Last week we learned about the Clostridium family… This week we’re separating the relatives 👀 Meet the four high-yield species you should know: 💩 Clostridioides difficile • Antibiotic-associated diarrhea • Pseudomembranous colitis 🩸 Clostridium perfringens • Gas gangrene (myonecrosis) • Double-zone hemolysis 💪 Clostridium tetani • Spastic paralysis • Terminal “drumstick” spores 🫠 Clostridium botulinum • Flaccid paralysis • Infant botulism (honey association) 💙 By the end of this week, you’ll know exactly how to tell them apart.

This week’s organism, Clostridium spp., is now available inside the classroom! 🧫 Inside you’ll find: ✔️ Key identification characteristics ✔️ Morphology and spore formation ✔️ High-yield laboratory features ✔️ Clinical significance ✔️ ASCP (M) exam pearls and pattern recognition tips Clostridium is one of the most important anaerobic Gram-positive rod groups you’ll encounter in microbiology, and understanding the genus first makes learning the individual species much easier. 💡 This is just the beginning! Next, we’ll dive deeper into the major high-yield species, including: • Clostridioides difficile • Clostridium perfringens • Clostridium tetani • Clostridium botulinum 👉 Head over to the Classroom tab or click the link below to check it out! https://www.skool.com/microbiology-with-dede-5731/classroom/fd9e7a2f?md=e0b105b38ca94d968bae6b3edf8683a5 Happy studying! 💙🧫

We’ve officially added Actinomyces spp. to the Organism Vault! Inside you’ll find: ✔ Morphology ✔ Key identification features ✔ Clinical significance ✔ High-yield ASCP (M) exam clues ✔ Quick review notes The Gram-positive rod section continues to grow! 🔬 👉 Check it out in the classroom. Or click the link below to access: https://www.skool.com/microbiology-with-dede-5731/classroom/fd9e7a2f?md=c5b8768874c8429cbe23f33be9b4f343

We officially have: ✔ 5 Gram-Positive Cocci ✔ 5 Gram-Positive Rods That’s 10 organisms in the Organism Vault 🔥 Thank you to everyone following along. This week we’re taking a short break from new organisms and focusing on random high-yield microbiology concepts, lab tips, and review activities. Sometimes learning sticks best when we pause and connect the dots 🧠

📣 Organism Vault Update We officially have: 🧫 10 organisms in the Vault ✔ 5 Gram-Positive Cocci ✔ 5 Gram-Positive Rods This week we’re revisiting the aerobic Gram-positive rods we’ve covered so far: • Corynebacterium diphtheriae • Bacillus anthracis • Bacillus cereus • Listeria monocytogenes • Nocardia spp. Let’s see how many patterns we can connect 🔬