title: Two cases of sucrose-fermenting Vibrio vulnificus infection in which 16S rDNA sequencing was useful for diagnosis.
abstract: Vibrio vulnificus is a Gram-negative bacterium which is associated with severe infections in humans. We experienced two cases of sucrose-fermenting V. vulnificus infection. The causative agents in both cases were unidentifiable by conventional identification systems because of their unique characteristics, and sequencing of 16S rDNA was found to be useful for diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan. mnagao@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Miki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagao
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Yoshiyasu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawada
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baba
authors.forename: Keiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Keizo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Torii
authors.forename: Michio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohta
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry*; D005285:Fermentation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013395:Sucrose / Q000378:metabolism*; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D041261:Vibrio vulnificus / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D013395:Sucrose