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Granulicatella adiacens and Abiotrophia defectiva bacteraemia characterized by 16S rRNA gene sequencing.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Feb 2003
Woo Patrick Chiu-Yat, Fung Ami Mei-Yuk, Lau Susanna Kar-Pui, Chan Benedict Yin-Leung, Chiu Siu-Kau, Teng Jade Lee-Lee, Que Tak-Lun, Yung Raymond Wai-Hung, Yuen Kwok-Yung
Abstract excerpt
Traditionally, the identification, epidemiology and spectrum of clinical diseases caused by Granulicatella adiacens and Abiotrophia defectiva are dependent upon their phenotypic characterization. During a 6-year period (July 1995-June 2001), seven and two alpha-haemolytic streptococci were identified as G. adiacens and A. defectiva, respectively, by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Three patients with haematological...
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