Anaerobic Gram-Negative Infections (cont.)

Clinically Predominant Anaerobic Gram-Negatives

Broad Classes of Virulence Factors Associated with Gram-Neg. Anaerobes

Adhesins

Protection from:

•Oxygen toxicity

•Phagocytosis

Tissue Destruction

Anaerobic Gram-Neg. Virulence Factors

Anaerobic Gram-Negative Virulence

Factors (cont.)

Epidemiology of

Bacteroides

Bacteroides Gram Stain

Bacteroides Virulence Factors