TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Aerobic Non–Spore-Forming Gram-Positive Bacilli: Corynebacterium, Listeria, Erysipelothrix, Nocardia, and Related Pathogens A1 - Riedel, Stefan A1 - Hobden, Jeffery A. A1 - Miller, Steve A1 - Morse, Stephen A. A1 - Mietzner, Timothy A. A1 - Detrick, Barbara A1 - Mitchell, Thomas G. A1 - Sakanari, Judy A. A1 - Hotez, Peter A1 - Mejia, Rojelio Y1 - 2019 N1 - T2 - Jawetz, Melnick, & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology, 28e AB - The non–spore-forming Gram-positive bacilli are a diverse group of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. This chapter focuses on the aerobic members of this group. The anaerobic, non–spore-forming Gram-positive bacilli such as Propionibacterium species and Actinomyces species are discussed in Chapter 21 on anaerobic infections. Specific genera of both groups, namely, Corynebacterium species and Propionibacterium species, are members of the normal microbiota of skin and mucous membranes of humans and, as such, are frequently contaminants of clinical specimens submitted for diagnostic evaluation. However, among the aerobic Gram-positive bacilli are significant pathogens such as Corynebacterium diphtheriae, an organism that produces a powerful exotoxin that causes diphtheria in humans, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (see Chapter 23), the causative agent of tuberculosis. Listeria monocytogenes and Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae are primarily found in animals and occasionally cause severe disease in humans. Nocardia and Rhodococcus species are found in the soil and are significant pathogens among immunocompromised patients. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/29 UR - accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163279409 ER -