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The Firmicutes (Latin: firmus = strong, and cutis = skin, referring to the cell wall ) are 

a phylum
of bacteria, most of which have Gram-positive cell wall structure.
Clostridia are bacteria  that commonly reside in the intestine of healthy adults and newborns.
Clostridia also reside in animals, soil, and decaying vegetation. These bacteria do not require
oxygen to live. That is, they are anaerobes .

Clostridium perfringens bacteria are one of the most common causes of foodborne illness
(food poisoning).
Mycoplasmatales, are the smallest free-living organisms. Unlike bacteria, they have no cell
wall but are bounded by a membrane. This explains their remarkable pleomorphism. Most of the
mycoplasmas require sterol for growth.
 Mycoplasma is a bacteria (or germ) that can infect different parts of your body.

Spiroplasmas are cell-wall-deficient helical bacteria belonging to the class Mollicutes. 

Ureaplasma is a bacteria that is commonly found in people's urinary or genital tract. 
Lactobacillales are an order of gram-positive, low-GC, acid-tolerant, generally
nonsporulating, nonrespiring, either rod-shaped (bacilli) or spherical (cocci) bacteria that
share common metabolic and physiological characteristics.
Enterococci are Gram-positive facultative anaerobic cocci in short and medium chains,
which cause difficult to treat infections in the nosocomial setting. They are a common cause of
UTI, bacteremia, and infective endocarditis and rarely cause intra-abdominal infections and
meningitis.
Lactobacillus is the largest genus within the group of lactic acid bacteria. They are mainly
used in the manufacture of fermented dairy, sourdough, meat and vegetable foods or used as
probiotics.
Streptococcus are Gram-positive, nonmotile, nonsporeforming, catalase-negative cocci that occur
in pairs or chains.  A Streptococcus (group A strep) can cause many different infections. 

Actinobacteria are Gram-positive bacteria with high G+C DNA content that constitute one
of the largest bacterial phyla, and they are ubiquitously distributed in both aquatic and
terrestrial ecosystems
Actinomycetales are aerobic microorganisms, which release extracellular enzymes and commence
hydrolysis to release cellodextrins from the cellulose fiber

Actinomyces spp. are filamentous Gram-positive bacilli, mainly belonging to the human


commensal flora of the oropharynx, gastrointestinal tract, and urogenital tract.

Corynebacterium (from the Greek words koryne, meaning club,


and bacterion, meaning little rod) are gram-positive, catalase-positive, aerobic
or facultatively anaerobic, generally nonmotile rods.
Gardnerella vaginalis is an anaerobic bacterium that is the causative agent in bacterial
vaginosis (BV). 
Mycobacteria are immobile, slow-growing rod-shaped, gram-positive bacteria with high
genomic G+C content (61-71%)
Nocardiosis is a disease caused by bacteria found in soil and water.
Propionibacterium acnes is a gram-positive human skin commensal that prefers anaerobic
growth conditions and is involved in the pathogenesis of acne
spirochete, (order Spirochaetales), also spelled spirochaete, any of a group of spiral-shaped
bacteria, some of which are serious pathogens for humans, causing diseases such as
syphilis, yaws, Lyme disease, and relapsing fever. Examples of genera of spirochetes
include Spirochaeta, Treponema, Borrelia, and Leptospira
Chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted disease. It is caused by bacteria called
Chlamydia trachomatis.
Members of the order Chlamydiales are obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacteria. The order
Chlamydiales has one family, the Chlamydiaceae, containing one genus, Chlamydia, and three
species pathogenic to humans: C. trachomatis, C. psittaci, and C. pneumoniae.
Chlamydia is a common STD that can cause infection among both men and women.
Chlamydophila are gram-negative, obligate intracellular coccoid organisms. This agent has been
commonly reported in birds and more recently in reptiles

order Spirochaetales)
The Borrelia are spiral-shaped organisms that collectively belong to a group of bacteria known as
spirochetes.

Leptospira is a flexible, spiral-shaped, Gram-negative spirochete with internal


flagella. Leptospira interrogans has many serovars based on cell surface antigens.
Bacteroidetes (~50% of the microbiota) are Gram-negative anaerobes that colonize the
entire gastrointestinal tract, including the oral cavity and stomach, despite the presence of
gastric acid and digestive enzymes.
Bacteroidales is an order of bacteria.

Bacteroides species are a pleomorphic group of non-spore-forming gram-negative anaerobic


bacteria. 

Cytophaga are a type of bacteria characterized as Gram-negative, rod shaped


bacteria that utilize a gliding mechanism for locomotion.
Fusobacteria are anaerobic gram-negative rods that are a rare cause of serious human disease

Fusobacteriales (Order).

Fusobacterium is a genus of anaerobic, Gram-negative, non-sporeforming bacteria


belonging to Gracilicutes. 

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