Meningoencephalitis associated with Globicatella sanguinis infection in lambs

J Clin Microbiol. 2000 Nov;38(11):4254-5. doi: 10.1128/JCM.38.11.4254-4255.2000.

Abstract

Thirty lambs displayed symptoms of meningoencephalitis. An unusual gram-positive coccus was isolated in pure culture from the blood and brain samples from one of the affected animals, and phenotypic and phylogenetic characterization showed this to be Globicatella sanguinis. This is the first report of the isolation of G. sanguinis in pure culture from an animal infection.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blood / microbiology
  • Brain / microbiology
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / veterinary*
  • Gram-Positive Cocci / classification*
  • Gram-Positive Cocci / genetics
  • Gram-Positive Cocci / isolation & purification*
  • Meningoencephalitis / microbiology
  • Meningoencephalitis / veterinary*
  • Sheep
  • Sheep Diseases / microbiology*