Thursday, April 23, 2009

Anaerobic Organisms, Nonfermentative Gram-Negative Bacilli, Coccobacilli and Meningitis Internet Resources

Anaerobic Organisms
Anaerobic Systems : Information and products from Anaerobic Systems, Morgan Hill, California. They have a great poster on anaerobes. Contact information can be access from their homepage.

Clostridium tetani : The anaerobic spore forming bacterium which causes tetanus

Botulism (Clostridium botulinum ) : Causative agent of Clostridium food poisoning

Clostridium septicum Infection and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome : article from Emerging Infectious Diseases : Vol. 4, No. 2, April - June 1998

Clostridium WEB Page : source on the clostridia from Oklahoma State University.

Nonfermentative Gram-Negative Bacilli and Coccobacilli
Pseudomonas aeruginosa : Bacteriology Lecture Topic of Kenneth Todar at University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other related organisms : Lecture notes of Dr. Glenn Songer at the University of Arizona.

The Other Pseudomonads : Other Pseudomonas organisms are covered on this web site from the University of Michigan - please note some organisms have been listed by the former taxonomic designation

Meningitis and Other Infections of the Central Nervous System
Meningitis Information Resource : Basic information and find links to other web sites devoted to meningitis

Meningococcal Meningitis : Facts on this disease, it's spread and signs and symptoms from McKinley Health

Bacterial Meningitis Fact Sheet and Related Links : Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases of the CDC

Meningitis Foundation of America, Inc. : Information on acute bacterial meningitis, link to their home page and support groups, etc.

Meningitis Outbreak Hotline : Information on endemics and epidemics

Meningitis Outbreaks: Travel Information from National Center for Infectious Diseases of the CDC. From this web page you can check out other infectious disease travel advisories.

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