A Case of Bacteremia Caused by Arthrobacter woluwensis.
- Author:
Gee Young KIM
1
;
Jin Tae SUH
;
Seok Keun CHOI
;
Hee Joo LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kyunghee University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. leehejo@khmc.or.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Arthrobacter woluwensis;
Bacteremia;
16SrRNA sequencing
- MeSH:
Arthrobacter*;
Bacteremia*;
Bacteria;
Humans;
Soil
- From:Korean Journal of Clinical Microbiology
2007;10(2):160-163
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Arthrobacter spp. are coryneform bacteria known as a soil flora and also part of normal flora of human. Since coryneform bacteria are often reported to be a cause of life-threatening diseases, and especially the human infections of Arthrobacter spp. are reported recently, it is important to identify them to the genus and species levels by additional studies including molecular tests. We report a case of bacteremia caused by Arthrobacter woluwensis, which was misidentified initially as Leifsonia aquatica by commercial kits and conventional tests, but correctly identified by 16S rRNA sequencing.
