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First clinical isolation report of Shewanella algae from the stools of a patient with acute enteritis in Spain.

ABSTRACT: We report a case of acute enteritis caused by Shewanella algae in a cirrhotic patient. Biochemical identification systems revealed to be insufficient to identify the Shewanella isolate at the species level, thus requiring 16S rRNA and gyrB partial gene sequencing. Even if co-infection by Clostridium difficile could not be ruled out, this is, to our knowledge, the first report of acute enteritis caused by Shewanella algae in Europe.

SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Fernandez E

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6159372 | biostudies-literature |

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