Species and Strain Variability among Sarcina Isolates from Diverse Mammalian Hosts [PDF]
Animals, 2023 Sarcina spp. has been isolated from the gastrointestinal tracts of diverse mammalian hosts. Their presence is often associated with host health complications, as is evident from many previously published medical case reports.
Marie Makovska +7 more
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Sarcina ventriculi a rare pathogen [PDF]
Autopsy and Case Reports, 2021 Sarcina ventriculi is a gram-positive bacterium, able to survive in extreme low pH environment. It’s first description dates from 1842, by John Goodsir. Since then, just a few cases have been reported.
Luciano Paludo Marcelino +5 more
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Emphysematous Gastritis Associated with Sarcina ventriculi [PDF]
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2019 Emphysematous gastritis is a rare and lethal gastrointestinal emergency if not promptly identified and managed. In rare cases, emphysematous gastritis is associated with Sarcina ventriculi infection, usually in patients with delayed gastric emptying ...
Kevin Singh
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Generalized tympanism in a horse and its possible association with Sarcina-like microorganism: A case report [PDF]
Open Veterinary Journal, 2022 Background: Sarcina spp is a Gram-positive, coccoid microorganism which forms tetrads or octets, and is observed with a characteristic "bundle" arrangement. The most recognized species are Sarcina ventriculi and Sarcina maxima.
Laura Gabriela Bass +6 more
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Fatal outcome of gastric perforation due to infection with Sarcina spp. A case report
IDCases, 2020 Sarcina ventriculi is an extremely rare pathogen. These gram-positive cocci bacteria are rarely identified in gastric biopsies and usually described in the scientific literature as an incidental finding, particularly in patients with delayed gastric ...
Adrian Dumitru +5 more
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Sarcina ventriculi associated gastritis. [PDF]
Pathologica, 2023 Noor R, Ahsan M, Poombal F, Zaman S.
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PathogenicSarcinain urine [PDF]
BMJ Case Reports, 2016 Sarcinais a Gram-positive anaerobic coccus that has been consistently reported in the upper gastrointestinal tract biopsies of patients with evidence of gastric stasis. The pathogenic role ofSarcinain humans is not entirely known. We describe an infant who was surgically treated for posterior urethral valve and the urine showed pathogenicSarcina.
Karthik Bommannan +2 more
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Sarcina sp. as a presumptive cause of fatal acute gastric dilation and gastric emphysema in rhesus macaques. [PDF]
J Vet Diagn Invest, 2023 A 4-y-old female and 3-y-old male rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta), both housed in the same facility, died unexpectedly within 2 wk. Postmortem examination revealed severe gastric dilation in both macaques and gastric emphysema in the female macaque ...
Lee LM +10 more
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A Sarcina bacterium linked to lethal disease in sanctuary chimpanzees in Sierra Leone
Nature Communications, 2021 Infections with bacteria of the genus Sarcina are associated with gastric diseases of unclear etiology. Here, Owens et al. show that infection with a distinct Sarcina species is strongly associated with a lethal disease that affects sanctuary chimpanzees
Leah A. Owens +14 more
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A Rare Case of Erosive Esophagitis Due to Sarcina Ventriculi Infection. [PDF]
Cureus, 2023 Sarcina ventriculi is a Gram-positive anaerobic coccus found in soil that is a rare cause of inflammatory infections of the GI tract. This bacterium has a propensity for causing gastritis in patients with delayed gastric emptying.
Defilippo C +4 more
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