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