Bacteria Firmicutes
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Bacillus anthracis - Research project by Mickayla Cottor on this deadly bacterium, including its classification, habitat, reproduction, adaptations, nutrition and the disease it causes.
Bacillus cereus - Information on these rod-shaped microbes and the food poisoning they can cause, with two videos from the Microbiology Video Library.
Bacillus cereus - Information on this pathogen, the symptoms and duration of the illness it causes and the foods incriminated.
Clostridium - Information from Wikipedia on this gram-positive bacterium, its classification, pathology and commercial uses.
Clostridium botulinum - Research project by Philip Strandwitz on this bacterium including its classification, habitat and geography, reproduction, adaptations, the conditions it causes and the uses of its toxin, Botox, in cosmetic surgery.
Clostridium botulinum - Information on this pathogen, the symptoms and duration of the Botulism that it causes and the foods incriminated.
Clostridium difficile - Information from Wikipedia on this bacillus, its bacteriology, role in disease, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
Clostridium perfringens - Information on this pathogen, the symptoms and duration of the illness it causes and the foods incriminated.
Clostridium tetani - Research project by Brennen Unrein on this anaerobic pathogenic bacterium which causes tetanus, including its classification, nutrition, adaptation and pathology.
Firmicutes - Information from Wikipedia on this division of bacteria, most of which are gram-positive, and their classification.
Flesh Eating Bacteria: Streptococcus pyogenes - Peter Falk provides information on this bacterium, its classification, phylogeny, habitat, the diseases it causes and their treatment.
Lactobacillus delbruekii subsp. bulgaricus - Amber Kahl provides information on this bacterium used in the production of yoghurt, its classification, life history and the processes involved in fermenting the milk.
Listeria: Detection and Identification Methods - Photomicrograph of this bacterium and information useful to those needing to identify it.
Listeria monocytogenes - Information on this pathogen, the symptoms and duration of the illness it causes and the foods incriminated.
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Detection and Identification Methods - Photomicrograph of MRSA bacteria and information on detection techniques, identification and confirmation.
MRSA - Research project by Heidi Seubert on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus including its classification, adaptations, symptoms and treatment.
Mycoplasma - Information from Wikipedia on this genus of bacteria that lack cell walls, their history, characteristics, taxonomy and phylogeny.
Mycoplasma Bovis - Research project by Garrett Blumer on this bacterium that causes mastitis in cows, including its classification, habitat, reproduction, adaptations and nutrition.
Mycoplasma pneumoniae - Travis Wojtowicz provides information on the organism which is a common cause for bacterial pneumonia infections, its structure and genome, and the disease it causes, its diagnosis and treatment.
Spiroplasma - Image showing these bacteria in the phloem of an infected corn plant.
Staphylococcus - Information on the gram-positive bacteria, Staphylococcus aurea and Staphylococcus epidermidis, and the infections they cause, with a video from the Microbiology Video Library.
Staphylococcus aureus - Information on this bacterium, the symptoms and duration of the illness it may cause and control methods.
Streptococcus mutans - This bacterium causes tooth decay and Amber Allmann provides information on its classification, habitat, adaptation, nutrition, reproduction and interaction with humans.
Streptomyces - Many of our antibiotics have been isolated from streptomycete species. Information and a video from the Microbiology Video Library. Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web.