First comprehensively documented case of Paracoccus yeei infection in a human

  • J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Jul;42(7):3366-8. doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.7.3366-3368.2004.
Guido Funke  1 ,  Reinhard Frodl ,  Hartmut Sommer
Affiliations
  • 1. Department of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Gärtner & Colleagues Laboratories, Hoyerstrasse 51, D-88250 Weingarten, Germany. [email protected]
PMID: 15243119 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.7.3366-3368.2004
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.