Lautropia

Abstract

Lau.tro' pi.a . M.L. fem. n. Lautropia of Lautrop, named after Hans Lautrop. Proteobacteria / Betaproteobacteria / Burkholderiales / Burkholderiaceae / Lautropia Cocci may occur in at least three forms : (1) encapsulated , nonmotile 1–2 µm in diameter, forming aggregates of 10 to >100 cells; ( 2 ) unencapsulated , nonaggregated 1–2 µm in diameter, motile by a tuft of three to nine flagella; and ( 3 ) large (>5 µm in diameter), spherical nonaggregated , nonmotile . Do not form endospores. Gram negative . Nonpigmented. Grow only on enriched media . Facultative , but grow best under aerobic conditions. CO 2 is not required. Growth occurs between 30 and 44°C. Oxidase , catalase , and urease positive . A polysaccharide is produced on sucrose agar. Various carbohydrates are fermented. Belongs phylogenetically to a separate branch of the class Betaproteobacteria . Habitat: the oral cavity and upper respiratory tract of humans. The mol % G + C of the DNA is : 65. Type species : Lautropia mirabilis Gerner‐Smidt, Keiser‐Nielsen, Dorsch, Stackebrandt, Ursing, Blom, Christensen, Christensen, Frederiksen, Hoffmann, Holten‐Andersen and Ying 1995, 418 VP (Effective publication: Gerner‐Smidt, Keiser‐Nielsen, Dorsch, Stackebrandt, Ursing, Blom, Christensen, Christensen, Frederiksen, Hoffmann, Holten‐Andersen and Ying 1994, 1795.)

<b><i>Lautropia mirabilis</i></b>: An Exceedingly Rare Cause of Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis

“…L. mirabilis is a motile, facultatively anaerobic, gram-negative coccoid bacterium from the Burkholderiaceae family [ 1 ]. It was allegedly first isolated in 1930 by J. Ørskov on Bordet-Gengou cough plates of patients suspected of having pertussis infection and named Sarcina mirabilis [ 2 ].…”