| General Information of MIC (ID: MIC00630) |
| MIC Name |
Gemella sanguinis (firmicutes)
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| Body Site |
Gut
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| Lineage |
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Class: Bacilli
Order: Bacillales
Family: Bacillales Family XI. Incertae Sedis
Genus: Gemella
Species: Gemella sanguinis
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| Oxygen Sensitivity |
Facultative anaerobe
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| Microbial Metabolism |
Saccharolytic; Fermentative
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| Gram |
Positive
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| Host Relationship |
Pathogen
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| Genome Size (bp) |
1793674
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| Description |
Gemella sanguinis is a species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive, non-spore-forming 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.
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| Infectious endocarditis [ICD-11: BB40] |
| Description |
Gemella sanguinis can cause endocarditis. |
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