First report of Gordonibacter pamelaeae bacteremia.
We report the first case of Gordonibacter pamelaeae bacteremia, identified by phenotypic tests and 16S rRNA sequencing in a patient with disseminated rectosigmoid carcinoma and responsive to amoxicillin-clavulanate. The bacterium was a nonsporulating, anaerobic, gram-positive, nonmotile, coccobacillus that was catalase, arginine dihydrolase, and arginine acrylamidase positive. The gastrointestinal tract is probably its reservoir.
Woo
Patrick C Y
PC
State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. pcywoo@hkucc.hku.hk
Teng
Jade L L
JL
Lam
Kay K M
KK
Tse
Cindy W S
CW
Leung
Kit-Wah
KW
Leung
Anthony W S
AW
Lau
Susanna K P
SK
Yuen
Kwok-Yung
KY
D039903:Actinobacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination