First report of human infection by Christensenella minuta, a gram-negative, strickly anaerobic rod that inhabits the human intestine

Anaerobe. 2017 Apr:44:124-125. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2017.03.007. Epub 2017 Mar 7.

Abstract

Christensenella minuta is a Gram-negative strictly anaerobic short rod that inhabits the human gut. This bacterium was isolated in a mixed infection with Desulfovibrio desulfuricansfrom the blood of a patient with a diagnosis of acute appendicitis. The strain was identified by 16S rRNA sequence analysis. As far as we know, this is the first time C.minuta has been isolated from a human clinical specimen.

Keywords: Appendicitis; Bacteremia; Christensenella minuta; Desulfovibrio desulfuricans; First report; Sepsis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Appendicitis / complications
  • Appendicitis / diagnosis*
  • Appendicitis / microbiology
  • Bacteremia / diagnosis*
  • Bacteremia / microbiology
  • Bacteremia / pathology
  • Clostridiales / classification
  • Clostridiales / genetics
  • Clostridiales / isolation & purification*
  • Coinfection / diagnosis*
  • Coinfection / microbiology
  • Coinfection / pathology
  • DNA, Bacterial / chemistry
  • DNA, Bacterial / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
  • Desulfovibrio desulfuricans / classification
  • Desulfovibrio desulfuricans / genetics
  • Desulfovibrio desulfuricans / isolation & purification
  • Desulfovibrionaceae Infections / diagnosis
  • Desulfovibrionaceae Infections / microbiology
  • Desulfovibrionaceae Infections / pathology
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

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