Abstract
A yellow-pigmented coryneform rod was isolated from the blood of a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia who was perfused with a central venous catheter. The culture bottles were positive twice, at a 2-month interval. The isolate was identified as a Microbacterium sp. and studied along with five other similar strains. Phenotypic, chemotaxonomic, and genetic characteristics indicated that they are closely related to Microbacterium oxydans but that they belong to a distinct species, for which the name Microbacterium paraoxydans sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain of M. paraoxydans is CF36(T) = DSM 15019(T). The G+C content of its DNA is 69.9 mol%.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Comparative Study
MeSH terms
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Actinomycetales / classification
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Actinomycetales / genetics
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Actinomycetales / isolation & purification
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Actinomycetales / pathogenicity*
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Actinomycetales Infections / complications*
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Actinomycetales Infections / microbiology*
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Bacteremia / complications*
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Bacteremia / microbiology*
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Base Composition
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Child, Preschool
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DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics
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DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
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Humans
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Male
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Phenotype
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Phylogeny
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Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / complications*
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RNA, Bacterial / genetics
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
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Species Specificity
Substances
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DNA, Bacterial
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DNA, Ribosomal
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RNA, Bacterial
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S