Eggerthia catenaformis

Eggerthia catenaformis is an anaerobic, Gram-positive, non-spore-forming rod-shaped bacterium.[3] It is an uncommon cause of infection in humans and is known to be associated with dental abscess.[1][2][4][5]

Eggerthia catenaformis
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E. catenaformis
Binomial name
Eggerthia catenaformis
(Eggerth 1935) Salvetti et al. 2011[1]
Type strain
ATCC 25536, CCUG 48174[2]
Synonyms

Bacteroides catenaformis,[2]
Catenabacterium catenaforme[2]

References

  1. Parte AC. "Genus Eggerthia". LPSN.
  2. "Eggerthia catenaformis". www.uniprot.org.
  3. Sakkas A, Nolte I, Heil S, Mayer B, Kargus S, Mischkowski RA, Thiele OC (2021-04-14). "Eggerthia catenaformis infection originating from a dental abscess causes severe intestinal complications and osteomyelitis of the jaw". GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW. 10: Doc02. doi:10.3205/IPRS000152. PMC 8051610. PMID 33928005.
  4. "Eggerthia catenaformis". www.dsmz.de. German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures GmbH. DSM-20559.
  5. Kordjian HH, Schultz JD, Rosenvinge FS, Møller J, Pedersen RM (October 2015). "First clinical description of Eggerthia catenaformis bacteremia in a patient with dental abscess". Anaerobe. 35 (Pt B): 38–40. doi:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2015.07.002. PMID 26172397.
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