Veillonella montpellierensis Endocarditis

Veillonella spp. rarely cause infections in humans. We report a case of Veillonella endocarditis documented by isolating a slow-growing, gram-negative microbe in blood cultures. This microbe was identified as the newly recognized species Veillonella montpellierensis (100% homology) by 16S RNA gene s...

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Main Authors: Clarisse Rovery, Anne Etienne, Cédric Foucault, Pierre Berger, Philippe Brouqui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/7/04-1361_article