Lactococcus garvieae endocarditis: identification by 16S rRNA and sodA sequence analysis

Lactococcus garvieae is only rarely isolated from clinical specimens. We report a case of prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by L. garvieae in an elderly patient. Molecular methods based on the 16S rRNA and sodA int gene sequences confirmed the phenotypic identification of this opportunistic human...

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Published in:The Journal of infection 2006, Vol.52 (1), p.e3-e6
Main Authors: Fihman, Vincent, Raskine, Laurent, Barrou, Zina, Kiffel, Claire, Riahi, Jacques, Berçot, Béatrice, Sanson-Le Pors, Marie-José
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
16S rRNA gene
Aged, 80 and over
Amoxicillin - therapeutic use
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Bacterial Proteins - genetics
Endocarditis
Endocarditis, Bacterial - diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial - drug therapy
Endocarditis, Bacterial - microbiology
Female
Gentamicins - therapeutic use
Humans
Lactococcus - genetics
Lactococcus - isolation & purification
Lactococcus garvieae
Phylogeny
Prosthetic valve
RNA, Bacterial - genetics
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S - genetics
SodA gene
Species Specificity
Superoxide Dismutase - genetics
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Summary:Lactococcus garvieae is only rarely isolated from clinical specimens. We report a case of prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by L. garvieae in an elderly patient. Molecular methods based on the 16S rRNA and sodA int gene sequences confirmed the phenotypic identification of this opportunistic human pathogen.
ISSN:0163-4453
1532-2742
DOI:10.1016/j.jinf.2005.04.021