title: Unusual coiled gram-positive anaerobe isolated from a gutter wall abscess.
abstract: A gram-positive, nonsporing coiled rod was visible on Gram stain and isolated in pure culture from 20 ml of pus. This organism differs from previously described species in that it produces only acetic acid from glucose metabolism, hydrolyzes esculin, and has less fermentative activity in carbohydrates.
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles; D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001419:Bacteria / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male