Corynebacterium aquaticum Septicemia: Characterization of the Microorganisms
| Autor: | Seymour Werthamer, Matei Weiner |
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| Rok vydání: | 1975 |
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Gram-negative bacteria
Microorganism Corynebacterium Endo agar medicine.disease_cause Flavobacterium Microbiology Agar plate chemistry.chemical_compound Listeria monocytogenes Sepsis medicine Humans Aged Corynebacterium Infections biology General Medicine biology.organism_classification Anti-Bacterial Agents chemistry bacteria Female Mannitol medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 64:378-381 |
| ISSN: | 1943-7722 0002-9173 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/ajcp/64.3.378 |
| Popis: | An 85-year-old woman with the diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis developed septicemia during hospitalization. Cultures of the patient's blood revealed the presence of Gram-variable coccobacilli, later identified as Corynebacterium aquaticum. The microorganisms grew aerobically on blood agar plates after incubation overnight. The colonies were convex, non-hemolytic and slightly yellow-pigmented. No growth was observed on MacConkey and endo agar plates. The organisms were catalase-positive, oxidase-negative, motile, and oxidized glucose and mannitol. The morphologic and biochemical properties of Corynebacterium aquaticum should be considered for separation from related organisms such as Listeria monocytogenes, Corynebacterium species and oxidative Gram-negative rods that do not grow on MacConkey medium (Flavobacterium spp.). |
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