Ann Lab Med.  2017 Jul;37(4):349-351. 10.3343/alm.2017.37.4.349.

Robinsoniella peoriensis Bacteremia: a Second Case in Korea

• Lim S
• Huh HJ
• Lee NY
• Joo EJ
• Yeom JS
• Lee S
• Woo HY
• Park H
• Kwon MJ

• KMID: 2376796
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3343/alm.2017.37.4.349

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Bacteremia*
Korea*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Colonial and microscopic morphology of Robinsoniella peoriensis. (A) Dull white and flat colonies with mixed sizes and smooth edges on an anaerobic blood plate. (B) Gram-positive and rod-shaped bacteria with ovoid-shaped spores located centrally (×400).

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  Fig. 2 Unrooted neighbor-joining phylogenetic tree based on 16S rRNA sequences of Robinsoniella peoriensis and 21 other similar organisms.

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