Characterization and antimicrobial susceptibility of Dysgonomonas capnocytophagoides isolated from human blood sample

Jpn J Infect Dis. 2008 May;61(3):212-3.

Abstract

Dysgonomonas capnocytophagoides belongs to a group of facultative anaerobic Gram-negative coccobacilli that was formerly designated CDC group DF-3. We evaluated the characteristics of this microbe and its susceptibility to antimicrobial agents. In this study, D. capnocytophagoides was isolated by anaerobic blood cultures from a 78-year-old male with pancreatic cancer, ischemic heart disease, and diabetes mellitus, who also showed symptoms of cholangitis. The isolated strain demonstrated resistance to various beta-lactams, erythromycin, aminoglycosides, and fluoroquinolones, but was susceptible to sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim, clindamycin, minocycline, and chloramphenicol. The results of all biochemical tests and the homology of the 16S rRNA gene were consistent with previous reports of D. capnocytophagoides.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anaerobiosis
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology*
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Bacteriological Techniques
  • Bacteroidetes* / classification
  • Bacteroidetes* / drug effects
  • Bacteroidetes* / genetics
  • Bacteroidetes* / isolation & purification
  • Blood / microbiology*
  • Culture Media
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Phenotype

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Culture Media