Rothia

Rothia
A genus of nonmotile, non–spore-forming, non–acid-fast, aerobic to facultatively anaerobic bacteria (family Actinomycetaceae) containing Gram-positive, coccoid, diphtheroid, or filamentous cells; metabolism is fermentative, and glucose fermentation yields primarily lactic acid but no propionic acid. These organisms are normal inhabitants of the human oral cavity and are opportunistic pathogens. The type species is R. dentocariosa. [G. D. Roth]
- R. dentocariosa rare cause of infective endocarditis in humans.

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Roth·ia (rothґe-ə) [Genevieve D. Roth, American bacteriologist, 20th century] a genus of bacteria of the family Micrococcaceae, consisting of aerobic, gram-positive, non–acid-fast, non–spore-forming organisms occurring in coccoid, diphtheroid, and branched filament forms. The type species is R. dentocarioґsa.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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