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Abiotrophia elegans sp. nov., a Possible Pathogen in Patients with Culture-Negative Endocarditis
1 Jan 1998
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We isolated a hitherto undescribed microorganism from a patient with endocarditis. The microscopic appearance, a negative catalase reaction, and growth as satellite colonies next to Staphylococcus epidermidis suggested that this microorganism is a member of the genus Abiotrophia, formerly known as nutritionally variant streptococci. However, the clinical isolate described herein differed markedly from the known...
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