title: Molecular diagnosis of endocarditis due to Lactobacillus casei subsp. rhamnosus.
abstract: We report a case of endocarditis due to Lactobacillus casei subsp. rhamnosus. The bacterium isolated from blood cultures and from valve tissue specimens was identified using both phenotypical analysis and DNA sequence analysis, which revealed that the rod profiles of the pathogens recovered from blood cultures and valve tissue specimens were the same.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Hygiène, Hôpital A. Calmette, CHRU de Lille, 59037 Lille Cedex, France. fwallet@chru-lille.fr
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wallet
authors.forename: Rodrigue
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dessein
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Armand
authors.forename: René J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Courcol
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007780:Lacticaseibacillus casei / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008297:Male; D010641:Phenotype; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000032:analysis / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S