2. Academic Validation
  3. Report of the first human case of Caulobacter sp. infection

Report of the first human case of Caulobacter sp. infection

  • J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Apr;45(4):1366-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02380-06.
Ulrik S Justesen 1,  Hanne M Holt,  Helle C Thiesson,  Jens Blom,  Xiaohui C Nielsen,  Rimtas Dargis,  Michael Kemp,  Jens J Christensen
Affiliations

Affiliation

  • 1 Department of Clinical Microbiology, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, DK-2300 København S, Denmark. ujustesen@health.sdu.dk
PMID: 17267638 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02380-06
Abstract

A Caulobacter sp. isolate was recovered from the dialysis fluid of a patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis. Bacterial identification included electron microscopy and 16S rDNA Sequencing. To our knowledge, this is the first report of human Caulobacter Infection. Special growth requirements suggest that Caulobacter spp. may be overlooked in the clinical microbiology laboratory.

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