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Gram-Negative Anaerobic Straight, Curved, and Helical Rods
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Definition
: A group of anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that show up as pink (negative) when treated by the Gram-staining method.
avoid: too general; prefer specific families & genera; coord IM with GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (IM); DF: GRAM NEG ANAEROBIC RODS
Examples
Fibrobacteres
;
Veillonellaceae
;
Anaerobiospirillum
;
Bacteroidaceae
;
Bilophila
;
Brachyspira
;
Butyrivibrio
;
Chlorobium
;
Chromatium
;
Desulfovibrio
;
Desulfuromonas
;
Dichelobacter nodosus
;
Ectothiorhodospiraceae
;
Fusobacterium
;
Geobacter
;
Leptotrichia
;
Oxalobacter formigenes
;
Propionigenium
;
Selenomonas
;
Spirochaetaceae
;
Succinivibrionaceae
;
Thauera
;
Thermotoga maritima
;
Thermotoga neapolitana
;
Wolinella
Other names
Gram Negative Anaerobic Straight, Curved, and Heli