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Invasion of Human Cells by a Bacterial Pathogen
Published on: March 21, 2011
First comprehensively documented case of Paracoccus yeei infection in a human
Guido Funke1, Reinhard Frodl, Hartmut Sommer
1Department of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Gärtner & Colleagues Laboratories, Hoyerstrasse 51, D-88250 Weingarten, Germany. ldg.funke@t-online.de
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|July 10, 2004
Abstract:
Paracoccus yeei was isolated in pure culture from an aerobic blood culture and bulla fluid from a 67-year-old male. The biochemical identification scheme for this recently described species is outlined. Because of its reaction pattern it is not unlikely that P. yeei is underdiagnosed.
