Identification of Streptococcus bovis biotype I strains among S. bovis clinical isolates by PCR.
J Clin Microbiol 2002;
40:2913-8. [PMID:
12149351 PMCID:
PMC120625 DOI:
10.1128/jcm.40.8.2913-2918.2002]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2002] [Accepted: 04/24/2002] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Streptococcus bovis causes 24% of all streptococcal infective endocarditis cases. There are many reports linking both S. bovis bacteremia and endocarditis with various forms of gastrointestinal disease (primarily colonic cancers). S. bovis is divided into two biotypes: I and II. The biotype I strain is much more frequently isolated from patients with endocarditis, gastrointestinal disease, or both. We describe here the isolation of biotype I-specific DNA sequences and the development of a PCR test which can identify S. bovis biotype I strains among S. bovis clinical isolates.
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