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Reservoirs for bacteria
| Reservoirs | Disease examples |
|---|---|
| Human | Typhoid fever, syphilis |
| Animal | Anthrax (cows), Salmonella (turtles), tularemia (rabbits), Lyme disease (white-footed mice) |
| Arthropods | Rocky Mountain spotted fever (ticks), endemic typhus (fleas), scrub typhus (mites) |
| Air | Tuberculosis |
| Soil | Tetanus, botulism, gas gangrene |
| Food | Vibrio, E. coli 0157:H7 |
| Water | Shigella, Legionella |
