title: Definitive Identification of Laribacter hongkongensis Acquired in the United States.
abstract: Laribacter hongkongensis is a potential emerging pathogen associated with community-acquired gastroenteritis and traveler's diarrhea. We report the isolation of L. hongkongensis from the stool of a patient who had no history of travel outside the United States. The organism was identified by phenotypic tests, mass spectrometry, and gene sequencing.
authors.affiliation: Doctor's Data, Inc., St. Charles, Illinois, USA hbeilfus@doctorsdata.com.
authors.forename: Hope A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Beilfuss
authors.affiliation: Doctor's Data, Inc., St. Charles, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Quig
authors.affiliation: The Block Center, Hurst, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Mary Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Block
authors.affiliation: Stritch School of Medicine Loyola University Chicago, Maywood, Illinois, USA.
authors.forename: Paul C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Schreckenberger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D020562:Betaproteobacteria / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D014195:Travel; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S