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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 1999, p. 862-863, Vol. 37, No. 3
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Streptococcus bovis Clone Causing Two Episodes of Endocarditis 8 Years Apart

Kathrin Mühlemann,* Susanne Graf, and Martin G. Täuber

Institute for Medical Microbiology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

Received 17 August 1998/Returned for modification 1 October 1998/Accepted 3 December 1998

A patient had endocarditis caused by Streptococcus bovis twice 8 years apart. According to pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) the two isolates were identical. Seven unrelated blood isolates of S. bovis yielded unique PFGE patterns. Considering this heterogeneous population structure our findings demonstrate the long-term persistence of an S. bovis clone in a patient with recurrent endocarditis.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institute for Medical Microbiology, University of Bern, Friedbühlstrasse 51, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland. Phone: 41 31 632 32 59. Fax: 41 31 632 35 50. E-mail: muehlemann{at}imm.unibe.ch.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 1999, p. 862-863, Vol. 37, No. 3
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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