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Classification. Peptoniphilus are gram positive anaerobic cocci that were formerly classified in the genus Peptostreptococcus. They are non-saccharolytic, use peptone as a major energy source and produce butyrate.
Peptoniphilus lacrimalis DSM 7455 is an anaerobe, mesophilic bacterium that was isolated from eye discharge.
Peptoniphilus are commensals of the human vagina and gut that were formerly classified in the genus Peptostreptococcus 2.
magna are rare, but the bacteria are generally susceptible to antibiotics. Despite this, surgical treatment combined with long-term antibiotics is often necessary.
Antibiotic | MIC (mg/liter) | |
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MICs (no. of tests) | Expected MIC rangea | |
Chloramphenicol | 6 (3), 8 (7) | 2-8 |
Doxycycline | 0.25 (3), 0.38 (5), 0.5 (2) | 0.25-0.5* |
Tigecycline | 0.25 (2), 0.5 (2), 0.75 (6) | 0.125-1* |
Anaerococcus murdochii murdochii presents resistance against antiobiotics clindamycin and kanamycin. Also, studies have discovered this species have intermedite resistance to pencillins.
Trueperella bernardiae is a nonspore‐forming, nonmotile, facultative anaerobic, gram‐positive coccobacilli; it is catalase and oxidase negative and has variable hemolytic activity. Colonies are circular, smooth, and slightly convex with a glassy appearance and diameters range from 0.2 to 0.5 mm 1.
Porphyromonas is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, obligately anaerobic and non-motile genus from the family of Porphyromonadaceae. This genus has been found to be part of the salivary microbiome.
noun, singular: gram-positive coccus. A group of spherical bacteria that retains the violet stain following gram staining. Supplement. Gram staining is a useful method for the rapid identification of bacterial species, especially those that are causing disease.
The most effective antimicrobials against anaerobic organisms are metronidazole, the carbapenems (imipenem, meropenem and ertapenem), chloramphenicol, the combinations of a penicillin and a beta-lactamase inhibitor (ampicillin or ticarcillin plus clavulanate, amoxicillin plus sulbactam, and piperacillin plus tazobactam …
Staphylococcus species are aerobically growing gram-positive cocci. Clinical isolation of Staphylococcus spp. is usually not difficult since staphylococci are not fastidious organisms and will grow well on commonly used media and under a variety of conditions (10).
Atopobium vaginae is a newly discovered bacterium frequently found in women with BV [15]. The name Atopobium, meaning “strange living thing” in Greek, was proposed in 1992 [16] to reclassify three bacterial species formerly designated Lactobacillus minutus, Lactobacillus rimae and Streptococcus parvulus.
The most common antibiotic used to treat the infection was penicillin V, but five of the nine patients received a combination of antibiotics. Eight patients underwent surgical treatment, with extraction of the implant performed in seven cases and reimplantation in only two cases.
Dermabacter hominis, formerly known as coryneform bacteria of Centers for Disease Control groups 3 and 5, is a facultative anaerobic, catalase-positive, non-motile, glucose, maltose and sucrose fermentative, irregular gram-positive bacillus.
Although it is a commensal organism, it is potentially a virulent pathogen that may cause life-threatening infections. Many different presentations of F. magna have been reported.
Anaerobic coverage may be indicated in various infections including but not limited to intra-abdominal infections, aspiration pneumonia, diabetic foot infections/osteomyelitis, and gynecologic infections. Gram-positive oral anaerobes are covered by most beta-lactams including penicillin.
Finegoldia magna is one of the most frequently isolated GPAC species in clinical specimen.
Clindamycin resistance rates among anaerobic GPC range from 7% to 20%, and this resistance is rising especially in Finegoldia magna and Peptoniphilus species [14, 35].
Most infections due to Gram-positive organisms can be treated with quite a small number of antibiotics. Penicillin, cloxacillin, and erythromycin should be enough to cover 90 per cent of Gram-positive infections.
Finegoldia magna is an anaerobic Gram positive coccus, previously classified as Peptostreoptococcus magnus. It is normal flora of the gastrointestinal and genitourinary tract, and can be isolated from skin and the oral cavity and is often regarded as a contaminant in cultures.
Antibiotics for treating Prevotella include metronidazole, amoxycillin/clavulanate, ureidopenicilins, carbapenems, cephalosporins, clindamycin, and chloramphenicol (Pavillion). Prevotella is also well-known as a preventative agent for the bovine disease of rumen acidosis.
P. micra is usually susceptible to antibiotics, including penicillin, imipenem, clindamycin, and metronidazole, although metronidazole-resistant strains of P. micra have been reported [19,20,21]. In general, metronidazole should not be administered as empiric therapy until susceptibility testing results are available.
Ampicillin, ampicillin/sulbactam, cefazolin, cefotaxime, imipenem, erythromycin, clindamycin and levofloxacin showed high susceptibility rates (> or = 77%) against viridans streptococci, Peptostreptococcus and Gemella.
Prevotella (both pigmented and non-pigmented species) and Porphyromonas species are anaerobic Gram-negative bacilli involved in oral cavity infections and also they are the most often anaerobes isolated from respiratory infections and their complications.
gingivalis is a pathogen, then it would be expected to be detected in most subjects with disease and rarely detected in subjects who are periodontally healthy. However, in most previous studies, P. gingivalis has not been detected in the majority of subjects with disease.
Treatment procedures of P. gingivalis–mediated diseases such as periodontitis and peri-implantitis focus on the eradication of oral pathogens at the site of infection, usually by surface debridement procedures followed by adjunctive therapies, including the use of antiseptics or/and antibiotics [61–66].
Gram-positive infections are causing more serious infections than ever before in surgical patients, who are increasingly aged, ill, and debilitated. Invasive procedures disrupt natural barriers to bacterial invasion, and indwelling catheters may act as conduits for infection.
Streptococcus pyogenes is a gram-positive group A cocci that can cause pyogenic infections (pharyngitis, cellulitis, impetigo, erysipelas), toxigenic infections (scarlet fever, necrotizing fasciitis), and immunologic infections (glomerulonephritis and rheumatic fever).
The Gram-positive cocci are the leading pathogens of humans. It is estimated that they produce at least a third of all the bacterial infections of humans, including strep throat, pneumonia, otitis media, meningitis, food poisoning, various skin diseases and severe types of septic shock.
Amoxicillin is a beta-lactam antibiotic active against gram-positive cocci, including nonpenicillin resistant streptococcal, staphylococcal, and enterococcal species. It has activity against some gram-negative organisms, gram-positive anaerobic organisms, and gram-negative anaerobic organisms.
Anaerobic infections are common infections caused by anaerobic bacteria. These bacteria occur naturally and are the most common flora in the body. In their natural state, they don’t cause infection. But they can cause infections after an injury or trauma to the body.
Free gas in the tissues, abscess formation and foul-smelling discharge is commonly associated with the presence of anaerobic bacteria. Treatment of these infections includes the use of antimicrobials active against all of the potential aerobic and anaerobic bacterial pathogens.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a Gram-positive, coccal-shaped, facultative anaerobic bacterium that is responsible for many difficult to treat infections.
- Staphylococcus.
- E. coli.
- Listeria.
- Clostridium.
- Bacteroides.
- Actinomyces.
- Acetobacterium, a type of acetogen, or acetate-producing bacteria.
Anaerobic Bacteria Examples Bacteroides, Bifidobacterium, Fusobacterium, Porphyromonas, Prevotella, Actinomyces, Propionibacterium, Clostridia, etc are the examples of such bacteria. Anaerobic bacteria are medically significant as they cause many infections in the human body.
Currently the preferred antibiotic treatment regimen consists of clindamycin or metronidazole (oral or intravaginal). Recurrence rates of up to 30% within 3 months after treatment have been reported [21, 22].
BV isn’t considered a sexually transmitted disease (STD). But the chances of getting it seem to go up with the number of sexual partners a woman has.
However, we do know the condition most often occurs in those who are sexually active. BV is a result of an imbalance of “good” and “harmful” bacteria in a vagina. Douching, not using condoms, and having new or multiple sex partners can upset the normal balance of vaginal bacteria, increasing your risk for getting BV.