Aerococcus
E938725
Aerococcus is a genus of Gram-positive, catalase-negative cocci often associated with opportunistic infections in humans and animals, particularly urinary tract and bloodstream infections.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | bacterial genus ⓘ |
| antimicrobialResistance | variable resistance to fluoroquinolones ⓘ |
| antimicrobialSusceptibility | generally susceptible to beta-lactam antibiotics ⓘ |
| arrangement |
clusters
ⓘ
tetrads ⓘ |
| associatedWithDisease |
bacteremia
ⓘ
infective endocarditis ⓘ opportunistic infection ⓘ urinary tract infection ⓘ |
| belongsToFamily | Aerococcaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalaseActivity | catalase-negative ⓘ |
| cellShape | coccus ⓘ |
| cellWallComponent | peptidoglycan ⓘ |
| class | Bacilli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clinicallyRelevantSpecies |
Aerococcus sanguinicola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aerococcus urinae NERFINISHED ⓘ Aerococcus viridans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain | Bacteria ⓘ |
| family | Aerococcaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescribedBy | Theodor R. R. Christensen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescribedInYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-positive ⓘ |
| habitat |
environmental sources
ⓘ
human urinary tract ⓘ |
| host |
animal
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| identificationMethod |
16S rRNA gene sequencing
ⓘ
MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry ⓘ |
| infectionType |
community-acquired infection
ⓘ
healthcare-associated infection ⓘ |
| kingdom | Bacteria ⓘ |
| motility | non-motile ⓘ |
| ncbiTaxonId | 1375 ⓘ |
| oftenMisidentifiedAs |
Staphylococcus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Streptococcus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Lactobacillales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | facultatively anaerobic ⓘ |
| pathogenicity | opportunistic pathogen ⓘ |
| phylum | Bacillota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskGroup |
elderly patients
ⓘ
immunocompromised patients ⓘ patients with urinary tract abnormalities ⓘ |
| sporeFormation | non-spore-forming ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Aerococcus viridans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.