title: Nonhemolytic, nonmotile gram-positive rods indicative of Bacillus anthracis.
abstract: We report a 40-year-old female patient who was admitted to the hospital because of a left ovarian mass torsion. A nonhemolytic, nonmotile Bacillus, suspicious of Bacillus anthracis, was isolated from a blood culture. We discuss the evaluation that led to the final identification of the bacterium as B. megaterium.
authors.affiliation: Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, New York 14642, USA. Elie_Dib@urmc.rochester.edu
authors.forename: Elie G
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Dib
authors.forename: Samar A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Dib
authors.forename: Dany A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Korkmaz
authors.forename: Neville K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Mobarakai
authors.forename: Jordan B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Glaser
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001408:Bacillus anthracis / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001410:Bacillus megaterium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010048:Ovarian Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery