Open AccessCorynebacterium kutscheri Infection of Skin and Soft Tissue following Rat Bite
Author(s) -
Natasha E. Holmes,
Tony M. Korman
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of clinical microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349
H-Index - 255
eISSN - 1070-633X
pISSN - 0095-1137
DOI - 10.1128/jcm.00607-07
Subject(s) - corynebacterium , microbiology and biotechnology , oral cavity , biology , bacteria , 16s ribosomal rna , human skin , soft tissue , pathology , medicine , genetics , dentistry
Corynebacterium kutscheri is a common bacterium isolated from the oral cavity of healthy mice and rats. We report the first well-documented case of C. kutscheri human infection which followed a rat bite. The microorganism was identified by conventional biochemical tests and confirmed by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis.
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