Alloiococcus otitis explained

Alloiococcus otitis is a species of bacteria first isolated from human middle-ear fluid, the type species of its monotypic genus. The type strain is NCFB 2890.^[1]

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. 44. 3. 2006. 946–949. 0095-1137. 10.1128/JCM.44.3.946-949.2006. 16517881. 1393137.
• Tano K, von Essen R, Eriksson PO, Sjöstedt A . Alloiococcus otitidis--otitis media pathogen or normal bacterial flora? . APMIS . 2008 . 116 . 9 . 785–90 . 19024598 . 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2008.01003.x. 40849181 .
• Beswick. Alan J. Lawley. Blair. Fraise. Adam P. Pahor. Ahmes L. Brown. Nigel L. Detection of Alloiococcus otitis in mixed bacterial populations from middle-ear effusions of patients with otitis media. The Lancet. 354. 9176. 1999. 386–389. 0140-6736. 10.1016/S0140-6736(98)09295-2. 10437868. 31151766.

External links

• • LPSN
• Type strain of Alloiococcus otitis at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. Aguirre. M.. Collins. M. D.. Phylogenetic Analysis of Alloiococcus otitis gen. nov., sp. nov., an Organism from Human Middle Ear Fluid. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 42. 1. 1992. 79–83. 0020-7713. 10.1099/00207713-42-1-79. 1371065. free.