title: First report of human acute acalculous cholecystitis caused by the fish pathogen Lactococcus garvieae.
abstract: We report herein the first case of acute acalculous cholecystitis caused by Lactococcus garvieae, which is known as a fish pathogen. A 69-year-old fisherman underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy due to severe inflammation in the gallbladder. The isolate obtained from the gallbladder was identified as L. garvieae by 16S rRNA and manganese-dependent superoxide dismutase (sodA) gene sequence analysis.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Aquatic Biomedicine, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Ji Hyung
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Go
authors.forename: Chong Rae
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Jae Il
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Myung Soo
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Se Chang
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D042101:Acalculous Cholecystitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic; D005399:Fishes; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D017045:Lactococcus / Q000145:classification / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; C095500:SodA protein, Bacteria; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase