title: First report of Gordonibacter pamelaeae bacteremia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Emerging Infectious Diseases, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. pcywoo@hkucc.hku.hk
authors.forename: Patrick C Y
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: Jade L L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Teng
authors.forename: Kay K M
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Cindy W S
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Tse
authors.forename: Kit-Wah
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: Anthony W S
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: Susanna K P
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.forename: Kwok-Yung
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Yuen
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D019980:Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination