title: Endocarditis caused by Abiotrophia species.
abstract: Two cases of endocarditis with nutritionally variant streptococci are presented. Such strains have recently been included in the new genus Abiotrophia. A total of 12 additional Abiotrophia strains, including the type strains of Abiotrophia defectiva and Abiotrophia adiacens, were characterized in order to comment on their microbiological characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology at Helev Hospital and Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gruhn
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Facklam
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013289:Streptococcaceae / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology