title: Cellulosimicrobium funkei: first report of infection in a nonimmunocompromised patient and useful phenotypic tests for differentiation from Cellulosimicrobium cellulans and Cellulosimicrobium terreum.
abstract: Cellulosimicrobium funkei is a rare, opportunistic pathogen. We describe a case of bacteremia and possibly prosthetic valve endocarditis by this organism in a nonimmunocompromised patient. Useful phenotypic tests for differentiating C. funkei from Cellulosimicrobium cellulans and Cellulosimicrobium terreum include motility, raffinose fermentation, glycogen, D-xylose, and methyl-α-D-glucopyranoside assimilation, and growth at 35°C.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, St George’s Hospital, London, United Kingdom. hawa.petkar@bcf.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Hawabibee
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Petkar
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Nicholas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bunce
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Duffy
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Malnick
authors.forename: Jayesh J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D000193:Actinomycetales Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005227:Fatty Acids / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D005227:Fatty Acids; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S