Open AccessIdentification of Streptococcus bovis Biotype I Strains among S. bovis Clinical Isolates by PCR
Author(s) -
Wanda B. Songy,
Kathryn L. Ruoff,
Richard R. Facklam,
Mary Jane Ferraro,
Stanley Falkow
Publication year - 2002
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.40.8.2913-2918.2002
Subject(s) - streptococcus bovis , bacteremia , microbiology and biotechnology , endocarditis , biology , isolation (microbiology) , polymerase chain reaction , streptococcus , virology , bacteria , medicine , antibiotics , gene , genetics , rumen , food science , fermentation
Streptococcus bovis causes 24% of all streptococcal infective endocarditis cases. There are many reports linking both S. bovis bacteremia and endocarditis with various forms of gastrointestinal disease (primarily colonic cancers). S. bovis is divided into two biotypes: I and II. The biotype I strain is much more frequently isolated from patients with endocarditis, gastrointestinal disease, or both. We describe here the isolation of biotype I-specific DNA sequences and the development of a PCR test which can identify S. bovis biotype I strains among S. bovis clinical isolates.