Granulicatella adiacensRANK: SpeciesTAXONOMY: Terrabacteria group -> Firmicutes -> Bacilli -> Lactobacillales -> Carnobacteriaceae -> Granulicatella -> Granulicatella adiacens OVERVIEW: Granulicatella adiacens. Granulicatella adiacens, formerly called Streptococcus adjacens or Abiotrophia adiacens, is a species of gram-positive, non-motile, non-sporulating cocci isolated from the throat flora, urine and blood of patients with endocarditis.Identified as a constituent of the oral microbiome by Human Oral Microbiome Database. Identified as constituent of vaginal microbiome. [PMID:23282177] This species has been identified as a resident in the human gastrointestinal tract based on the phylogenetic framework of its small subunit ribosomal RNA gene sequences.[PMC 4262072] |