菌的演变故事:分类,发病,人类和动物疾病中的作用,以及实验室诊断
Veeraya Bamrung1,2, Panchan Sitthicharoenchai1
1Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, United States.
Frontiers in microbiology
|February 27, 2026
概括
球菌 (Streptococcus gallolyticus),以前称为S. bovis,与人类内心炎和结直肠癌以及动物感染有关. 本综述阐明了其分类学,病原和诊断方法,以获得更好的人类和动物健康结果.
科学领域:
- 微生物学 微生物学
- 兽医医学 兽医医学 兽医医学
- 人类健康 人类健康 人类健康
背景情况:
- 球球菌 (Streptococcus gallolyticus),以前称为S. bovis,是Streptococcus bovis/Streptococcus equinus复合体 (SBSEC) 的一部分.
- 这种细菌与人类的传染性内心炎和结直肠癌有关,并导致动物的全身感染.
- 挑战包括了解其病原和SBSEC内的诊断不一致性.
研究的目的:
- 审查SBSEC的分类学,临床意义,病原和诊断.
- 强调物种化和亚物种化对于不同的临床影响的重要性.
- 突出SBSEC对人类和动物健康的影响.
主要方法:
- 关于分类学表征的文献综述.
- 跨物种临床表现的总结.
- 对当前对细菌病原发生的理解进行分析.
- 评估用于SBSEC检测的实验室诊断试验.
主要成果:
- SBSEC包括S. gallolyticus,在人类和动物中具有重要的临床意义.
- 由于细菌的无处不在性质,致病性仍然不完全理解.
- 对SBSEC的诊断报告缺乏一致性,影响了准确的识别.
- 鉴定和分类对于理解不同临床影响至关重要.
结论:
- 准确的SBSEC鉴定和规范对于有效的临床管理至关重要.
- 为了应对诊断方面的挑战,需要进一步研究病原体.
- 了解SBSEC的作用对于改善人类和动物健康战略至关重要.
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