Describe the etiological agent that causes the disease that you are reporting on. In your description provide information about the bacterial characteristics. Which characteristics does your organisms share with eukaryotic cells and which characteristics distinguish it from eukaryotic cells? Do any of these characteristics contribute to its pathogenicity(ability to cause disease)? What is the gram stain designation of your organism and what does that tell you about the cell wall structure of your organism and how it breaks down nutrients? What temperature does the organism grow at and how is it classified? Does the organism have any unusual growth conditions or metabolic processes?
