Fusobacteria behaving badly: Masquerading strains of strictly anaerobic Escherichiacoli misidentified due to the deletion of the hemB gene.
Anaerobe
; 79: 102682, 2023 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-36580991
ABSTRACT
Three strictly anaerobic strains of Escherichia coli were misidentified as Fusobacterium mortiferum, due to a deletion of the hemB gene which is involved in anaerobic respiration. An unusual antimicrobial susceptibility pattern sparked the further diagnostic strategies that eventually identified these strains as true anaerobic E. coli This phenomenon is more common than appreciated and can have an impact on clinical practice including persistent and relapsing infections.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Fusobacteria
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Fusobacterium Infections
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Anaerobe
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States