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WWW Sites for Gram Positive Bacteria


For more information or to give suggestion and comments on any of the material contained under this page, contact Bruce E. Langlois, belang1@pop.uky.edu

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Actinomyces
Aerococcus
Bifidobacterium
Cellulomonas
Corynebacterium
Enterococcus
Lactobacillus
Lactococcus
Leuconostoc
Listeria
Micrococcus
Mycobacterium
Nocardia
Pediococcus
Probiotics
Propionibacterium
Staphylococcus
Streptococcus

General Information

Gram-staining Procedure

Gram Positive Facultative Cocci
Blood esculin plate showing growth of different species of streptococci, staphylococci and enterococci
Tests to distinguish between different species of streptococci, staphylococci and enterococci

Gram-positive Rods

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Aerococcus

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Actinomyces

Gram-positive Bacilli (Non-spore-forming) Actinomyces

Actinomycosis

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Bifidibacteria

Bifidobacteria
Hugh Symons

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Cellulomonas

Cellulomonas
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Corynebacterium


Corynebacterium

Corynebacteria (Irregular)

Corynebacterium diphtheriae - Diphtheria

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Enterococcus


Enterococcus

Info on enterococci

Functional categories of Enterococcus faecalis

Coding Update: Classification of Enterococcus

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Lactobacillus


Lactobacillus acidophilus

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Lactococcus


Home page of the Lactococcus lactis group

Functional categories of Lactococcus lactis

Lactic acid bacteria
by Cathy J. Saloff-Coste

Health Benefits of Lactic Acid Bacteria
by Cathy J. Saloff-Coste

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Leuconostoc


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Listeria


Listeria monogytogenes, listeriosis, organism, sources, control

Functional Categories of Listeria monocytogenes

Listeria monocytogenes and listeriosis

Foodborne listeriosis

What Food Companies Should Know About Food-Borne Listeriosis

Fact sheet developed by The Food Institute of Canada for food industry personnel.

Listeria monocytogenes in Cheese

Fact sheet prepared by the Institute of Food Science & Technology, UK.

Listeriosis Is a High-risk Foodborne Disease
by Metta Winter

People at Risk From Listeria
An alert about the dangers of Listeria to certain at risk people eating certain types of food.

What is Listeriosis?

Preventing Foodborne Illness: Listeriosis

Preventing Foodborne Listeriosis

Preventing Foodborne Listeriosis

Preventing Foodborne Listeriosis

How to avoid Listeria infection

listeriosis
Circling Disease or Listeriosis

Risk factors for listeriosis associated with silage feeding

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Micrococcus


Gram-stained Micrococcus under the microscope

Micrococcus

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Mycobacterium


Mycobacterium

Disease: Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC)

Microscopic image of Acid fast stain of Mycobacterium avium in lymph node
intracellulare infection is marked by numerous acid fast organisms growing within macrophages. Lots of bright red rods are seen, particularly in macrophages,

Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC)
AIDS Information Newsletter 12/01/95
Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC)

Exposure of Passengers and Flight Crew to Mycobacterium tuberculosis on Commercial Aircraft, 1992--1995
MMWR Weekly Report, March 3, 1995 / Vol. 44 / No. 8

Leprosy:Mycobacterium leprae

M. tuberculosis and M. bovis - tubercle bacillus

Johne's Disease: current trends in research, diagnosis and management

Johne's Disease
Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development

Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis Infection of Patients with Crohn's Disease

Zoonotic Potential of Johne's disease Association of M. paratuberculosis and Crohn's disease

Control of John's Disease

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Nocardia


Acid fast stain of Nocardia.

Nocardiosis

Nocardia sp.

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Pediococcus


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Probiotics


Probiotics: What They Are and How They Work

Probiotics: Acidophilus & Bifidus

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Propionibaacterium


Propionibacterium

Propionibacterium acne

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Staphylococcus


Staphylococci

Staphylococcus

Staphylococcus

Staphylococcus aureus
U S Food & Drug Administration Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition, Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins 1992 (Bad Bug Book)

Staphylococcus aureu
Julie A. Albrecht, Extension Food Specialist and Susan S. Sumner, Extension Food Microbiologist

What is Staphylococcus?

Functional Categories of Staphylococcus aureus

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Streptococcus


Streptococcus spp.
U S Food & Drug Administration Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition, Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins 1992 (Bad Bug Book)

The Streptococcus: A brief introduction to the Streptococci:

Streptococcus

Group A Streptococcal Infections

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