title: Endophthalmitis caused by Enterococcus mundtii.
abstract: Enterococcus mundtii has rarely been isolated from environmental or human sources. We report the identification of E. mundtii as a pathogen of human infectious disease by DNA sequencing of 16S rRNA and sodA genes in a case of endophthalmitis developed in a 66-year-old immunocompetent gardener.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Kanazawa University Graduate School of Medical Science, 13-1 Takara-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 9208641, Japan. eyetomo@kenroku.kanazawa-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Tomomi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Higashide
authors.forename: Mami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohkubo
authors.forename: Mayumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shirao
authors.forename: Toshihiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.forename: Kazuhisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D009877:Endophthalmitis / Q000209:etiology*; D016983:Enterococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; C095500:SodA protein, Bacteria; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase