Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6123602 | Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy | 2015 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The causative agent was identified as Dermacoccus barathri based on the 16S rRNA gene sequence and phylogenetic analysis of 6118-bp concatenated sequences of 4 housekeeping genes. Genus Dermacoccus are one form of Actinomycetes isolated from human skin and water, but human infection with Dermacoccus spp. has not been previously reported and the pathogenicity of the bacteria remains unclear. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of Dermacoccus infection in humans.
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Authors
Nobuhiro Takahashi, Masayoshi Shinjoh, Hirofumi Tomita, Akihiro Fujino, Kayoko Sugita, Yasuhiro Katohno, Tatsuo Kuroda, Ken Kikuchi,