Aerobic spore-forming bacteria as aetiological factors of bacteriaemia.
The paper presents data from the literature and results of the authors' own studies on the aetiological role of aerobic spore-forming bacteria in the development of bacteriaemia in man. Special attention is paid to various diseases caused by micro-organisms of the genus Bacillus. The importance of species-specific identification of bacilli isolated from blood and comprehensive study of pathogenicity of these bacteria is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D001407:Bacillus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology*; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D018805:Sepsis / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013045:Species Specificity; D013171:Spores, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification