Bergeyella zoohelcum

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Bergeyella zoohelcum
Colonies of Bergeyella zoohelcum

Colonies of Bergeyella zoohelcum

Systematics
Department : Bacteroidetes
Class : Flavobacteriia
Order : Flavobacteriales
Family : Flavobacteriaceae
Genre : Bergeyella
Type : Bergeyella zoohelcum
Scientific name
Bergeyella zoohelcum
(Holmes et al. 1987) Vandamme et al. 1994

Bergeyella zoohelcum is a type of bacteria . It is the only species in the genus Bergeyella .

features

The cells of Bergeyella zoohelcum are approx. 0.6 µm wide and 2–3 µm long. The cells are rod-shaped, the ends are rounded. Endospores are not formed. The species is immobile. The gram test is negative. Bergeyella zoohelcum is strictly aerobic , the metabolism is breathing . Growth takes place at temperatures between 18 and 42 ° C. The indole test is positive.

Systematics

The species Bergeyella zoohelcum was first added to the genus Weeksella in 1987 by B. Holmes . Investigations of P. Vandamme's rRNA in 1994 led to the switch to the new genus Bergeyella . The species belongs to the Flavobacteriaceae family , which is part of the Bacteroidetes division .

medicine

Bergeyella zoohelcum appears to be part of the natural fauna in the oral and nasal areas of cats and dogs. Under certain circumstances, it can occur as an opportunistic pathogen when biting in humans and z. B. cause abscesses or pneumonia .

etymology

The genus name Bergeyella was chosen in honor of the American microbiologist David Hendricks Bergey . The species name B. zoohelcum is composed of the Greek word " zoon" (animal) and the Greek word " helkos" (wound). The bacterium was isolated from bite wounds of cats and dogs.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Systematics according to JP Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) ( Memento of the original dated November 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (As of May 17, 2015) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bacterio.net
  2. ↑ Yili Chen, Kang Liao, Lu Ai, Penghao Guo, Han Huang: Bacteremia caused by Bergeyella zoohelcum in an infective endocarditis patient: case report and review of literature . In: BMC Infectious Diseases . tape 17 , April 12, 2017, ISSN  1471-2334 , doi : 10.1186 / s12879-017-2391-z , PMID 28403835 , PMC 5389159 (free full text).
  3. ↑ a b c d Noel R. Krieg et al. (Ed.): Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology . 2nd edition, Volume 4: The Bacteroidetes, Spirochaetes, Tenericutes (Mollicutes), Acidobacteria, Fibrobacteres, Fusobacteria, Dictyoglomi, Gemmatimonadetes, Lentisphaerae, Verrucomicrobia, Chlamydiae, and Planctomycetes . Springer, New York 2011, ISBN 978-0-387-95042-6 .

literature

  • Noel R. Krieg et al. (Ed.): Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology . 2nd edition, Volume 4: The Bacteroidetes, Spirochaetes, Tenericutes (Mollicutes), Acidobacteria, Fibrobacteres, Fusobacteria, Dictyoglomi, Gemmatimonadetes, Lentisphaerae, Verrucomicrobia, Chlamydiae, and Planctomycetes . Springer, New York 2011, ISBN 978-0-387-95042-6 .

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