Gram-Positive Bacilli: Bacillus, Clostridium, Corynebacterium, and Listeria — Medical Microbiology

Microbiology · Basic Sciences

How it begins

Anthrax, B. cereus toxiinfection, tetanus, botulism, gas gangrene, pseudomembranous colitis, diphtheria and listeriosis in pregnancy and meningitis.

What it covers

1. 1. Bacillus: Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax) and Bacillus cereus
2. 2. Neurotoxic Clostridia: C. tetani (Tetanus) and C. botulinum (Botulism)
3. 3. Clostridium perfringens: Myonecrosis and Gas Gangrene
4. 4. Clostridioides difficile: pseudomembranous colitis
5. 5. Corynebacterium diphtheriae: Diphtheria and Diphtheria Toxin
6. 6. Listeria monocytogenes: Intracellular Biology and Listeriosis
7. 7. Identification Algorithm for Gram-Positive Bacilli
8. 8. Nocardia, Actinomyces and Other Gram-Positive Bacilli of Interest
9. 9. 2021–2025 Update: C. difficile, Diphtheria, Botulism and Anthrax
10. · Clostridioides difficile
11. · Diphtheria
12. · Botulism
13. · Anthrax
14. 10. Reasoned Clinical Cases
15. 11. Common Mistakes and Exam Pearls
16. 12. References and Sources for Further Reading