Characterization of Rhodococcus equi-like bacterium isolated from a wound infection in a noncompromised host.
A case of superficial wound infection in a noncompromised host due to a Rhodococcus equi-like organism, acquired from soil, is described. The strain grew poorly at 37 degrees C and showed several differences from wild-type R. equi in biochemical tests and in its fatty acid and mycolic acid compositions.
Müller
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Labor Dr. O. Lutz AG, Winterhur, Switzerland.
Schaal
K P
KP
von Graevenitz
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A
von Moos
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L
Woolcock
J B
JB
Wüst
J
J
Yassin
A F
AF
D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D008297:Male; D012240:Rhodococcus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D012988:Soil Microbiology; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology*