| Literature DB >> 20357211 |
Amy S Sturt1, Liying Yang, Kuldip Sandhu, Zhiheng Pei, Nicholas Cassai, Martin J Blaser.
Abstract
We report the first case of adult meningitis confirmed to be due to Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus. Phenotypically reported as Streptococcus bovis biotype II/2, 16S rRNA sequencing revealed S. gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus. Because of taxonomic uncertainties, S. gallolyticus subsp. pasteurianus may be an underrecognized agent of systemic infections.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20357211 PMCID: PMC2884481 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00081-10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948