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Anaerobic Bacteria

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Anaerobic Bacteria, Anaerobe

  • See Also
  1. Bacteria
  2. Gram Negative Bacteria
  3. Gram Positive Bacteria
  4. Anaerobic Bacteria
  5. Mycobacteria
  6. Intracellular Pathogen
  7. Antibiotic
  • Definitions
  1. Anaerobic Bacteria
    1. Bacteria that do not require oxygen to grow or respirate
    2. Anaerobes normally colonize the mouth, GI Tract and skin of healthy patients
    3. Anaerobes penetrate tissue with poor oxygenation, forming abscesses, and producing foul-smelling gas
    4. Anaerobic infections are often with mixed Gram Positive and Gram Negative organisms
  • Causes
  1. Actinomyces
  2. Bacteroides fragilis
  3. Clostridioides difficile
  4. Clostridium botulinum
  5. Clostridium tetani
  6. Fusobacterium
  7. Peptostreptococcus
  8. Prevotella Melaninogenica