A WEB-SURFER'S GUIDE TO BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIONS IN HUMANS
Species associated with infection - G. bergeri, G. haemolysans, G. morbillorum, G. sanguinis
Associated infections - bacteraemia, endocarditis
Reported susceptibilities and therapies - penicillin or vancomycin (plus gentamicin for endocarditis)
Notes - G. morbillorum was previously classified as Streptococcus morbillorum
References - Chatelain, R., Croize, J., Rouge, P., Massot, C., Dabernat, H., Auvergnat, J.C., Buu-Joi, A., Stahl, J.P., Bimet, F. (1982). Isolement de Gemella haemolysans dans trois cas d'endocardites bacteriennes. Med. Mal. Infect. 12, 25-30. - Kilpper-Bälz, R., Schleifer, K.H. (1988). Transfer of Streptococcus morbillorum to the Gemella genus, Gemella morbillorum comb. nov. Int. J. syst. Bact. 38, 442-443.
