Mouse Oral Microbiome Taxon Description
Streptococcus cuniculi
Mouse Microbial Taxon ID:
046
Body Site:
Oral
Status:
Named - Cultured
Synonym:
Strain Information:
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Classification:
Domain:Bacteria
Phylum:Firmicutes
Class:Bacilli
Order:Lactobacillales
Family:Streptococcaceae
Genus:Streptococcus
Species:cuniculi
NCBI Taxonomy ID:
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16S rRNA Reference Sequences:
MOMD RefSeq ID: 046_001
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Abundance:
TBD
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Cultivability:
Facultative anaerobe producing small (<0.5 mm diameter) colonies after two days aerobic growth on Blood Agar plates. It is reported that anaerobic incubation may be required for growth on initial isolation but that strains become aerotolerant on subsequent subcultures.
Phenotypic Characteristics:
Gram positive cocci found in pairs or short chains. Weakly fermentative and generally unreactive in commonly used biochemical and physiological tests and thus difficult to definitively identify by phenotypic means; molecular identification is recommended [1].
Prevalence and Source:
Found in dental plaque, on the tongue and has been isolated from periodontal pockets in periodontitis and exudate from pericoronitis associated with erupting third molars
Disease Associations:
Although found as part of the normal microbiota of the mouth and gastrointestinal orogenital tracts, Gemella morbillorum is capable of causing a wide range of infections. Most of these can be attributed to spread via the bloodstream and thus infective endocarditis is the commonest. Other infections include meningitis, brain, liver and lung abscess, osteomyelitis and septic thrombophlebitis.
References:
PubMed database:
1.La Scola B, Raoult D. Molecular identification of Gemella species from three patients with endocarditis. J Clin Microbiol. 1998 Apr;36(4):866-71 [PubMed]
   
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