Isolation of sulfate-reducing bacteria from human thoracoabdominal pus.
To evaluate the prevalence of sulfate-reducing bacteria in septic processes, we searched for these bacteria by culture in 100 consecutive abdominal and pleural pus specimens. Twelve isolates were obtained from abdominal samples and were identified by a multiplex PCR as Desulfovibrio piger (formerly Desulfomonas pigra) (seven strains), Desulfovibrio fairfieldensis (four strains), and Desulfovibrio desulfuricans (one strain).
Loubinoux
Julien
J
Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie UMR CNRS 7565, Faculté de Médecine, 54505 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy Cedex, France. j.loubinoux@voila.fr
Jaulhac
Benoit
B
Piemont
Yves
Y
Monteil
Henri
H
Le Faou
Alain E
AE
D000005:Abdomen / Q000382:microbiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D003901:Desulfovibrio / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010994:Pleura / Q000382:microbiology*