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Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Bacteria
Medical Definition: | Bacteria that form endospores and are gram-positive. Representative genera include BACILLUS; CLOSTRIDIUM; MICROMONOSPORA; SACCHAROPOLYSPORA; and STREPTOMYCES. |
Guide Notes: | do not confuse with GRAM-POSITIVE ENDOSPORE-FORMING RODS; avoid: too general; prefer specific families & genera; infection: coord IM with GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (IM); DF: GRAM POS ENDOSPORE FORMING BACT |
Clostridium - A genus of motile or nonmotile gram-positive bacteria of the family Clostridiaceae. Many species have been identified with some being pathogenic. They occur in water, soil, and in the intestinal tract of humans and lower animals. | |
Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Rods - Rod-shaped bacteria that form endospores and are gram-positive. Representative genera include BACILLUS and CLOSTRIDIUM. |
Gram-Positive Endospore-Forming Bacteria Medical Definitions and Terms
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