Publications

gemella parahaemolysans sp. nov. and gemella taiwanensis sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens.	four gram-staining-positive, catalase-negative, coccoid isolates, designated ntuh_1465(t), ntuh_2196, ntuh_4957 and ntuh_5572(t), were isolated from human specimens. the four isolates displayed more than 99.6% 16s rrna gene sequence similarity with gemella haemolysans atcc 10379(t), and 96.7 to 98.6% similarity with gemella sanguinis atcc 700632(t), gemella morbillorum atcc 27824(t) or gemella cuniculi ccug 42726(t). however, phylogenetic analysis of concatenated sequences of three housekeeping ...	2014	24664577
gemella sanguinis endocarditis: first case report in taiwan and review of the literature.	we describe a case of infective endocarditis of the native aortic valve due to gemella sanguinis in a 67-year-old taiwanese man who had pre-existent valvular heart disease. he was successfully treated with aortic valve replacement accompanying a 6-week intravenous antibiotic treatment. to the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of g sanguinis endocarditis in taiwan.	2014	25037762