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