First report of isolation and characterization of Aurantimonas altamirensis from clinical samples.

ABSTRACT: The genus Aurantimonas, proposed in 2003, encompasses four species from environmental sources, including Aurantimonas altamirensis, isolated from a cave wall in Spain. Here, we report what we believe are the first cases of the recovery of A. altamirensis from human clinical materials.

SUBMITTER: Luong ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2446920 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature