Abstract
Paenibacillus assamensis is a bacterium usually found in warm springs. We detected P. assamensis in a man with suspected tularemia. The strain isolated from the man's knee joint fluid was identified as P. assamensis after analysis of a homologous sequence of the 16S rRNA gene.
Keywords:
China; Francisella tularensis; Paenibacillus; bacteria; knee joint; patients; tularemia.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
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DNA, Bacterial / genetics*
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / pathology
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Hot Springs / microbiology
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Humans
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Knee Joint / microbiology*
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Knee Joint / pathology
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Male
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Paenibacillus / classification
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Paenibacillus / drug effects
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Paenibacillus / genetics*
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Paenibacillus / isolation & purification
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics*
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Synovial Fluid / microbiology
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Tularemia / diagnosis*
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Tularemia / microbiology
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Tularemia / pathology
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Water Microbiology
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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DNA, Bacterial
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S