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Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods, Irregular
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Definition
: A group of irregular rod-shaped bacteria that stain gram-positive and do not produce endospores.
do not confuse with GRAM-POSITIVE ASPOROGENOUS RODS, REGULAR; avoid: too general; prefer specific families & genera; infection: coord IM with GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (IM); DF: GRAM POS ASPOROGENOUS RODS IRREGULAR
Examples
Acetobacterium
;
Actinobacteria
;
Butyrivibrio
;
Corynebacterium
;
Eubacterium
;
Propionibacteriaceae
;
Thermoanaerobacter
;
Thermoanaerobacterium
Other names
Gram Positive Asporogenous Rods, Irregular