Aerococcus sanguinicola explained

Aerococcus sanguinicola is a member of the bacterial genus Aerococcus and is a Gram-positive, catalase-negative coccus growing in clusters. This species was defined in 2001 ^[1] and has since then been increasingly recognized as a pathogen causing urinary tract infections ^{[2] [3]} and also invasive infections including infective endocarditis.^[4] Commercially available biochemical tests fail to properly identify A. sanguinicola ^[5] and correct identification can be achieved through genetic or mass spectroscopic methods, such as matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight (MALDI-TOF).^[6] A. sanguinicola is, with A. urinae, the most common aerococcus isolated from urine, but from blood, A. urinae is much more commonly encountered.

External links

• Type strain of Aerococcus sanguinicola at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. Aguirre. M.. Collins, M. D.. Aerococcus sanguicola sp. nov., isolated from a human clinical source.. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol.. 2001. 51. 475–79. 11321093. 10.1099/00207713-51-2-475. free.
2. Shelton-Dodge. K. Vetter, EA. Kohner, PC. Nyre, LM. Patel, R. Clinical significance and antimicrobial susceptibilities of Aerococcus sanguinicola and Aerococcus urinae.. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. August 2011. 70. 4. 448–51. 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2010.09.001.
3. Cattoir. V. Kobal, A. Legrand, P. Aerococcus urinae and Aerococcus sanguinicola, two frequently misidentified uropathogens.. Scand J Infect Dis. October 2010. 42. 10. 775–80. 10.3109/00365548.2010.485576.
4. Ibler. K. Truberg Jensen, K. Östergaard, C. Sönkensen, UW. Bruun, B. Schönheyder, HC. Kemp, M. Dargis, R. Andresen, K. Christensen, JJ. 'Six cases of Aerococcus sanguinicola infection: clinical relevance and bacterial identification.. Scand J Infect Dis. 2008. 40. 9. 761–65. 10.1080/00365540802078059.
5. Cattoir. V. Kobal, A. Legrand, P. Aerococcus urinae and Aerococcus sanguinicola, two frequently misidentified uropathogens.. Scand J Infect Dis. October 2010. 42. 10. 775–80. 10.3109/00365548.2010.485576.
6. Rasmussen . M. . Aerococci and aerococcal infections . 10.1016/j.jinf.2012.12.006 . Journal of Infection . 66 . 6 . 467–474 . 2013 . 23277106. free .