Open AccessCorynebacterium phoceense – a rare Corynebacterium species isolated from a urine sample
Author(s) -
Claudia Barberis,
Germán M. Traglia,
Marisa Almuzara,
Danilo J. P. G. Rocha,
Carolina S. Santos,
Eric Roberto Guimarães Rocha Aguiar,
Luis G. C. Pacheco,
Carlos Vay
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
access microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2516-8290
DOI - 10.1099/acmi.0.000197
Subject(s) - corynebacterium , urine , whole genome sequencing , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , genome , genotyping , urinary system , matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization , dna , bacteria , genotype , genetics , chemistry , gene , desorption , biochemistry , organic chemistry , adsorption , endocrinology
Corynebacteriumspp. are Gram-positive rods that are recognized to cause opportunistic diseases under certain predisposing clinical conditions. Some species have been described in urinary tract infections. In this report we document a new episode of urinary tract infection caused by Corynebacterium phoceense and describe the whole-genome sequencing, phenotypic characteristics and mass spectra obtained by matrix-assisted desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). Based on genome identification and DNA-to-DNA hybridization, we can assume that our strain is the second isolate of C. phoceense to be described in a urine sample. No other infectious diseases have been reported to be associated with this species.
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