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J Clin Microbiol
; 43(3): 1405-7, 2005 Mar.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15750118
RESUMO
We studied the pheno- and genotypes of an oral Granulicatella elegans strain in comparison with those of a blood-derived isolate which caused infective endocarditis. The two isolates exhibited identical biochemical characteristics and had the same drug MICs. Their genotypes were indistinguishable, indicating that these were from the same clone. The transmission of G. elegans from the oral cavity thus should be noted as a possible cause of infective endocarditis.