title: Megasphaera elsdenii endocarditis.
abstract: A case of endocarditis caused by Megasphaera elsdenii is reported. This anaerobic grim-negative coccus has rarely been associated with human infections and has not previously been described as a cause of endocarditis.
mesh_terms: D000693:Anaerobiosis; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D045854:Veillonellaceae / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D005227:Fatty Acids