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Mycrobiology
Actinobacteria (High G+C Gram-positive bacteria)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Has a distinctive cell wall that contains mycolic acid; acid fast, human pathogens (tuberculosis, leprosy); slow growth rate | Mycobacterium |
| Human pathogens (diphtheria) | Corynebacterium |
| Propionic acid producer, might cause acne | Propionibacterium |
| Human pathogens (vaginitis) | Gardnerella |
| Symbiotic nitrogen-fixer, forms rhizobia, | Frankia |
| Filamentous branching, commonly isolated from soil, produce extracellular enzymes; many produce antibiotics; strictly aerobic | Streptomyces |
| Facultative anaerobes, some human pathogens (destroy tissues of head, neck, and lungs) | Actinomyces |
| Filamentous, branching, opportunistic pathogens (difficult to treat pulmonary infection and mycotema); have mycolic acid | Nocardia |