Roseomonas gilardii subsp rosea, a pink bacterium associated with bacteremia: the first case in Thailand.
Roseomonas is a pink-pigmented, non-fermentative, gram-negative coccobacillus bacterium. Human infections caused by Roseomonas are very rare. We report the first case of bacteremia associated with Roseomonas gilardii subsp rosea in Thailand. The bacterium was isolated from blood culture and identified by cellular morphology, characteristics of colonies on blood agar, extensive biochemical tests and 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing.
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine at Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Somporn
S
Srifuengfung
Prasit
P
Tharavichitkul
Satchana
S
Pumprueg
Chanwit
C
Tribuddharat
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D042082:Methylobacteriaceae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D013785:Thailand
D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S