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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2007, p. 1366-1369, Vol. 45, No. 4
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02380-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Report of the First Human Case of Caulobacter sp. Infection{triangledown}

Ulrik S. Justesen,1,2* Hanne M. Holt,2 Helle C. Thiesson,3 Jens Blom,4 Xiaohui C. Nielsen,1 Rimtas Dargis,1 Michael Kemp,1 and Jens J. Christensen1

Department of Clinical Microbiology,1 Department of Virology, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen,4 Department of Clinical Microbiology,2 Department of Nephrology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark3

Received 24 November 2006/ Returned for modification 29 November 2006/ Accepted 22 January 2007

A Caulobacter sp. isolate was recovered from the dialysis fluid of a patient undergoing peritoneal dialysis. Bacterial identification included electron microscopy and 16S rDNA sequencing. To our knowledge, this is the first report of human Caulobacter infection. Special growth requirements suggest that Caulobacter spp. may be overlooked in the clinical microbiology laboratory.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Statens Serum Institut, Artillerivej 5, DK-2300 København S, Denmark. Phone: 45 32 68 30 42. Fax: 45 32 68 38 73. E-mail: ujustesen{at}health.sdu.dk

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 31 January 2007.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 2007, p. 1366-1369, Vol. 45, No. 4
0095-1137/07/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.02380-06
Copyright © 2007, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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