Ann Lab Med.  2014 Mar;34(2):177-179. 10.3343/alm.2014.34.2.177.

The First Case of Eggerthella lenta Bacteremia in Korea

• Lee HJ
• Hong SK
• Choi WS
• Kim EC

• KMID: 1791917
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2014.34.2.177

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Actinobacteria/genetics/*isolation & purification
Bacteremia/*diagnosis/microbiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/chemistry/genetics
Republic of Korea
Sequence Analysis, RNA
Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Figure

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  Fig. 1 (A) Small and translucent colonies of Eggerthella lenta on a Brucella agar plate. (B) Gram-positive coccobacilli from smear preparations from the colonies on Brucella agar plate (×1,000).

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