Aerobic Gram Positive Bacilli

What are three items that can be used to classify aerobic gram positive bacilli?
- Non-spore formers
- Spore formers
- Aerobic Actinomycetes
Dormant Stage of bacterium formed during harsh environmental conditions.

Endospores
What are endospore resistant to?
- Heat
- Drying
- Chemicals
What are 3 non-spore forming gram positive bacilli?
- Cornyebacterium
- Listeria Monocytogenes
- Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
What are 2 general characteristics of corynebacterium?
- NF of human/animal mucous membranes
- Environmental bacteria
- Difficult to classify and speciate
- Considered to be "contaminants"
Catalase positive
Most are non-hemolytic
Ferment carbohydrates
Aerobes, facultative anaerobes

Corynebacterium aka 'diptheroids' or 'coryneforms'
Major pathogen
Causes diptheria
Human is the only known host
transmission is caused through aerosol droplets, hand to mouth, direct contact with cutaneous infections

C. Diphtheria

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Aerobic Gram Positive Bacilli

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Aerobic GPB

Updated

2012-03-10T14:16:18Z

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