Native valve endocarditis due to a novel strain of Legionella.

ABSTRACT: Legionellae are Gram-negative bacteria which are capable of causing disease, most commonly in the form of pneumonia. We describe a case of native valve endocarditis caused by a Legionella strain which by genotypic (16S rRNA and mip gene sequencing) and phenotypic analyses is unlike previously described strains of Legionella.

SUBMITTER: Pearce MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3165573 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature