Levinson, Warren (2022). "Chapter 15: Gram-Positive Cocci". Review of medical microbiology & immunology : a guide to clinical ... Streptococci are gram-positive bacteria that grow in chains, but they have no motility and do not generate spores. Group A ...

Courvalin P (January 2006). "Vancomycin resistance in gram-positive cocci". Clin. Infect. Dis. 42 Suppl 1: S25-34. doi:10.1086/ ...

Courvalin P (January 2006). "Vancomycin resistance in gram-positive cocci". Clinical Infectious Diseases. 42 (Suppl 1): S25-S34 ... Enterococcus faecalis - formerly classified as part of the group D Streptococcus system - is a Gram-positive, commensal ...

Gram-positive cocci (primarily Peptostreptococcus spp.); 3. Gram-positive spore-forming (Clostridium spp.) and non-spore- ... and other Gram-positive anaerobic organisms. Doxycycline is added to most regimens in the treatment of pelvic infections to ... Gram-negative cocci (mainly Veillonella spp.) . The frequency of isolation of anaerobic bacterial strains varies in different ... The clinically important anaerobes in decreasing frequency are: 1. Six genera of Gram-negative rods (Bacteroides, Prevotella, ...

Gram-positive cocci which are catalase positive). The tube is then incubated at 37 °C for 1.5 hours. If negative, then ... However, it is now known that not all S. aureus are coagulase-positive. Whereas coagulase-positive Staphylococci are usually ... Importantly, S. aureus is generally coagulase-positive, meaning that a positive coagulase test would indicate the presence of S ... If 'positive' (e.g., the suspect colony is S. aureus), the plasma will coagulate, resulting in a clot (sometimes the clot is so ...

... is a genus of gram-positive cocci. The name is derived nosocomium - hospital; coccus from Greek noun kokkos - a ... coccus a grain, berry: Nosocomiicoccus - a coccus isolated in a hospital. The genus was erected in 2008. The genus is a member ...

Murphy EC, Frick I (1 July 2013). "Gram-positive anaerobic cocci - commensals and opportunistic pathogens". FEMS Microbiology ... "Clinical and microbiological features of bacteraemia with Gram-positive anaerobic cocci: a population-based retrospective study ...

LPXTG pilin is common in gram-positive cocci. They are named for a C-terminal motif used by the sortase. There is also a ... LPXTG Pili in Gram-positive bacteria contain spontaneously formed isopeptide bonds. These bonds provide enhanced mechanical and ... Kang HJ, Coulibaly F, Clow F, Proft T, Baker EN (2007). "Stabilizing isopeptide bonds revealed in gram-positive bacterial pilus ... while Gram-positive bacteria often have polymerized LPXTG pilin. Type IV pilin proteins are α+β proteins characterized by a ...

... is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria. They are anaerobic cocci of the class Clostridia, with Finegoldia magna being ... John e. Bennett, MD; Raphael Dolin, MD; Martin j. Blaser, MD (2014-08-28). "Anaerobic Cocci and Anaerobic Gram-Positive ... F. magna was formerly known, along with several other Gram-positive anaerobic cocci (GPACs), as Peptostreptococcus magnus, but ... "Antibiotic susceptibilities of Gram-positive anaerobic cocci: results of a sentinel study in England and Wales". Journal of ...

Murphy EC, Frick I (1 July 2013). "Gram-positive anaerobic cocci - commensals and opportunistic pathogens". FEMS Microbiology ...

April 2017). "Phage-inducible islands in the Gram-positive cocci". The ISME Journal. 11 (4): 1029-1042. doi:10.1038/ismej. ... but SaPI-like elements are common and widespread in other Gram-positive cocci. SaPI DNA is maintained in a prophage-like state ... Novick RP, Christie GE, Penadés JR (August 2010). "The phage-related chromosomal islands of Gram-positive bacteria". Nature ...

The genus Anaerococcus is one of six genera classified within the group GPAC (Gram-Positive Anaerobic Cocci). These six genera ... Murphy EC, Frick IM (July 2013). "Gram-positive anaerobic cocci--commensals and opportunistic pathogens". FEMS Microbiology ... "The Anaerobic Gram-Positive Cocci", The Prokaryotes: Volume 4: Bacteria: Firmicutes, Cyanobacteria, New York, NY: Springer US, ... These bacteria are Gram-positive and strictly anaerobic. The genus Anaerococcus was proposed in 2001. Its genome was sequenced ...

These antibiotics are effective principally against Gram-positive cocci. First-generation examples exhibit a narrow spectrum of ...

Of the gram-positive cocci, Enterococcus causes 10-20%. Given that ascending cholangitis usually occurs in the setting of bile ... Bile, too, may be sent for culture during ERCP (see below). The most common bacteria linked to ascending cholangitis are gram- ...

... is an extremophilic, gram-positive cocci bacterium. The genus Deinococcus is generally known for its ... It is Gram-positive, non-motile and coccoid-shaped. Its type strain is AA-692. Individual Deinococcus frigens range in size ...

Classes of bacteria include Gram-positive cocci (e.g., Staphylococcus and Streptococcus) and Gram-negative rods and cocci (e.g ... In addition, resident bacteria that associated with oil glands are often Gram-positive and can be pathogenic. A small number of ... HIV-positive, and post-ART HIV-positive populations.[citation needed] HIV decreases the integrity of the gut epithelial barrier ... "Exercise Modifies the Gut Microbiota with Positive Health Effects". Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity. 2017: e3831972. ...

Gunn BA (1984). "Chocolate agar, a differential medium for gram-positive cocci". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 20 (4): 822- ... Most pathogenic bacteria can be grown in cultures and identified by Gram stain and other methods. Bacteria grown in this way ... Endotoxins are the lipid portions of lipopolysaccharides that are part of the outer membrane of the cell wall of gram-negative ...

ISBN 978-1-269-39068-2. Gunn, B.A (1984). "Chocolate agar: A differential medium for gram positive cocci". Journal of Clinical ...

... cocci can be pathogenic (e.g., streptococcus), commensal, or symbiotic. The gram-positive cocci are a large group of bacteria ... The cell wall structure for cocci may vary between gram-positive (thick peptidoglycan layers) and gram-negative (thin ... The various gram-positive cocci differ physiologically and by habitat. Micrococcus spp. are obligate aerobes that inhabit human ... A coccus (plural cocci) is any bacterium or archaeon that has a spherical, ovoid, or generally round shape. Bacteria are ...

Gram-Positive Cocci". Manual of Clinical Microbiology. Vol. 1 (11 ed.). Washington DC: ASM Press. Paul De Vos; et al., eds. ( ... Globicatella sulfidifaciens is a Gram-positive bacteria from the family of Globicatella which has been isolated from the lungs ...

Pneumococci are typically gram-positive cocci seen in pairs or chains. When cultured on blood agar plates with added optochin ... Older detection kits, based on latex agglutination, added little value above Gram staining and were occasionally false-positive ... when positive identifies the actual cause) in pneumococcal infections. The test was initially validated on urine samples but ...

Salinococcus is a genus of Gram-positive cocci belonging to the family Staphylococcaceae. The genus name is derived from Latin ... nov., a new moderately halophilic Gram-positive coccus. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 13, 29-33 v t e (Articles with short description ...

Using the gram stain technique, Staphylococci are easily identified by their clumped, gram positive, coccus morphology. Slides ... are a genus of gram positive cocci of 0.5 - 1 μm diameter.[citation needed] Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is a non-motile and ... Staphylococcus pseudintermedius is a gram positive coccus bacteria of the genus Staphylococcus found worldwide. It is primarily ... Becker K, von Eiff C (2011-01-01). "Staphylococcus, Micrococcus, and Other Catalase-Positive Cocci". Manual of Clinical ...

A Gram stain is performed to show Gram-positive cocci in chains. Then, the organism is cultured on blood agar. The rapid ... pyogenes is a species of beta-hemolytic Gram-positive bacteria that is responsible for a wide range of infections that are ... In later years, a positive test result for the presence of group A streptococci was found in 32.1 percent of individuals after ... pyrrolidonyl arylamidase (PYR) test is commonly used, wherein a positive reaction confers a presumptive identification of group ...

The initial step of gram staining assists in distinguishing the characteristic gram-positive cocci in clusters for ... Staphylococcus schleiferi is a Gram-positive, cocci-shaped bacterium of the family Staphylococcaceae. It is facultatively ... Staphylococcus schleiferi is a facultatively anaerobic, coagulase-variable, Gram-positive cocci organism. It is nonmotile and ... to mark his significant contributions to the taxonomy of gram-positive bacteria. Later in 1990, a coagulase-positive subtype ...

It is Gram-positive, catalase-negative and coccus-shaped. Its type strain is CD276T (=LMG 24833T =CIP 109914T). Jaffres, E.; ...

... gram-negative cocci), and microaerophilic streptococci (aerotolerant). Anaerobic gram-positive cocci include various clinically ... is found between anaerobic gram-positive cocci and their aerobic and anaerobic counterparts. The ability of anaerobic gram- ... Anaerobic gram-positive cocci and microaerophilic streptococci are part of the normal skin microbiota, so it is hard to avoid ... Most often Anaerobic gram-positive cocci are usually recovered mixed in with other anaerobic or aerobic bacteria from various ...

... is a genus of Gram-positive cocci belonging to the family Staphylococcaceae. The genus was created in 1998. The ... Members of the genus Macrococcus are Gram-positive, nonmotile, non-spore-forming cocci that are coagulase negative and catalase ... and the Neolatin masculine noun coccus intended to mean a coccus shaped bacterium, as it comes from the Greek masculine noun ... and their positive cytochrome c oxidase reaction. Species in this genus are resistant to bacitracin and lysozyme and sensitive ...

They start as Gram-negative rods before becoming Gram-positive cocci over time. They may also become large, oval-shaped cells ... Arthrobacter globiformis is a Gram-positive bacterium species from the genus of Arthrobacter. Arthrobacter globiformis was ... Duxbury, T.; Gray, T. R. G.; Sharples, G. P.YR 1977 (1977). "Structure and Chemistry of Walls of Rods, Cocci and Cystites of ...

Sarcina is a genus of Gram-positive cocci bacteria in the family Clostridiaceae. A synthesizer of microbial cellulose, various ... Gram-positive bacteria, Clostridiaceae, Bacteria genera, All stub articles, Clostridia stubs). ...