'Neisseria skkuensis' sp. nov., isolated from the blood of a diabetic patient with a foot ulcer

J Med Microbiol. 2010 Jul;59(Pt 7):856-859. doi: 10.1099/jmm.0.018150-0. Epub 2010 Apr 8.

Abstract

A Gram-negative bacterium was isolated from the blood of a patient with diabetes mellitus. However, it could not be identified by conventional microbiological methods, and so was characterized by phenotypic and genotypic analyses. 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis revealed that the strain belonged to the genus Neisseria. Based on the phenotypic and genotypic characteristics, we propose that strain SMC-A9199(T) (=KCTC 22696(T)=JCM 16127(T)) should be classified as a novel species, 'Neisseria skkuensis' sp. nov. The patient was further treated with amoxicillin-clavulanate and ciprofloxacin for 3 weeks.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Diabetic Foot / microbiology*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Neisseria / classification*
  • Neisseria / genetics
  • Neisseria / isolation & purification*
  • Neisseria / metabolism
  • Phylogeny

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents

Associated data

  • GENBANK/FJ763637
  • GENBANK/FJ787491