Report of the first human case of Caulobacter sp. infection.

ABSTRACT: A Caulobacter sp. isolate was recovered from the dialysis fluid of a patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis. Bacterial identification included electron microscopy and 16S rDNA sequencing. To our knowledge, this is the first report of human Caulobacter infection. Special growth requirements suggest that Caulobacter spp. may be overlooked in the clinical microbiology laboratory.

SUBMITTER: Justesen US 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1865810 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature