gram positive bacilli

Gram positive Bacilli

Rod shaped

1. Corynebacteria

2. Mycobacteria

3. Bacillus; Bacillus Anthracis

4. Clostridia

Classification of Corynebacteria

a. Corynebacterium diphtheriae; cause diphtheria

b. Diphtheroids

Classification of Mycobacteria

1. Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB)

2. Mycobacterium leprae

3. Non- tuberculosis mycobacterium

Classification of Clostridia

1. Clostridium tetani

2. Clostridium perfringens

3. Clostridium botulinum

4. Clostridium difficile