Directory of Firmicutes Resources

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Phylum of bacteria.

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• Bacillus anthracis

  http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/cottor_mick/
  Research project by Mickayla Cottor on this deadly bacterium, including its classification, habitat, reproduction, adaptations, nutrition and the disease it causes.

• Bacillus anthracis and Anthrax

  http://textbookofbacteriology.net/Anthrax.html
  Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology chapter with information on the bacterium that causes anthrax.

• Bacillus cereus Food Poisoning

  http://textbookofbacteriology.net/B.cereus.html
  Chapter from Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology with information on this bacterium that causes food poisoning.

• Clostridium

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clostridium
  Information from Wikipedia on this gram-positive bacterium, its classification, pathology and commercial uses.

• Clostridium botulinum

  http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/strandwi_phil/
  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 difficile

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clostridium_difficile
  Information from Wikipedia on this bacillus, its bacteriology, role in disease, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

• Clostridium difficile

  http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2009/kumm_jakl
  Research project by Jaklin Kumm at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse.

• Clostridium tetani

  http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/unrein_bren/
  Research project by Brennen Unrein on this anaerobic pathogenic bacterium which causes tetanus, including its classification, nutrition, adaptation and pathology.

• Firmicutes

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firmicutes
  Information from Wikipedia on this division of bacteria, most of which are gram-positive, and their classification.

• Flesh Eating Bacteria: Streptococcus pyogenes

  http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2007/falk_pete
  Peter Falk provides information on this bacterium, its classification, phylogeny, habitat, the diseases it causes and their treatment.

• Lactic Acid Bacteria

  http://textbookofbacteriology.net/lactics.html
  Chapter from Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology on the basic biology of these bacteria and their use in the manufacture of yogurt, cheese and other fermented milks.

• Lactobacillus delbruekii subsp. bulgaricus

  http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2007/kahl_ambe
  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 monocytogenes

  http://textbookofbacteriology.net/Listeria.html
  Chapter from Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology with information on the bacterium that causes listeriosis, a food-borne disease.

• MRSA

  http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/seubert_heid/
  Research project by Heidi Seubert on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus including its classification, adaptations, symptoms and treatment.

• Mycoplasma

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycoplasma
  Information from Wikipedia on this genus of bacteria that lack cell walls, their history, characteristics, taxonomy and phylogeny.

• Mycoplasma Bovis

  http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2008/blumer_garr/
  Research project by Garrett Blumer on this bacterium that causes mastitis in cows, including its classification, habitat, reproduction, adaptations and nutrition.

• Mycoplasma pneumoniae

  http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2007/wojtowic_trav/
  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.

• Pathogenic Clostridia, Including Botulism and Tetanus

  http://textbookofbacteriology.net/clostridia.html
  Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology chapter deals with clostridia, anaerobic bacteria that cause tetanus, botulism, food poisoning, gas gangrene and antibiotic-associated diarrhea.

• Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcal Disease

  http://textbookofbacteriology.net/staph.html
  Chapter from Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology with information on the bacterium Staphylococcus, including MRSA.

• Streptococcus mutans

  http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2007/allmann_ambe
  This bacterium causes tooth decay and Amber Allmann provides information on its classification, habitat, adaptation, nutrition, reproduction and interaction with humans.

• Streptococcus pneumoniae

  http://textbookofbacteriology.net/S.pneumoniae.html
  Chapter from Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology with information on Streptococcus pneumoniae, the most common cause of lobar pneumonia.

• The Genus Bacillus

  http://textbookofbacteriology.net/Bacillus.html
  Chapter from Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology with information on gram-positive aerobic endospore-forming bacteria, including members of the genus Bacillus.

 

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