Infect Chemother.  2017 Sep;49(3):219-222. 10.3947/ic.2017.49.3.219.

Massilia varians Isolated from a Clinical Specimen

• Cho J
• Kim KH
• Kim JO
• Hong JS
• Jeong SH
• Lee K

• KMID: 2391428
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3947/ic.2017.49.3.219

Abstract

We report a case of Massilia varians isolated from a deep finger wound following orthopedic surgery on an immunocompetent patient. The bacterium was identified by 16S rDNA sequence analysis. This is the first case of M. varians isolated from a clinical specimen since the first report in 2008.

Keyword

Massilia varians; 16S rDNA sequencing; Clinical specimen

MeSH Terms

DNA, Ribosomal
Fingers
Humans
Orthopedics
Sequence Analysis
Wounds and Injuries
DNA, Ribosomal

Figure

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  Figure 1 Electron micrograph of the Massilia varians isolate from the deep finger wound showing a single flagellum. Magnification, × 20,000.

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