Open AccessIdentification of lactic acid bacteria isolated from human blood cultures
Author(s) -
Švec Pavel,
Ševčíková Alena,
Sedláček Ivo,
Bednářová Jana,
Snauwaert Cindy,
Lefebvre Karen,
Vandamme Peter,
Vancanneyt Marc
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
fems immunology & medical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1574-695X
pISSN - 0928-8244
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-695x.2006.00199.x
Subject(s) - teicoplanin , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , ampicillin , clindamycin , lactobacillus , penicillin , weissella , leuconostoc , bacteria , vancomycin , erythromycin , lactic acid , antibiotics , staphylococcus aureus , genetics
Fifteen lactic acid bacterial strains were isolated from blood cultures from 15 different patients in the Faculty Hospital in Brno, Czech Republic. All strains were identified using biochemical tests and repetitive PCR using the (GTG) 5 primer. Doubtful identification results were confirmed by whole‐cell protein analysis. The strains were assigned to the genera Lactobacillus (eight strains representing seven species), Leuconostoc (six strains representing four species) and Weissella (one strain). Antibiotic susceptibility testing was performed using the E‐test and revealed high‐level resistance to cotrimoxazol, metronidazole, vancomycin and teicoplanin, but nearly all strains were susceptible to erythromycin, clindamycin, ampicillin and penicillin.