title: Characterization of clinical isolates of Gordonia species in Japanese clinical samples during 1998-2008.
abstract: During 1998-2008, there were 31 strains of Gordonia species isolated from clinical specimens in our laboratory. Our identification of the 31 strains of Gordonia species showed that major pathogenic Gordonia species in Japan were classifiable, respectively into 14 and 13 strains of Gordonia sputi and Gordonia bronchialis. The four remaining strains were identified as three Gordonia species: G. aichiensis (2 strains), and G. terrae (1 strain), and G. otitidis (1 strain). Results of drug susceptibility tests for these 31 strains of Gordonia isolates are reported herein.
authors.affiliation: Medical Mycology Research Center (MMRC), Chiba University, Chiba-city, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aoyama
authors.forename: Yingqian
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Katsukiyo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yazawa
authors.forename: Tohru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gonoi
authors.forename: Katsuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamei
authors.forename: Yuzuru
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mikami
mesh_terms: D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D033601:Gordonia Bacterium / Q000145:classification* / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S