PROTEOBACTERIA >> Gamma >> Cardiobacterium >> Cardiobacterium hominis
CARDIOBACTERIUM HOMINIS
| Class: | Gamma Proteobacteria |
| Genus: | Cardiobacterium |
| Species: | Cardiobacterium hominis |
| Description: | The main distinguishing features of this group of bacteria are: (1) facultative anaerobes; aerobic growth dependent on atmospheres with high humidity; (2) characteristic pleomorphic gram-negative bacilli with many cells retaining discrete gram-positive areas; (3) sudanophilic bodies and metachromatic granules demonstrable; (4) fermentative metabolism; (5) positive oxidase reaction; (6) production of indole; (7) antigenically unrelated to members of the genera:Brucella, Pasteurella, Bordetella, Moraxella, Hemophilus, Streptobacillus, Corynebacterium, Bacteroides, Neisseria, Escherichia, Aerobacter, andLactobacillus |
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| Source: | Normally present in the mouth and upper part of the respiratory tract such as nose and throat. |
| Pathogenicity: | association with human endocarditis. |
| Genbank: | M35014.1(16s rRNA) [Genome] [Nucleotide] |
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| Reference: | SLOTNICK (I.J.) and DOUGHERTY (M.): Further characterization of an unclassified group of bacteria causing endocarditis in man: Cardiobacterium hominis gen. et sp. n. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Journal of Microbiology and Serology, 1964, 30, 261-272. |
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