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SUBMITTER: Peuchant O
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4932624 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
New microbes and new infections 20160526
Streptococcus species are important causes of infective endocarditis but species identification remains challenging. We report two cases of infective endocarditis due to Streptococcus tigurinus-like organisms, which were first identified by 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequence analysis and subsequently confirmed using phylogeny based on the analysis of the shetA gene encoding exfoliative toxin. ...[more]