Alloiococcus

Alloiococcus
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Family: Lactobacillaceae
Genus: Alloiococcus
Aguirre and Collins 1992[1]
Type species
Alloiococcus otitis[1]
Species

A. otitis[1]

Alloiococcus is a genus of Gram-positive and nonmotile bacteria from the family of Lactobacillaceae.[1][2] Only one species of this genus is known (Alloiococcus otitis).[1][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 LPSN bacterio.net
  2. ↑ UniProt
  3. ↑ editors, Paul De Vos ... [et al.], (2009). Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology (2nd ed.). Dordrecht: Springer. ISBN 0-387-68489-1.

Further reading

  • Harimaya, A.; Takada, R.; Hendolin, P. H.; Fujii, N.; Ylikoski, J.; Himi, T. (3 March 2006). "High Incidence of Alloiococcus otitidis in Children with Otitis Media, Despite Treatment with Antibiotics". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 44 (3): 946–949. doi:10.1128/JCM.44.3.946-949.2006. PMC 1393137. PMID 16517881.
  • Marsh, Robyn L; Binks, Michael J; Beissbarth, Jemima; Christensen, Peter; Morris, Peter S; Leach, Amanda J; Smith-Vaughan, Heidi C (2012). "Quantitative PCR of ear discharge from Indigenous Australian children with acute otitis media with perforation supports a role for Alloiococcus otitidis as a secondary pathogen". BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders. 12 (1): 11. doi:10.1186/1472-6815-12-11.


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