title: Infective endocarditis caused by Streptococcus tigurinus-like organisms.
abstract: Streptococcus species are important causes of infective endocarditis but species identification remains challenging. We report two cases of infective endocarditis due to Streptococcus tigurinus-like organisms, which were first identified by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequence analysis and subsequently confirmed using phylogeny based on the analysis of the shetA gene encoding exfoliative toxin.
authors.affiliation: Université de Bordeaux, USC EA 3671 Mycoplasmal and Chlamydial Infections in Humans, France; INRA, USC EA 3671 Mycoplasmal and Chlamydial Infections in Humans, France; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Laboratoire de Bactériologie, France.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Peuchant
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wirth
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Service de Cardiologie, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tixier
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Service de Cardiologie, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dijos
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Service de Réanimation Médicale, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Camou
authors.affiliation: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Service de Médecine Interne et Maladies Infectieuses, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Greib
authors.affiliation: Université de Bordeaux, USC EA 3671 Mycoplasmal and Chlamydial Infections in Humans, France; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Laboratoire de Bactériologie, France; INSERM, UMR1053 Bordeaux Research in Translational Oncology, Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mégraud
authors.affiliation: Université de Bordeaux, USC EA 3671 Mycoplasmal and Chlamydial Infections in Humans, France; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Laboratoire de Bactériologie, France; INSERM, UMR1053 Bordeaux Research in Translational Oncology, Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ménard
keywords: 16S rRNA; PCR; Streptococcus tigurinus; endocarditis; shet A gene