BIO307: Microbiology

5.3: Gram-Positive Bacilli

• 5.3.1: Bacillus

  • Kenneth Todar's "Online Textbook on Bacteriology: The Genus Bacillus"

    Read this six-page article on Bacillus. Make sure you understand the relationship between Bacillus and other spore forming bacteria. Note that Bacillus anthracis causes anthrax, a disease commonly associated with bioterrorism.

• 5.3.2: Clostridium

  • University of South Carolina School of Medicine: Alvin Fox's "Anaerobes and Pseudomonas-Opportunistic Infections"

    Read the section titled "Anaerobic Spore-Formers (Clostridia)." The clostridium genus produces the botulinum toxin that causes botulism. The toxin is a major cause of human food poisoning throughout the world. Take advantage of the PowerPoint lecture slides as you study.

• 5.3.3: Listeria

  • Kenneth Todar's "Online Textbook on Bacteriology: Listeria Monocytogenes"

    Read this three-page chapter on listeria.
    

• 5.3.4: Mycobacterium and Corynebacterium

  • University of South Carolina School of Medicine: Alvin Fox's "Mycobacteria and Corynebacteria"

    Read this chapter about Mycobacterium and Corynebacteria. The Mycobacterium genus of bacteria causes many serious diseases, including tuberculosis and leprosy. By the end of this reading, you should be able to identify which species causes which disease. Take advantage of the PowerPoint lecture slides as you study.

• 5.3.5: Actinomyces and Nocardia

  • University of South Carolina School of Medicine: Art DiSalvo's "Actinomycetes"

    Read this article. Focus on learning the differences between Actinomyces, Nocardia, and Streptomyces. Take advantage of the PowerPoint lecture slides as you study.