'Neisseria skkuensis' sp. nov., isolated from the blood of a diabetic patient with a foot ulcer.
A Gram-negative bacterium was isolated from the blood of a patient with diabetes mellitus. However, it could not be identified by conventional microbiological methods, and so was characterized by phenotypic and genotypic analyses. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that the strain belonged to the genus Neisseria. Based on the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics, we propose that strain SMC-A9199(T) (=KCTC 22696(T)=JCM 16127(T)) should be classified as a novel species, 'Neisseria skkuensis' sp. nov. The patient was further treated with amoxicillin-clavulanate and ciprofloxacin for 3 weeks.
Lee
Mi Young
MY
Asian-Pacific Research Foundation for Infectious Diseases (ARFID), Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Park
Eu Gene
EG
Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Choi
Ji Young
JY
Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
Cheong
Hae Suk
HS
Division of Infectious Diseases, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Chung
Doo Ryeon
DR
Division of Infectious Diseases, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Peck
Kyong Ran
KR
Division of Infectious Diseases, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Song
Jae-Hoon
JH
Division of Infectious Diseases, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.|Asian-Pacific Research Foundation for Infectious Diseases (ARFID), Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Ko
Kwan Soo
KS
Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea.|Asian-Pacific Research Foundation for Infectious Diseases (ARFID), Seoul, Republic of Korea.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017719:Diabetic Foot / Q000382:microbiology*; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009343:Neisseria / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D010802:Phylogeny
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents