References
- Frenkel A, Hirsch W. Spontaneous development of L forms of streptococci requiring secretions of other bacteria or sulphydryl compounds for normal growth. Nature 1961; 191: 728–30.
- Christensen JJ, Facklam RR. Granulicatella and Abiotrophia species from human clinical specimens. J Clin Microbiol 2001; 39 (10): 3520–3.
- Brouqui P, Raoult D. Endocarditis due to rare and fastidious bacteria. Clin Microbiol Rev 2001; 14 (1): 177–207.
- Perkins A, Osorio S, Serrano M et al. A case of endocarditis due to Granulicatella adiacens. Clin Microbiol Infect 2003; 9 (6): 576–7.
- Reimer LG, Reller LB. Growth of nutritionally variant streptococci on common laboratory and 10 commercial blood culture media. J Clin Microbiol 1981; 14 (3): 329–32.
- Tillotson GS. Evaluation of ten commercial blood culture systems to isolate a pyridoxal-dependent streptococcus. J Clin Pathol 1981; 34: 930–4.
- Gross KC, Houghton MP, Roberts RB. Evaluation of blood culture media for isolation of pyridoxal-dependent Streptococcus mitior (mitis). J Clin Microbiol 1981; 14 (3): 266–72.
- Sharaf MA, Shaikh N. Abiotrophia endocarditis: case report and review of the literature. Can J Cardiol 2005; 21 (14): 1309–11.
- Carey RB, Gross KC, Roberts RB. Vitamin B6-dependent Streptococcus mitior (mitis) isolated from patients with systemic infections. J Infect Dis 1975; 131 (6): 722–6.
- Bouvet A. Human endocarditis due to nutritionally variant streptococci: Streptococcus adjacens and Streptococcus defectivus. Eur Heart J 1995; 16 (Suppl B): 24–7.
- Nguyen Van JC, Lesprit P, Varon E et al. Native valve endocarditis due to nutritionally variant Streptococcus adjacens associated with Enterococcus faecium. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 1995; 14 (7): 626–7.
- Senn L, Entenza JM, Greub G et al. Bloodstream and endovascular infections due to Abiotrophia defectiva and Granulicatella species. BMC Infect Dis 2006; 6: 9.