Gemella sanguinis is a species of bacteria within the genus Gemella. Strains of this species were originally isolated from samples of human blood, and in one case from a patient with endocarditis.[1] Additional cases of endocarditis associated with G. sanguinis infections have been reported.[2][3]
| Gemella sanguinis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Caryophanales |
| Family: | Staphylococcaceae |
| Genus: | Gemella |
| Species: | G. sanguinis
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| Binomial name | |
| Gemella sanguinis Collins et al. 1998
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References
edit- ^ Collins, MD; Hutson, RA; Falsen, E; Sjöden, B; Facklam, RR (October 1998). "Description of Gemella sanguinis sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 36 (10): 3090–3. doi:10.1128/JCM.36.10.3090-3093.1998. PMC 105123. PMID 9738079.
- ^ Yang, CH; Tsai, KT (August 2014). "Gemella sanguinis endocarditis: first case report in Taiwan and review of the literature". Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan Yi Zhi. 113 (8): 562–5. doi:10.1016/j.jfma.2012.02.012. PMID 25037762.
- ^ Gundre, P; Pascal, W; Abrol, S; Kupfer, Y; Tessler, S (June 2011). "Prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Gemella sanguinis: a consequence of persistent dental infection". The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 341 (6): 512–3. doi:10.1097/maj.0b013e31821389f0. PMID 21613938.
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