Definition: A group of regular rod-shaped bacteria that stain gram-positive and do not produce endospores.
do not confuse with GRAM-POSITIVE ASPOROGENOUS RODS, IRREGULAR; avoid: too general; prefer specific families & genera; infection: coord IM with GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (IM); DF: GRAM POS ASPOROGENOUS RODS REGULAR
ExamplesBrochothrix; Erysipelothrix; Lactobacillaceae; Listeria; Mycobacteriaceae
Other names Gram Positive Asporogenous Rods, Regular