Bio 251 -- Chapter 19 objectives

  1. Describe the genus Bacillus.
  2. What are the medically important members of the genus Bacillus, and describe the diseases caused by them?
  3. Describe the genus Clostridium, how is it different than Bacillus?
  4. What are the medically important members of the genus Clostridium, and what diseases do they cause (describe each disease)?
  5. Describe Listeria monocytogenes, and the disease that it causes (include transmission, symptoms, and treatment).
  6. Describe Erysopelothrix rhusiopathiae, and the disease that it cuases (include transmission, symptoms, and treatment).
  7. Describe Corynebacterium diphtheriae, and the disease that it causes (include transmission, symptoms, and treatment).
  8. What makes one susceptible to tuberculosis?
  9. How is TB transmitted?
  10. Describe how TB infection occurs, what causes it, and how the disease progresses. How is it treated?
  11. Describe Mycobacterium leprae, and the disease that it causes (include transmission, symptoms, and treatment).
  12. What other mycobacterium diseases are there, other than TB and leprosy?