Abiotrophia

A genus of facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive, cocci shaped bacterium in the phylum Firmicutes and the family Aerococcaceae.
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Nutritionally Variant Streptococcus

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2015
2015
Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Abiotrophia defectiva, Granulicatella adiacens, and Granulicatella elegans.
Nutritionally variant streptococci (NVS) are fastidious Gram-positive cocci comprised of the species Abiotrophia defectiva… (More)
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2004
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2004
rpoB gene sequence-based identification of aerobic Gram-positive cocci of the genera Streptococcus, Enterococcus, Gemella, Abiotrophia, and Granulicatella.
We developed a new molecular tool based on rpoB gene (encoding the beta subunit of RNA polymerase) sequencing to identify… (More)
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2004
2004
Antimicrobial susceptibilities of invasive pediatric Abiotrophia and Granulicatella isolates.
Abiotrophia and Granulicatella species have been associated with various infections. Antimicrobial susceptibility data for these… (More)
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2001
2001
Granulicatella and Abiotrophia species from human clinical specimens.
One hundred one isolates of nutritionally variant streptococci from 97 patients were phenotypically characterized and compared… (More)
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2001
2001
Abiotrophia bacteremia in a patient with neutropenic fever and antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Abiotrophia isolates.
We report a case of bacteremia due to Abiotrophia species in a patient with neutropenic fever and cancer who was receiving… (More)
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2000
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2000
The genus Abiotrophia (Kawamura et al.) is not monophyletic: proposal of Granulicatella gen. nov., Granulicatella adiacens comb. nov., Granulicatella elegans comb. nov. and Granulicatella…
The genus Abiotrophia currently includes four species, Abiotrophia defectiva, Abiotrophia adiacens, Abiotrophia balaenopterae and… (More)
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2000
2000
Abiotrophia species in early dental plaque.
The most characteristic traits that distinguish Abiotrophia strains from other streptococci are nutrient requirements… (More)
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2000
2000
Endocardiac infectivity and binding to extracellular matrix proteins of oral Abiotrophia species.
Microorganisms of the genus Abiotrophia, formerly known as nutritionally variant streptococci, are members of the oral flora and… (More)
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1999
1999
Abiotrophia elegans strains comprise 8% of the nutritionally variant streptococci isolated from the human mouth.
Ninety-one isolates of nutritionally variant streptococci (NVS) that were previously isolated from the human mouth were regarded… (More)
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1998
1998
Abiotrophia elegans sp. nov., a possible pathogen in patients with culture-negative endocarditis.
We isolated a hitherto undescribed microorganism from a patient with endocarditis. The microscopic appearance, a negative… (More)
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