BIOL 2053 Lecture 20: Mollicutes, Clostridia and Spore-forming Bacilli, part 1
20 Oct 2018
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Major phylum ( firm - ee - cute - ee5 ) , pheo morphia can change their shape no solid shape : cant synthesise fatty acids acids. , purines , pyrimidines amino and so need to live in a very nutrient-rich environ. Difficult to culture b lot of mammalian cell cultures contain mycoplasma resistant to penicillin and other antibiotics because they dont have a cell wall. Mycoplasma pneumoniae transmitted airborne causes pneumonia i rarely fatal) inflammatory infection of alveoli in the lungs. Mycoplasma hominis minor venereal disease (complex sexual organs ) pelvic. , fermentation bacteria that form endospo. us gram positive! B if there"s a wound in colon that leads to anoxic environment. Canned food that has not been heated sufficiently . spores germinate in produces toxins as anoxic can and they grow -o botulism down muscle . The toxin binds to synapses of motor spreads through tissue . neurons. Treatment : amputation , administration of neurotransmitters and prevents excitatory.
