First identification of Clostridium celerecrescens in liquid drained from an abscess

Olga O Glazunova; Didier Raoult; Véronique Roux

doi:10.1128/JCM.43.6.3007-3008.2005

First identification of Clostridium celerecrescens in liquid drained from an abscess

J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Jun;43(6):3007-8. doi: 10.1128/JCM.43.6.3007-3008.2005.

Authors

Olga O Glazunova¹, Didier Raoult, Véronique Roux

Affiliation

¹ Laboratoire de Bactériologie-Virologie, Hôpital de la Timone, CNRS UMR 6020, IFR48, 264 rue Saint-Pierre, 13385 Marseille, Cedex 05, France.

Abstract

We present the first report on the characterization of Clostridium celerecrescens isolated from liquid drained via abscess puncture from a 45-year-old man. The organism was identified by sequence comparison of 16S rRNA genes.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abscess / etiology*
Clostridium / classification*
Clostridium / genetics
Clostridium / isolation & purification*
Clostridium Infections / etiology
Clostridium Infections / microbiology
DNA, Ribosomal / analysis
Femoral Fractures / complications*
Fractures, Open / complications*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Surgical Wound Infection / etiology
Surgical Wound Infection / microbiology*

Substances

DNA, Ribosomal
RNA, Ribosomal, 16S