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Cardiobacterium valvarum infective endocarditis and phenotypic/molecular characterization of 11 Cardiobacterium species strains.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Apr 2011
Chen Ming, Kemp Michael, Bruun Niels E, Bangsborg Jette M, Højlyng Niels, Hesselbjerg Annemarie, Dargis Rimtas, Christensen Jens Jørgen
Abstract excerpt
Cardiobacterium valvarum is a newly recognized human pathogen related to infective endocarditis. Cardiobacterium species are, however, only rarely the aetiology of infective endocarditis. An infective endocarditis case is presented and, additionally, phenotypic and phylogenetic comparison of a further 10 collection strains, representing the two species within the genus, was performed. C. valvarum was isolated...
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