe-ba-sil¢ -us san-fran-sis¢ -kanz)

Lactobacillus thermophilus  (lack-toe-ba-sil¢ -us ther-maw¢ -fill-us)

Lactococcus lactis  (lack'-toe-cock-us lak¢ -tiss)

Legionella pneumophila  (lee-jon-ell¢ -ah new-moh'-fill -ah)

Leptospira interrogans  (lep-toe-spire¢ -ah in-ter-roh¢ -ganz)

Leuconostoc citrovorum  (lew-kow-nos¢ -tok sit-ro-vor¢ -um)

Listeria monocytogenes  (lis-tear¢ -ee-ah mon-oh-sigh-tahj'-en-eez)

M

Malassezia  (mal-as-seez¢ -e-ah)

Methanobacterium  (me-than¢ -oh-bak-teer-ee-um)

Methanococcus  (me-than-oh-ko¢ -kus)

Microsporum  (my-kroh-spore¢ -um)

Mobiluncus  (moh-bi-lun¢ -kus)

Moraxella catarrhalis  (more-ax-ell¢ -ah kah-tah-rah-liss)

Moraxella lacunata  (more-ax-ell¢ -ah lak-u-nah¢ -tah)

Mucor  (mew-kor)

Mycobacterium leprae  (my-koh-bak-teer¢ -ee-um lep-ree)

Mycobacterium tuberculosis  (my-koh-bak-teer¢ -ee-um too-ber-kew-loh¢ -siss)

Mycoplasma pneumoniae  (my-koh-plaz¢ -mah new-moan¢ -ee-ee)

N

Neisseria gonorrhoeae  (nye-seer¢ -ee-ah gawn-oh-ree¢ -ee)

Neisseria meningitidis  (nye-seer¢ -ee-ah men-in-jit¢ -id-iss)

Neurospora sitophila  (new-rah¢ -spor-ah sit-oh-phil¢ -ah)

O

Orthomyxovirus  (or-thoe-mix¢ -oh-vi-rus)

Oscillatoria  (os-sil-la-tor¢ -ee-ah)

P

Papillomavirus  (pap-il-oh¢ -ma-vi-rus)

Parainfluenza virus  (par-ah-in-flew-en¢ -zah vi-rus)

Paramecium  (pair¢ -ah-mee¢ -see-um)

Paramyxovirus  (par-ah-mix¢ -oh-vi-rus)

Parvovirus  (par¢ -vo-vi-rus)

Pasteurella multocida  (pass-ture-ell¢ -ah mul-toe-sid¢ -ah)

Pasteurella piscicida  (pass-ture-ell¢ ah pis-si-si¢ -dah)

Pediococcus soyae  ped-ee-oh-kock'-us -kus soy¢ -ee)

Penicillium camemberti  (pen-eh-sill¢ -ee-um cam-em-bare¢ -tee)

Penicillium caseicolum  (pen-eh-sill¢ -ee-um cay-see-ih-kol¢ -um)

Penicillium roqueforti  (pen-eh-sill¢ -ee-um roke¢ -for-ti)

Peptostreptococcus  (pep¢ -to-strep-to-ko-kus)

Phytophythora infestans  (fy¢ -toe-fy-thor-ah in-fes¢ -tanz)

Picornavirus  (pi-kor¢ -na-vi-rus)

Plasmodium falciparum  (plaz-moh¢ -dee-um fal-sip¢ -air-um)

Plasmodium malariae  (plaz-moh¢ -dee-um ma-lair¢ -ee-ee)

Plasmodium ovale  (plaz-moh¢ -dee-um oh-vah¢ -lee)

Plasmodium vivax  (plaz-moh¢ -dee-um vye-¢ vax)r

Pneumocystis carinii  (new-mo-sis¢ -tis kar¢-rye' -nee-ee)

Poliovirus  (poe¢ -lee-oh-vi-rus)

Polyoma virus  (po-lee-oh¢ -mah vi-rus)

Propionibacterium acnes  (pro-pee-on-i-back-teer'-ee-um ak¢ -neez)

Propionibacterium shermanii  pro-pee-on-i-back-teer'-ee-um sher-man¢ -ee-ee)

Proteus mirabilis  (proh¢ -tee-us mi-rab'-i-lis)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa  (sue-dough-moan¢ -ass aye-rue'-jin-oh-sa)

R

Rabies virus  (ray¢ -bees vi-rus)

Retrovirus  (re¢ -trow-vi-rus)

Rhabdovirus  (rab¢ -doh-vi-rus)

Rhinovirus  (rye¢ -no-vi-rus)

Rhizobium  (rye-zoh¢ -bee-um)

Rhizopus nigricans  (rise¢ -oh-pus nye¢ -gri-kanz)

Rhizopus stolon  (rise¢ -oh-pus stoh¢ -lon)

Rhodococcus  (roh-doh-koh¢ -kus)

Rickettsia rickettsii  (rik-kett¢ -see-ah rik-kett¢ -see-ee)

Rotavirus  (row¢ -tah-vi-rus)

Rothia  (roth¢ -ee-ah)

Rubella virus  (rue-bell¢ -ah vi-rus)

Rubeola virus  (rue-bee-oh¢ -la vi-rus)

S

Saccharomyces carlsbergensis  (sack-ah-row-my¢ -sees karls-berg-en¢ -en-siss)

Saccharomyces cerevisiae  (sack-ah-row-my¢ -sees sara-vis¢ -ee-ee)

Saccharomyces rouxii  (sack-ah-roh-my¢ -sees roos¢ -ee-ee)

Salmonella choleraesuis  (sall-moh-nell¢ -ah kahl'-er-ah-sue-iss)

Salmonella enteritidis  (sall-moh-nell¢ -ah en-ter-it¢ -id-iss)

Salmonella typhi  (sall-moh-nell¢ -ah tye¢ -fee)

Salmonella typhimurium  (sall-moh-nell¢ -ah tye-fi-mur¢ -ee-um)

Serratia marcescens  (ser-ray¢ -sha mar-sess-sens)

Shigella dysenteriae  (shig-ell¢ -ah diss-en-ter'-ee-ee)

Spirillum minus  (spy-rill¢ -um my¢ -nus)

Sporothrix schenckii  (spore¢ -oh-thrix shenk-ee-ee)

Staphylococcus aureus  (staff-ill-oh-kok¢ -us aw¢ -ree-us)

Staphylococcus epidermidis  (staff-ill-oh-kok¢ -us epi-der¢ -mid-iss)

Streptobacillus moniliformis  (strep-tow-bah-sill¢ -us mon-ill-i-form¢ -is)

Streptococcus agalactiae  (strep-toe-kock¢ -us a-ga-lac¢ -tee-ee)

Streptococcus cremoris  (strep-toe-kock¢ -us kre-more¢ -iss)

Streptococcus durans  (strep-toe-kock¢ -us dur¢ -anz)

Streptococcus mutans  (strep-toe-kock¢ -us mew¢ -tans)

Streptococcus pneumoniae  (strep-toe-kock¢ -us new-moan¢ -ee-ee)

Streptococcus pyogenes  (strep-toe-kock¢ -us pie-ah-gen-ease)

Streptococcus salivarius  (strep-toe-kock¢ -us sal-ih-vair¢ -ee-us)

Streptococcus sanguis  (strep-toe-kock¢ -us san¢ -gwis)

Streptococcus thermophilis  (strep-toe-kock¢ -us ther-mah¢ -fill-us)

Streptomyces griseus  (strep-toe-my¢ -seez gree¢ -see-us)

T

Thiobacillus  (thigh-oh-bah-sill¢ -us)

Torulopsis  (tore-you-lop¢ -siss)

Treponema pallidum  (tre-poh-nee¢ -mah pal¢ -ih-dum)

Trichomonas vaginalis  (trick-oh-moan¢ -as vag-in-al¢ -iss)

Trichophyton  (trick-oh-phye¢ -ton)

Trypanosoma brucei  (tri-pan¢ -oh-soh-mah bru¢ -see-ee)

V

Varicella-zoster (var-ih-sell¢ -ah zos¢ -ster)

Veillonella (veye¢ -yon-ell-ah)

Vibrio anguillarum  (vib¢ -ree-oh an-gwil-air¢ -um)

Vibrio cholerae  (vib¢ -ree-oh kahl¢ -er-ee)

Y

Yersinia enterocolitica  (yer-sin¢ -ee-ah en'-ter-oh-koh-liht-'ih-kah)

Yersinia pestis  (yer-sin¢ -ee-ah pess¢ -tiss)