Gram-positive non-sporeforming irregular rods

Question 1

+ Non-motile slightly curved rods
+ Facultative anaerobes
+ Mesophiles
+ Spoilage of vegetables and meat products

Answer 1

Corynebacterium

Question 2

+ Aerobe
+ Can change from rod to coccoid shape
+ Mesophilic
+ Some species spoil protein-rich foods

Answer 2

Brevibacterium

Question 3

+ Anaerobic
+ Mesophilic
+ Dairy propionibacteria

Answer 3

Propionibacterium

Question 4

+ Anaerobe
+ Mesophilic
+ Produce lactate & acetate from carbohydrates
+ Some species used in probiotics

Answer 4

Bifidobacterium