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Bacteremia caused by Microbacterium binotii in a patient with sickle cell anemia.


ABSTRACT: Microbacterium species are non-spore-forming, Gram-positive rods rarely associated with human disease. In this report, we describe the first case of bacteremia caused by Microbacterium binotii in a patient with sickle cell anemia. The utility of using 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis along with phenotypic methods for identification is shown.

SUBMITTER: Buss SN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3911473 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Bacteremia caused by Microbacterium binotii in a patient with sickle cell anemia.

Buss Sarah N SN   Starlin Richard R   Iwen Peter C PC  

Journal of clinical microbiology 20131106 1


Microbacterium species are non-spore-forming, Gram-positive rods rarely associated with human disease. In this report, we describe the first case of bacteremia caused by Microbacterium binotii in a patient with sickle cell anemia. The utility of using 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis along with phenotypic methods for identification is shown. ...[more]

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