First case report of a human sepsis involving a recently identified anaerobic agent: Bacteroides faecis

Up until now, Bacteroides faecis, a Gram-negative, anaerobic, non-motile, nonsporeforming rod has been principally described as a commensal microbe isolated from the feces of healthy adults. We report the first case of human Bacteroides faecis sepsis after removal of suspected post-colonic ischemia...

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Published inAnaerobe Vol. 42; pp. 74 - 77
Main Authors Garcia, M, Bouvet, P, Petitpas, F, Jayle, C, Legeay, C, Sautereau, J, Michaud, A, Burucoa, C, Plouzeau, C
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LanguageEnglish
Published 01.12.2016
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Summary:Up until now, Bacteroides faecis, a Gram-negative, anaerobic, non-motile, nonsporeforming rod has been principally described as a commensal microbe isolated from the feces of healthy adults. We report the first case of human Bacteroides faecis sepsis after removal of suspected post-colonic ischemia colonized epicardic electrodes. Electrodes and blood cultures both grew Gram-negative anaerobic rods but usual phenotypic methods and 16S rARN gene sequencing failed to ensure its species identification. B. faecis was finally identified using hsp60 gene sequencing. Because this species is not well-known and is difficult to identify, it may have been overlooked or misidentified in previous studies.
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ISSN:1095-8274
DOI:10.1016/j.anaerobe.2016.08.004