Molecular identification of a Dietzia maris hip prosthesis infection isolate.
Dietzia maris, an environmental actinomycete, has been implicated only once in human disease. We herein report the first D. maris isolate from a bone biopsy specimen in a patient hospitalized for a total hip prosthesis replacement. Cell wall fatty acid analysis and 16S ribosomal DNA gene sequencing were utilized to achieve its definite identification. This case report illustrates the usefulness of such methods for the accurate identification of actinomycetes.
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Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Epidémiologie et Hygiène hospitalières, Hôpital Salvator, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France.
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Jacomo
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D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000235:genetics*; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S