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Granulicatella

Granulicatella is a genus of bacteria from the family of Carnobacteriaceae. These bacteria occurs in the upper respiratory tract, in the gastrointestinal tract, and the urogenital tract. Granulicatella bacteria can cause disease in humans in rare cases.

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Granulicatella
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Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Family: Carnobacteriaceae
Genus: Granulicatella
Collins and Lawson 20001
Species

G. adiacens1
G. balaenopterae1
G. elegans1
G. paraadiacens1

Granulicatella is a genus of bacteria from the family of Carnobacteriaceae.12 These bacteria occurs in the upper respiratory tract, in the gastrointestinal tract, and the urogenital tract.345 Granulicatella bacteria can cause disease in humans in rare cases.6

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References

  1. "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.