title: Scalp abscess due to Streptomyces cacaoi subsp. cacaoi, first report in a human infection.
abstract: Streptomyces cacaoi subsp. cacaoi, a Gram-positive, branching filamentous bacteria, was isolated from a scalp infection in a patient from Pondicherry, India. Phenotypic tests identified the isolate as a Streptomyces species, but 16S rRNA sequence analysis provided the species identification required for tracking of this emerging pathogen.
authors.affiliation: Bacterial Special Pathogens Branch, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Gerald J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Pellegrini
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Graziano
authors.forename: Latha
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ragunathan
authors.forename: Malini A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bhat
authors.forename: Basavaraj M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Hemashettar
authors.forename: June M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012329:RNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D012536:Scalp Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013302:Streptomyces / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D012329:RNA, Bacterial; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S