A Case of Misidentification of Dermabacter hominis as Listeria grayi / 대한임상미생물학회지
Korean Journal of Clinical Microbiology
; : 79-82, 2011.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-123822
Responsible library:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
Listeria grayi is a catalase-positive, non-spore forming, and glucose-fermenting Gram-positive rod. L. grayi is widely distributed in environments such as soil, water and fresh food. Human infection by L. grayi is very rare, and there have been no cases reported in Korea, and only two cases worldwide. Dermabacter hominis is a relatively new species belonging to the coryneform bacteria and is a component of the normal human skin flora. D. hominis is a non-motile, glucose-fermenting, Gram-positive rod that has similar biochemical characteristics to L. grayi. The authors of the present study report a case initially misidentified as L. grayi via a traditional morphological and biochemical identification method but that was subsequently confirmed as D. hominis using sequence analysis of 16S rRNA.
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Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Skin
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Soil
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Bacteria
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Sequence Analysis
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Korea
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Listeria
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Year:
2011
Document type:
Article