Vagococcus fluvialis explained

Vagococcus fluvialis is a species of bacteria. The type strain of V. fluvialis is NCDO 2497.^[1] It rarely causes human infection. The only genetically proven case of V. fluvialis endocarditis was detected in the Cochin, India.^[2]

Further reading

• Pot B, Devriese LA, Hommez J, etal . Characterization and identification of Vagococcus fluvialis strains isolated from domestic animals . . 77 . 4 . 362–9 . October 1994 . 7989264. 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1994.tb03436.x.
• Teixeira LM, Carvalho MG, Merquior VL, Steigerwalt AG, Brenner DJ, Facklam RR . Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Vagococcus fluvialis, including strains isolated from human sources . . 35 . 11 . 2778–81 . November 1997 . 9350732 . 230060 . 10.1128/JCM.35.11.2778-2781.1997.
• Román. L.. Real. F.. Sorroza. L.. Padilla. D.. Acosta. B.. Grasso. V.. Bravo. J.. Acosta. F.. The in vitro effect of probiotic Vagococcus fluvialis on the innate immune parameters of Sparus aurata and Dicentrarchus labrax. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 33. 5. 2012. 1071–1075. 1050-4648. 10.1016/j.fsi.2012.06.028. 22864109.

External links

• LPSN
  • Type strain of Vagococcus fluvialis at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

Notes and References

1. Collins. M.D.. Ash. C.. Farrow. J.A.E.. Wallbanks. S.. Williams. A.M.. 16S Ribosomal ribonucleic acid sequence analyses of lactococci and related taxa. Description ofVagococcus fluvialisgen. nov., sp. nov.. Journal of Applied Bacteriology. 67. 4. 1989. 453–460. 0021-8847. 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1989.tb02516.x. 2479630.
2. Jadhav . Kartik Pandurang . Pai . Praveen G . A rare infective endocarditis caused by Vagococcus fluvialis . Journal of Cardiology Cases . October 2019 . 20 . 4 . 129–131 . 10.1016/j.jccase.2019.07.001. 31969941 . 6962713 . free .