Globicatella is a non-spore-forming and non-motile genus of bacteria from the family of Aerococcaceae.[1][2][3][4] The Globicatella sanguinis species can in rare cases cause infections of the bloodstream, heart, central nervous system, or urinary tract.

Globicatella
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Globicatella

Collins et al. 1995[1]
Type species
Globicatella sanguinis[1]
Species

G. sanguinis[1]
G. sulfidifaciens[1]

A novel and unnamed species has been identified causing soft tissue infection following a cat bite.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Parte, A.C. "Globicatella". LPSN.
  2. ^ "Globicatella". www.uniprot.org.
  3. ^ Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M (2018). Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M. (eds.). "Nomenclature Abstract for Globicatella Collins et al. 1995". The NamesforLife Abstracts. doi:10.1601/nm.5482.
  4. ^ Collins, Matthew D. (2015). "Globicatella". Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd: 1–4. doi:10.1002/9781118960608.gbm00585. ISBN 978-1-118-96060-8.1-4&rft.date=2015&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002/9781118960608.gbm00585&rft.isbn=978-1-118-96060-8&rft.aulast=Collins&rft.aufirst=Matthew D.&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Globicatella" class="Z3988">
  5. ^ Jones NK, Coelho J, Logan JM, Broughton K, Hopkins KL, Pichon B, Potterill I, Wan Y, Reid AW, Gouliouris T (August 2023). "Soft Tissue Infection of Immunocompetent Man with Cat-Derived Globicatella Species". Emerg Infect Dis. 29 (8): 1684–1687. doi:10.3201/eid2908.221770. PMC 10370850. PMID 37486350.1684-1687&rft.date=2023-08&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10370850#id-name=PMC&rft_id=info:pmid/37486350&rft_id=info:doi/10.3201/eid2908.221770&rft.aulast=Jones&rft.aufirst=NK&rft.au=Coelho, J&rft.au=Logan, JM&rft.au=Broughton, K&rft.au=Hopkins, KL&rft.au=Pichon, B&rft.au=Potterill, I&rft.au=Wan, Y&rft.au=Reid, AW&rft.au=Gouliouris, T&rft_id=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10370850&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Globicatella" class="Z3988">