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SUBMITTER: Patel JB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC85034 | biostudies-literature | 1999 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Patel J B JB Clarridge J J Schuster M S MS Waddington M M Osborne J J Nachamkin I I
Journal of clinical microbiology 19990601 6
We report a case of Leptotrichia species bacteremia in a patient undergoing treatment for acute myelogenous leukemia. Like previously reported Leptotrichia species, this is a gram-variable, pleomorphic rod that is catalase negative and utilizes glucose and sucrose. However, it is more fastidious than previously reported isolates of Leptotrichia and may represent a novel species. ...[more]