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Eikenella corrodens
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Facultatively anaerobic, fastidious, Gram-negative coccobacillary organism [Fig 1].
- Pits agar on culture plates [Fig 2, note: only ~50% of such colonies produce this pitting].
- Grows best if enhanced by 3-10% CO2.
- Often found as a component of mixed infections.
- Member of HACEK group of endocarditis-associated bacteria (Haemophilus spp., Actinobacillus, Cardiobacterium, Eikenella, Kingella).
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MICROBIOLOGY
- Facultatively anaerobic, fastidious, Gram-negative coccobacillary organism [Fig 1].
- Pits agar on culture plates [Fig 2, note: only ~50% of such colonies produce this pitting].
- Grows best if enhanced by 3-10% CO2.
- Often found as a component of mixed infections.
- Member of HACEK group of endocarditis-associated bacteria (Haemophilus spp., Actinobacillus, Cardiobacterium, Eikenella, Kingella).
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Last updated: May 4, 2019
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G. "Eikenella Corrodens." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2019. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540186/all/Eikenella_corrodens.
Auwaerter PG. Eikenella corrodens. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540186/all/Eikenella_corrodens. Accessed June 26, 2022.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2019). Eikenella corrodens. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540186/all/Eikenella_corrodens
Auwaerter PG. Eikenella Corrodens [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. [cited 2022 June 26]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540186/all/Eikenella_corrodens.
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