@article{mbs:/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.46546-0, author = "Balm, Michelle N. D. and Truong, Han T. and Choudhary, Anwar S. and Robinson, Geoffrey M. and Blackmore, Timothy K.", title = "Streptococcus gallinaceus bacteraemia in an abattoir worker presenting with a febrile illness", journal= "Journal of Medical Microbiology", year = "2006", volume = "55", number = "7", pages = "957-959", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.46546-0", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.46546-0", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1473-5644", type = "Journal Article", abstract = " Streptococcus gallinaceus is a newly described species of viridans streptococci, previously only identified as causing disease in broiler chickens. This organism was recovered in pure culture from blood taken from a New Zealand abattoir worker presenting with a febrile illness. This first report of bacteraemia caused by S. gallinaceus in a human may help the understanding of the ecology of this recently described organism.", }