Sepsis associated with a new Atopobium species, provisionally named Atopobium detroiti: case report and review of the current status of the species Atopobium.
This paper reports a case of sepsis associated with a previously unknown Atopobium species and highlights the role of 16S ribosomal subunit sequencing in the rapid identification of slow-growing or atypical organisms in the clinical laboratory.
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Hossein
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Department of Pathology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. hsalimni@dmc.org
Noronha
Anita
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Sobel
Jack D
JD
Fairfax
Marilynn R
MR
D039903:Actinobacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000328:Adult; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA