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A possible novel Francisella genomic species isolated from blood and urine of a patient with severe illness.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - 1 Jul 2010
Escudero R, Elía M, Sáez-Nieto J A, Menéndez V, Toledo A, Royo G, Rodríguez-Vargas M, Whipp M J, Gil H, Jado I, Anda P
Abstract excerpt
Two identical isolates were recovered in pure culture from the blood and urine of a patient suffering from severe septicaemia associated with obstructive pyelonephritis secondary to lithotripsy. Preliminary phenotypic and genotypic characterizations based on serological, biochemical and sequence analyses following PCR amplification of selected gene regions indicate that this organism represents a potential new...
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