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| Enterococcus durans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Lactobacillales |
| Family: | Enterococcaceae |
| Genus: | Enterococcus |
| Species: | E. durans |
| Binomial name | |
| Enterococcus durans (ex Sherman and Wing, 1937) Collins et al., 1984 | |
Enterococcus durans is a species of Enterococcus.[1] It is a gram-positive, catalase- and oxidase-negative, coccus bacterium. The organism is also a facultative anaerobic organism.[2] Prior to 1984, it was known as Streptococcus durans.[3]
Certain strains have also been identified as producers of anti-inflammatory agents, which are being studied in medical research.[4] E. durans is less commonly isolated in clinical infections than E. faecalis and E. faecium, but it has been increasingly recognized in hospital settings, particularly in patients with urinary catheters and prolonged antibiotic exposure.[5][6]
Metabolism
[edit]In terms of metabolism, E. durans primarily shares its substrate utilization profile with E. faecium. It can metabolize L-arabinose (weakly), melibiose and lactose which aids in its biochemical distinction from E. faecalis. E. durans is often misidentified in clinical diagnostics due to phenotypic overlap with E. faecium, especially when relying on MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Whole-genome sequencing are increasingly recommended for accurate identification and characterization.[7]
Pathogenesis
[edit]Enterococcus durans is an infrequent cause of infections in humans. Several cases of E. durans endocarditis have been reported in patients with valve replacements.[8][9][10] One case of bacterial endocarditis in a patient with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) has also been reported.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ Devriese LA, Vancanneyt M, Descheemaeker P, et al. (2002). "Differentiation and identification of Enterococcus durans, E. hirae and E. villorum". J. Appl. Microbiol. 92 (5): 821–7. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2672.2002.01586.x. PMID 11972684.
- ↑ Fisher K, Phillips C. The ecology, epidemiology and virulence of Enterococcus. Microbiology. 2009;155(6):1749-1757. doi:10.1099/mic.0.026385-0.
- ↑ Collins MD, Jones D, Farrow JA, Kilpper-Bälz R, Schleifer KH (1984). "Enterococcus avium nom. rev., comb. nov.; E. casseliflavus nom. rev., comb. nov.; E. durans nom. rev., comb. nov.; E. gallinarum comb. nov.; and E. malodoratus sp. nov". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 34 (2): 220–223. doi:10.1099/00207713-34-2-220. ISSN 1466-5034.
- ↑ Carasi, P., Racedo, S. M., Jacquot, C., Elie, A. M., Serradell, M. de los Á., & Urdaci, M. C. (2017). Enterococcus durans EP1 a Promising Anti-inflammatory Probiotic Able to Stimulate sIgA and to Increase Faecalibacterium prausnitzii Abundance. Frontiers in Immunology, 8, 88. http://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2017.00088
- ↑ Karlsson PA, Pärssinen J, Danielsson EA, Fatsis-Kavalopoulos N, Frithiof R, Hultström M, Lipcsey M, Järhult JD, Wang H (2023-02-07). "Antibiotic use during coronavirus disease 2019 intensive care unit shape multidrug resistance bacteriuria: A Swedish longitudinal prospective study". Frontiers in Medicine. 10 1087446. doi:10.3389/fmed.2023.1087446. ISSN 2296-858X. PMC 9941185. PMID 36824610.
- ↑ Karlsson PA, Bolin C, Spång L, Frithiof R, Hultström M, Lipcsey M, Wang H, Järhult JD (2025-03-04). "Bacteriuria and antibiotic use during the third wave of COVID-19 intensive care in Sweden". Infectious Diseases. 57 (3): 284–293. doi:10.1080/23744235.2024.2423884. ISSN 2374-4235. PMID 39509144.
- ↑ Karlsson PA, Zhang T, Järhult JD, Joffré E, Wang H (2025-06-12). Ponraj VP (ed.). "Heterogeneity and metabolic diversity among Enterococcus species during long-term colonization". Microbiology Spectrum. 13 (8) e03160-24. doi:10.1128/spectrum.03160-24. ISSN 2165-0497. PMC 12323598. PMID 40503823.
- ↑ Sunbul M, Cerik HO, Cerik B, Gulel O, Leblebicioglu H (2018). "Enterococcus durans Endocarditis". American Journal of Therapeutics. 25 (6): e663–e665. doi:10.1097/MJT.0000000000000519. ISSN 1536-3686. PMID 28590307.
- ↑ Zala A, Collins N (2016). "Enterococcus durans Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis: A Previously Unreported Clinical Entity". Heart, Lung & Circulation. 25 (10): e133–136. doi:10.1016/j.hlc.2016.01.010. ISSN 1444-2892. PMID 27523465.
- ↑ Al Shehri M, Zarak MS, Sarwari AR (2020). "Late Prosthetic Valve Infective Endocarditis by Enterococcus durans". Journal of Global Infectious Diseases. 12 (3): 152–155. doi:10.4103/jgid.jgid_99_19. ISSN 0974-777X. PMC 7733431. PMID 33343168.
- ↑ Radovanovic M, Jevtic D, Barsoum MK, Patel J, Dumic I (2022-02-17). "Enterococcus durans Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Lead Infection and Review of Enterococcus durans Endocarditis Cases". Medicina. 58 (2): 307. doi:10.3390/medicina58020307. ISSN 1648-9144. PMC 8879582. PMID 35208630.
Further reading
[edit]- Nami Y, Abdullah N, Haghshenas B, Radiah D, Rosli R, Khosroushahi A (August 2014). "Probiotic assessment of Enterococcus durans 6HL and Lactococcus lactis 2HL isolated from vaginal microflora". Journal of Medical Microbiology. 63 (Part 8): 1044–1051. doi:10.1099/jmm.0.074161-0. PMID 24913559.
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