Ann Lab Med.  2016 May;36(3):278-280. 10.3343/alm.2016.36.3.278.

First Case Report of Human Infection With Ochrobactrum tritici Causing Bacteremia and Cholecystitis

• Hong DJ
• Kim KH
• Kim JO
• Hong JS
• Jeong SH
• Lee K

• KMID: 2373543
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2016.36.3.278

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

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Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology/therapeutic use
Bacteremia/blood/*diagnosis/microbiology
C-Reactive Protein/analysis
Cholecystitis/blood/cerebrospinal fluid/microbiology
Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
Enterococcus faecium/drug effects/isolation & purification/metabolism
Humans
Male
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Ochrobactrum/drug effects/isolation & purification/*metabolism
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S/analysis/genetics/metabolism
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
Anti-Bacterial Agents
C-Reactive Protein
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Scanning electron micrographs of Ochrobactrum tritici clinical isolate GNOT01 (A) and the type strain CCUG 47104T (B). GNOT01 isolate presented a single polar flagellum, while CCUG 47104T strain did not (Magnification, ×20,000).

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