Scalp abscess due to Streptomyces cacaoi subsp. cacaoi, first report in a human infection.

ABSTRACT: Streptomyces cacaoi subsp. cacaoi, a Gram-positive, branching filamentous bacteria, was isolated from a scalp infection in a patient from Pondicherry, India. Phenotypic tests identified the isolate as a Streptomyces species, but 16S rRNA sequence analysis provided the species identification required for tracking of this emerging pathogen.

SUBMITTER: Pellegrini GJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3318508 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature