Alloiococcus Explained

Alloiococcus is a genus of Gram-positive and nonmotile bacteria from the family of Carnobacteriaceae.^[1] Only one species of this genus is known (Alloiococcus otitis).^[2]

Further reading

• Harimaya. A.. Takada. R.. Hendolin. P. H.. Fujii. N.. Ylikoski. J.. Himi. T.. High Incidence of Alloiococcus otitidis in Children with Otitis Media, Despite Treatment with Antibiotics. Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 3 March 2006. 44. 3. 946–949. 10.1128/JCM.44.3.946-949.2006. 16517881. 1393137.
• Marsh. Robyn L. Binks. Michael J. Beissbarth. Jemima. Christensen. Peter. Morris. Peter S. Leach. Amanda J. Smith-Vaughan. Heidi C. Quantitative PCR of ear discharge from Indigenous Australian children with acute otitis media with perforation supports a role for Alloiococcus otitidis as a secondary pathogen. BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders. 2012. 12. 1. 11. 10.1186/1472-6815-12-11. 23033913. 3546424 . free .

Notes and References

1. https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/1651 UniProt
2. Book: Paul . De Vos . etal. Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology.. 2009. Springer. Dordrecht. 978-0-387-68489-5. 2nd.