Staphylococcus gallinarum | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bacillota |
Class: | Bacilli |
Order: | Bacillales |
Family: | Staphylococcaceae |
Genus: | Staphylococcus |
Species: | S. gallinarum
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Binomial name | |
Staphylococcus gallinarum Devriese et al. 1983
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Staphylococcus gallinarum is a Gram-positive, coagulase-negative member of the bacterial genus Staphylococcus consisting of single, paired, and clustered cocci. Strains of this species were first isolated from chickens and a pheasant. The cells contain cell walls with chemical similarity to those of Staphylococcus epidermidis. [1] Since its initial discovery, S. gallinarum has also been found in the saliva of healthy human adults. [2]
Staphylococcus gallinarum is not generally pathogenic, though it has been isolated from infected wounds of hospital patients, [3] from blood of a patient with a chronic hepatitis B infection, [4] and from an eye infection ( endophthalmitis). [5] The infection rate and morbidity of S. gallinarum is comparatively low and its effects on humans are limited. [6]
Staphylococcus gallinarum | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bacillota |
Class: | Bacilli |
Order: | Bacillales |
Family: | Staphylococcaceae |
Genus: | Staphylococcus |
Species: | S. gallinarum
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Binomial name | |
Staphylococcus gallinarum Devriese et al. 1983
|
Staphylococcus gallinarum is a Gram-positive, coagulase-negative member of the bacterial genus Staphylococcus consisting of single, paired, and clustered cocci. Strains of this species were first isolated from chickens and a pheasant. The cells contain cell walls with chemical similarity to those of Staphylococcus epidermidis. [1] Since its initial discovery, S. gallinarum has also been found in the saliva of healthy human adults. [2]
Staphylococcus gallinarum is not generally pathogenic, though it has been isolated from infected wounds of hospital patients, [3] from blood of a patient with a chronic hepatitis B infection, [4] and from an eye infection ( endophthalmitis). [5] The infection rate and morbidity of S. gallinarum is comparatively low and its effects on humans are limited. [6]