A WEB-SURFER'S GUIDE TO BACTERIA ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTIONS IN HUMANS
Species associated with infection - R. flavifaciens, R. hansenii, R. productus
Associated infections - abdominal sepsis, abscesses
Reported susceptibilities and therapies - penicillins
Notes - R. hansenii was previously Streptococcus hansenii - R. productus was previously Peptostreptococcus productus - current nomenclature is controversial
References - Willems, A., Collins, M.D. (1995) Phylogenetic analysis of Ruminococcus flavefaciens, the type species of the genus Ruminococcus, does not support the reclassification of Streptococcus hansenii and Peptostreptococcus productus as ruminococci. Int. J. syst. Bact. 45, 572-575. - Nakatani, S., Hoshi, K., Yuasa, T., Sato, T., Tauchi, T. (1998). [A case report of epidural abscess due to anaerobic bacteria, producing a mass of gas].[In Japanese] Rinsho Shinkeigaku. 38, 224-227. - Botha, S.J., Senekal, R., Steyn, P.L., Coetzee, W.J. (1993). Anaerobic bacteria in orofacial abscesses. J. dent. Assoc. S. Afr. 48, 445-449.
