First report of human infection by Christensenella minuta, a gram-negative, strickly anaerobic rod that inhabits the human intestine
2017
Abstract Christensenella minuta is a Gram-negative strictly anaerobic short rod that inhabits the human gut. This bacterium was isolated in a mixed infection with Desulfovibrio desulfuricans from the blood of a patient with a diagnosis of acute appendicitis . The strain was identified by 16S rRNA sequence analysis. As far as we know, this is the first time C.minuta has been isolated from a human clinical specimen .
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