Ruminococcus gnavus: an unusual pathogen in septic arthritis

Marie Titécat; Frédéric Wallet; Marie-Hélène Vieillard; René J Courcol; Caroline Loïez

doi:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2014.10.001

Ruminococcus gnavus: an unusual pathogen in septic arthritis

Anaerobe. 2014 Dec:30:159-60. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2014.10.001. Epub 2014 Oct 13.

Authors

Marie Titécat¹, Frédéric Wallet², Marie-Hélène Vieillard³, René J Courcol⁴, Caroline Loïez⁵

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center, Lille, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center, Lille, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Institut of Rhumatology, University Hospital Center, Lille, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁴ Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center, Lille, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
⁵ Institute of Microbiology, University Hospital Center, Lille, France. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 25312827
DOI: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2014.10.001

Abstract

Ruminococcus gnavus is an anaerobic Gram positive coccus that can be found in the gastrointestinal tract of animals and humans. We report a case of septic arthritis caused by R. gnavus that was identified by mass spectrometry and confirmed by 16S rRNA sequencing.

Keywords: 16S rRNA; Arthritis; MALDI-TOF-MS; Ruminococcus.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Arthritis, Infectious / diagnosis*
Arthritis, Infectious / microbiology*
DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
DNA, Bacterial / genetics
DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
Ruminococcus / classification
Ruminococcus / genetics
Ruminococcus / isolation & purification*
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization

Substances

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