Endophthalmitis caused by Enterococcus mundtii

J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Mar;43(3):1475-6. doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.3.1475-1476.2005.

Abstract

Enterococcus mundtii has rarely been isolated from environmental or human sources. We report the identification of E. mundtii as a pathogen of human infectious disease by DNA sequencing of 16S rRNA and sodA genes in a case of endophthalmitis developed in a 66-year-old immunocompetent gardener.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bacterial Proteins / genetics
  • Endophthalmitis / etiology*
  • Enterococcus / isolation & purification*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Superoxide Dismutase / genetics

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
  • SodA protein, Bacteria
  • Superoxide Dismutase