title: Sepsis associated with a new Atopobium species, provisionally named Atopobium detroiti: case report and review of the current status of the species Atopobium.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. hsalimni@dmc.org
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Salimnia
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Noronha
authors.forename: Jack D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Sobel
authors.forename: Marilynn R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Fairfax
mesh_terms: 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