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Granulicatella

Granulicatella
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Granulicatella

Collins and Lawson 2000[1]
Species

G. adiacens[1]
G. balaenopterae[1]
G. elegans[1]
G. paraadiacens[1]

Granulicatella is a genus of bacteria from the family of Carnobacteriaceae.[1][2] These bacteria occurs in the upper respiratory tract, in the gastrointestinal tract, and the urogenital tract.[3][4][5] Granulicatella bacteria can cause disease in humans in rare cases.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Genus: Granulicatella". LPSN.DSMZ.de.
  2. ^ "Granulicatella". www.uniprot.org.
  3. ^ Procop, Gary W.; Church, Deirdre L.; Hall, Geraldine S.; Janda, William M. (July 2020). Koneman's Color Atlas and Textbook of Diagnostic Microbiology. Jones & Bartlett Learning. p. 774. ISBN 978-1-284-32237-8.
  4. ^ McVey, D. Scott; Kennedy, Melissa; Chengappa, M. M. (30 May 2013). Veterinary Microbiology. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-65062-2.
  5. ^ Christensen, J. J.; Facklam, R. R. (1 October 2001). "Granulicatella and Abiotrophia Species from Human Clinical Specimens". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 39 (10): 3520–3523. doi:10.1128/JCM.39.10.3520-3523.2001. PMC 88382. PMID 11574566.
  6. ^ Schwede, Ilona; Handrick, Werner; Henrichs, Martin; Linß, Günter; Berthold, Frank (1 January 2007). "Endokarditis durch Granulicatella adiacens". Medizinische Klinik (in German). 102 (1): 56–58. doi:10.1007/s00063-007-1009-4. ISSN 1615-6722. PMID 17221353.