Staphylococcus gallinarum
| Staphylococcus gallinarum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Caryophanales |
| Family: | Staphylococcaceae |
| Genus: | Staphylococcus |
| Species: | S. gallinarum
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| Binomial name | |
| Staphylococcus gallinarum Devriese et al. 1983
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Staphylococcus gallinarum is a Gram-positive, coagulase-negative member of the bacterial genus Staphylococcus consisting of single, paired, and clustered cocci. Strains of this species were first isolated from chickens and a pheasant. The cells contain cell walls with chemical similarity to those of Staphylococcus epidermidis.[1] Since its initial discovery, S. gallinarum has also been found in the saliva of healthy human adults.[2]
Staphylococcus gallinarum is not generally pathogenic, though it has been isolated from infected wounds of hospital patients,[3] from blood of a patient with a chronic hepatitis B infection,[4] and from an eye infection (endophthalmitis).[5] The infection rate and morbidity of S. gallinarum is comparatively low and its effects on humans are limited.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Devriese, L. A.; Poutrel, B.; Kilpper-Balz, R.; Schlieffer, K. H. (1 July 1983). "Staphylococcus gallinarum and Staphylococcus caprae, Two New Species from Animals". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 33 (3): 480–486. doi:10.1099/00207713-33-3-480.
- ^ Ohara-Nemoto, Y.; Haraga, H.; Kimura, S.; Nemoto, T. K. (1 January 2008). "Occurrence of staphylococci in the oral cavities of healthy adults and nasal oral trafficking of the bacteria" (PDF). Journal of Medical Microbiology. 57 (1): 95–99. doi:10.1099/jmm.0.47561-0. PMID 18065673.
- ^ Kolawole, D. O.; Shittu, A. O. (1 February 1997). "Unusual recovery of animal staphylococci from septic wounds of hospital patients in Ile-Ife, Nigeria". Letters in Applied Microbiology. 24 (2): 87–90. doi:10.1046/j.1472-765X.1997.00337.x. PMID 9081309.
- ^ Yu, D; Chen, Y; Pan, Y; Li, H; McCormac, MA; Tang, YW (Autumn 2008). "Case report: Staphylococcus gallinarum bacteremia in a patient with chronic hepatitis B virus infection". Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science. 38 (4): 401–4. PMID 18988936.
- ^ Tibra, N. K.; Jalali, S.; Reddy, A. K.; Narayanan, R.; Agarwal, R. (12 November 2009). "Traumatic endophthalmitis caused by Staphylococcus gallinarum". Journal of Medical Microbiology. 59 (3): 365–366. doi:10.1099/jmm.0.011551-0. PMID 19910485.
- ^ Yu, D; Chen, Y; Pan, Y; Li, H; McCormac, MA; Tang, YW (Autumn 2008). "Case report: Staphylococcus gallinarum bacteremia in a patient with chronic hepatitis B virus infection". Annals of Clinical and Laboratory Science. 38 (4): 401–4. PMID 18988936.
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