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Bacteroides melaninogenicus is a species of bacterium in the normal flora of the upper respiratory tract. It is an important human pathogen in various anaerobic infections, often mixed with other aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. B. melaninogenicus is an anaerobic, Gram-negative rod, named for its black colonies, and black pigment. ...
Nocardiosis is an infection caused by Nocardia asteroides bacteria. These bacteria are commonly found in soil and water. People can become infected when they breathe in the bacteria or when the bacteria enter an open wound. ...
Actinomyces israelii is a filamentous anaerobic to microaerophilic bacteria which is a gram-positive, non-spore forming, and non-acid-fast bacillus (Actinomyces israelii). It is an organism typically found in the soil and in decaying organic matter including wet hay and straw, but is can also be found in oral cavities, dental plaques, and the intestinal tract of mammals (Roque, 2010) ...
C. perfringens food poisoning is caused by infection with the Clostridium perfringens (C. perfringens) bacterium. C. perfringens is found frequently in the intestines of humans and many animals and is present in soil and areas contaminated by human or animal feces. ...
Veillonella parvula is a small, nonfermentative anaerobic gram-negative coccus that is part of the normal flora of the mouth, gastrointestinal tract, and vagina in humans. When isolated from clinical specimens, V. parvula is often regarded as a contaminant or commensal, but it has been implicated as a pathogen in infections of the sinuses, lungs, heart, bone, and central nervous system. ...
This article describes infections caused by the Bacteroides fragilis group and other anaerobic gram-negative bacilli (AGNB) that were previously included in the Bacteroides genus but are now included in the Prevotella and Porphyromonas genera. ...
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