Sepsis with an Atopobium-like species in a patient with Fournier's gangrene

Matthijs Oyaert; Piet Cools; Joke Breyne; Gert Heyvaert; Anne Vandewiele; Mario Vaneechoutte; Steven Vervaeke; Emmanuel De Laere

doi:10.1128/JCM.02310-13

Sepsis with an Atopobium-like species in a patient with Fournier's gangrene

J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Jan;52(1):364-6. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02310-13. Epub 2013 Oct 23.

Authors

Matthijs Oyaert¹, Piet Cools, Joke Breyne, Gert Heyvaert, Anne Vandewiele, Mario Vaneechoutte, Steven Vervaeke, Emmanuel De Laere

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology, AZ Delta, Roeselare, Belgium.

Abstract

Atopobium species are Gram-positive, anaerobic, catalase-negative, fastidious bacteria belonging to the family Coriobacteriaceae. We report the isolation of an Atopobium-like species in a patient with Fournier's gangrene and highlight the role of 16S rRNA gene sequencing in the identification of fastidious organisms in the clinical laboratory.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Actinobacteria / classification
Actinobacteria / genetics
Actinobacteria / isolation & purification*
Adult
Cluster Analysis
DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
DNA, Bacterial / genetics
DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
Female
Fournier Gangrene / complications*
Fournier Gangrene / microbiology*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
Sepsis / diagnosis*
Sepsis / microbiology*
Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

DNA, Bacterial
DNA, Ribosomal
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Associated data

GENBANK/KF537630