Aerococcus sanguinicola

Aerococcus sanguinicola is a member of the bacterial genus Aerococcus and is a Gram-positive, catalase-negative coccus growing in clusters. This species was defined in 2001 [1] and has since then been increasingly recognized as a pathogen causing urinary tract infections [2][3] and also invasive infections including infective endocarditis.[4] Commercially available biochemical tests fail to properly identify A. sanguinicola [5] and correct identification can be achieved through genetic or mass spectroscopic methods, such as matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight (MALDI-TOF).[6] A. sanguinicola is, with A. urinae, the most common aerococcus isolated from urine, but from blood, A. urinae is much more commonly encountered.

Aerococcus sanguinicola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Firmicutes
Class:
Bacilli
Order:
Lactobacillales
Family:
Aerococcaceae
Genus:
Aerococcus
Species:
A. sanguinicola
Binomial name
Aerococcus sanguinicola

References
  1. Aguirre, M.; Collins, M. D. (2001). "Aerococcus sanguicola sp. nov., isolated from a human clinical source". Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 51: 475–79. doi:10.1099/00207713-51-2-475. PMID 11321093.
  2. Shelton-Dodge, K; Vetter, EA; Kohner, PC; Nyre, LM; Patel, R (August 2011). "Clinical significance and antimicrobial susceptibilities of Aerococcus sanguinicola and Aerococcus urinae". Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 70 (4): 448–51. doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2010.09.001.
  3. Cattoir, V; Kobal, A; Legrand, P (October 2010). "Aerococcus urinae and Aerococcus sanguinicola, two frequently misidentified uropathogens". Scand J Infect Dis. 42 (10): 775–80. doi:10.3109/00365548.2010.485576.
  4. Ibler, K; Truberg Jensen, K; Östergaard, C; Sönkensen, UW; Bruun, B; Schönheyder, HC; Kemp, M; Dargis, R; Andresen, K; Christensen, JJ (2008). "'Six cases of Aerococcus sanguinicola infection: clinical relevance and bacterial identification". Scand J Infect Dis. 40 (9): 761–65. doi:10.1080/00365540802078059.
  5. Cattoir, V; Kobal, A; Legrand, P (October 2010). "Aerococcus urinae and Aerococcus sanguinicola, two frequently misidentified uropathogens". Scand J Infect Dis. 42 (10): 775–80. doi:10.3109/00365548.2010.485576.
  6. Rasmussen, M. (2013). "Aerococci and aerococcal infections". Journal of Infection. 66 (6): 467–474. doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2012.12.006. PMID 23277106.


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