Detection of Robinsoniella peoriensis in multiple bone samples of a trauma patient

Anaerobe. 2019 Oct:59:14-18. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2019.05.001. Epub 2019 May 7.

Abstract

We report a case of a 58-year-old male patient who underwent several surgeries following an accident. The bacterium Robinsoniella peoriensis was detected independently in multiple samples from both the right talus and tibia. The bacterium could only be identified using 16S rRNA gene sequencing.

Keywords: 16S RNA gene sequencing; Antimicrobial susceptibility testing; Clinical case; MALDI-TOF MS; Robinsoniella peoriensis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bone and Bones / microbiology*
  • Clostridiales / classification
  • Clostridiales / genetics
  • Clostridiales / isolation & purification*
  • Cluster Analysis
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteomyelitis / diagnosis*
  • Osteomyelitis / microbiology*
  • Osteomyelitis / pathology
  • Phylogeny
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Wounds and Injuries / complications*

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial
  • DNA, Ribosomal
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Supplementary concepts

  • Robinsoniella peoriensis