Transcript Gram positive bacteria Part 2

Gram positive bacteria
Part 2
Endospore formers:
•Bacillus
•Clostridium
Others:
•Corynebacterium
•Mycobacterium
The endospore
• Survival mechanism
• Formed over several
hours
• Remain viable for
1,000’s of years
• Germinate to produce
vegetative cell
Bacillus spp.
• Aerobic; antibiotic
producer