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Arnold M, Richard O, Gurtner C, Nathues H, Grahofer A. A case report: Actinobaculum suis infection associated with formation of pyogranuloma, epididymitis and azoospermia in a boar. BMC Vet Res 2021; 17:6. [PMID: 33407446 PMCID: PMC7788979 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-020-02680-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Actinobaculum suis is a bacterium known to cause infections of the urogenital tract of sows. Infection can occur through close contact to boars, who frequently carry the pathogen in their preputial diverticulum but do not become clinically diseased themselves. In the current case, Actinobaculum suis was isolated from pyogranuloma of inflamed epididymis in a boar with poor fertility. CASE PRESENTATION Increased return to oestrus rate, which worsened after the purchase of a new boar, was reported in an organic farm in Switzerland. During herd examination, azoospermia of the boar was diagnosed, and slaughter, followed by examination of its urogenital tract, was carried out. Pathologically, pyogranuloma formation and epididymitis were diagnosed. Bacteriology of the pyogranulomas showed growth of Actinobaculum suis and mixed flora. After the boar was replaced, the return to oestrus rate improved tremendously. CONCLUSION A close relative of Actinobaculum suis, namely Actinotignum schaalii, has already been associated with epididymitis in humans. Considering the present case and the parallels in human medicine, Actinobaculum suis should be included in the list of differentials of boars with poor fertility.
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- Mirjam Arnold
- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Clinic for Swine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, CH, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, Institute of Animal Pathology, University of Bern, CH, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology, Vetsuisse Faculty, Institute of Animal Pathology, University of Bern, CH, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Clinic for Swine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, CH, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Clinic for Swine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, CH, Bern, Switzerland
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Murakami S, Kobayashi T, Sekigawa Y, Torii Y, Kanesaki Y, Ishige T, Yokoyama E, Ishiwata H, Hamada M, Tamura T. Actinomyces denticolens as a causative agent of actinomycosis in animals. J Vet Med Sci 2018; 80:1650-1656. [PMID: 30224576 PMCID: PMC6261818 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.18-0207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The name "Actinomyces suis" was applied to each actinomycete isolate from swine actinomycosis by Grässer in 1962 and Franke in 1973. Nevertheless, this specific species was not included in the "Approved List of Bacterial Name" due to absence of the type cultures. Therefore, "Actinomyces suis" based on the description of Franke 1973 has been considered as "species incertae sedis". We isolated a number of Actinomyces strains from swine. The representative strains of them was designated as Chiba 101 that was closely similar to the description in "Actinomyces suis" reported by Franke in 1973. Interestingly, it was found that the biological characteristics of these strains were also very similar to those of Actinomyces denticolens. Furthermore, the average nucleotide identity (ANI) value between strain Chiba 101 and the type-strain of Actinomyces denticolens (=DSM 20671T) was found to be 99.95%. Sequences of the housekeeping genes and 16S rRNA gene showed 100% homology. These results strongly suggested that "Actinomyces suis" Franke 1973 is the same species as Actinomyces denticolens. Since actinomycosis caused by Actinomyces denticolens have been demonstrated in horses recently, it is necessary to recognize that Actinomyces denticolens is the pathogenic actinomycetes in broader range of animals.
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- Satoshi Murakami
- Department of Animal Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1737 Funako, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0034, Japan
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- Department of Animal Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1737 Funako, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0034, Japan
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- Department of Animal Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1737 Funako, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0034, Japan
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- Department of Animal Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1737 Funako, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0034, Japan
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- Department of Genome Center, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Department of Genome Center, Tokyo University of Agriculture, 1-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Setagaya, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan
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- Chiba Prefectural Institute of Public Health, 666-2 Nitona, Chuo, Chiba, Chiba 260-8715, Japan
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- Technical Research Institute, Nishimatsu Construction Co., Ltd., 6-17-21 Shinbashi, Minato, Tokyo 105-0004, Japan
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- Biological Resource Center, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, 2-5-8 Kazusakamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
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- Biological Resource Center, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation, 2-5-8 Kazusakamatari, Kisarazu, Chiba 292-0818, Japan
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Bae KS, Kim MS, Lee JH, Kang JW, Kim DI, Lee JH, Seong CN. Korean indigenous bacterial species with valid names belonging to the phylum Actinobacteria. J Microbiol 2016; 54:789-795. [PMID: 27888457 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-016-6446-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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To understand the isolation and classification state of actinobacterial species with valid names for Korean indigenous isolates, isolation source, regional origin, and taxonomic affiliation of the isolates were studied. At the time of this writing, the phylum Actinobacteria consisted of only one class, Actinobacteria, including five subclasses, 10 orders, 56 families, and 330 genera. Moreover, new taxa of this phylum continue to be discovered. Korean actinobacterial species with a valid name has been reported from 1995 as Tsukamurella inchonensis isolated from a clinical specimen. In 1997, Streptomyces seoulensis was validated with the isolate from the natural Korean environment. Until Feb. 2016, 256 actinobacterial species with valid names originated from Korean territory were listed on LPSN. The species were affiliated with three subclasses (Acidimicrobidae, Actinobacteridae, and Rubrobacteridae), four orders (Acidimicrobiales, Actinomycetales, Bifidobacteriales, and Solirubrobacterales), 12 suborders, 36 families, and 93 genera. Most of the species belonged to the subclass Actinobacteridae, and almost of the members of this subclass were affiliated with the order Actinomycetales. A number of novel isolates belonged to the families Nocardioidaceae, Microbacteriaceae, Intrasporangiaceae, and Streptomycetaceae as well as the genera Nocardioides, Streptomyces, and Microbacterium. Twenty-six novel genera and one novel family, Motilibacteraceae, were created first with Korean indigenous isolates. Most of the Korean indigenous actionobacterial species were isolated from natural environments such as soil, seawater, tidal flat sediment, and fresh-water. A considerable number of species were isolated from artificial resources such as fermented foods, wastewater, compost, biofilm, and water-cooling systems or clinical specimens. Korean indigenous actinobacterial species were isolated from whole territory of Korea, and especially a large number of species were from Jeju, Gyeonggi, Jeonnam, Daejeon, and Chungnam. A large number of novel actinobacterial species continue to be discovered since the Korean government is encouraging the search for new bacterial species and researchers are endeavoring to find out novel strains from extreme or untapped environments.
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- Kyung Sook Bae
- Biological Resource Center, KRIBB, Jeongeup, 56212, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology, College of Life Science and Natural Resources, Sunchon National University, Suncheon, 57922, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology, College of Life Science and Natural Resources, Sunchon National University, Suncheon, 57922, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology, College of Life Science and Natural Resources, Sunchon National University, Suncheon, 57922, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology, College of Life Science and Natural Resources, Sunchon National University, Suncheon, 57922, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology, College of Life Science and Natural Resources, Sunchon National University, Suncheon, 57922, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biology, College of Life Science and Natural Resources, Sunchon National University, Suncheon, 57922, Republic of Korea.
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Lotte R, Lotte L, Ruimy R. Actinotignum schaalii (formerly Actinobaculum schaalii): a newly recognized pathogen-review of the literature. Clin Microbiol Infect 2015; 22:28-36. [PMID: 26577137 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.10.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2015] [Revised: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 10/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The genus Actinotignum contains three species, Actinotignum schaalii (formerly Actinobaculum schaalii), Actinotignum urinale and Actinotignum sanguinis. A. schaalii is the species most frequently involved in human infections, with 172 cases, mostly urinary tract infections (UTIs), reported so far. Invasive infections have also been described. This facultative anaerobic Gram-positive rod is part of the urinary microbiota of healthy patients. It is responsible for UTIs, particularly in elderly men and young children. A. schaalii is an underestimated cause of UTIs because of its fastidious growth on usual media and difficulties associated with its identification using phenotypic methods. Indeed, this slow-growth bacterium requires blood-enriched media and an incubation time of 48 hours under anaerobic or 5% CO2 atmosphere. Furthermore, only matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF) or molecular-based methods allow the accurate identification of this bacteria. MALDI-TOF using Microflex LT with the Biotyper database (Bruker Daltonics, Bremen, Germany) is the most reliable technology for the routine identification of A. schaalii. The identification of this uropathogen is all the more important because it is resistant to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole and second-generation quinolones that are widely used in the treatment of UTIs. Antimicrobial therapy using β-lactams prolonged for up to 2 weeks is the most efficient treatment and should be recommended. Microbiologists should assess the presence of A. schaalii in urine using appropriate culture and identification methods in the case of a direct examination that is positive for small coccoid rods, a negative nitrite urinary stick associated with leukocyturia, treatment failure with trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole or fluoroquinolones, or undocumented, repeated UTIs.
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- R Lotte
- Department of Bacteriology at Nice Academic Hospital, Nice, France; Nice Medical University, Nice-Sophia Antipolis University, Nice, France; INSERM U1065 (C3M), Bacterial Toxins in Host Pathogen Interactions, C3M, Bâtiment Universitaire Archimed, Nice, France.
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- Department of Bacteriology at Nice Academic Hospital, Nice, France; Nice Medical University, Nice-Sophia Antipolis University, Nice, France
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- Department of Bacteriology at Nice Academic Hospital, Nice, France; Nice Medical University, Nice-Sophia Antipolis University, Nice, France; INSERM U1065 (C3M), Bacterial Toxins in Host Pathogen Interactions, C3M, Bâtiment Universitaire Archimed, Nice, France
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Yassin AF, Spröer C, Pukall R, Sylvester M, Siering C, Schumann P. Dissection of the genus Actinobaculum: Reclassification of Actinobaculum schaalii Lawson et al. 1997 and Actinobaculum urinale Hall et al. 2003 as Actinotignum schaalii gen. nov., comb. nov. and Actinotignum urinale comb. nov., description of Actinotignum sanguinis sp. nov. and emended descriptions of the genus Actinobaculum and Actinobaculum suis; and re-examination of the culture deposited as Actinobaculum massiliense CCUG 47753T ( = DSM 19118T), revealing that it does not represent a strain of this species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 65:615-624. [PMID: 25406238 DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.069294-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The remarkable host specificity of the species of the genus Actinobaculum led us to recharacterize these species by a polyphasic approach. A comparative chemotaxonomic study including analysis of whole-cell sugars, amino acid composition of the peptidoglycan, fatty acid methyl esters, respiratory quinones and polar lipids revealed significant differences that, in combination with molecular data, support a dissection of the genus Actinobaculum. The proposals of this study include the reclassification of Actinobaculum schaalii and Actinobaculum urinale as Actinotignum schaalii gen. nov., comb. nov. (type strain DSM 15541(T) = CCUG 27420(T)) and Actinotignum urinale comb. nov. (type strain DSM 15805(T) = CCUG 46093(T)), respectively. Emended descriptions of the genus Actinobaculum and Actinomyces suis are also provided. The results of 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis and DNA-DNA hybridization also indicated that the type strain of Actinobaculum massiliense deposited as CCUG 47753(T) ( = DSM 19118(T)) should in fact be considered a member of the species Actinobaculum schaalii. In addition, comparative 16S rRNA gene sequencing and DNA-DNA relatedness studies of four strains recovered from clinical materials demonstrated that three of the isolates belonged to Actinotignum schaalii; the remaining strain represents a novel species, for which the name Actinotignum sanguinis sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is IMMIB L-2199(T) ( = DSM 26039(T) = CCUG 64068(T)).
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- A F Yassin
- Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Immunologie der Universität Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Straße 25, D-53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Leibniz Institut DSMZ - Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH, Inhoffenstrasse 7b, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Leibniz Institut DSMZ - Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH, Inhoffenstrasse 7b, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Institut für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Nussallee 11, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Duesbergweg 10-14, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Leibniz Institut DSMZ - Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH, Inhoffenstrasse 7b, D-38124 Braunschweig, Germany
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Amigo CR, Sena de Gobbi DD, Gomes VTDM, Perina DDP, Nogueira de Lima Filsner PH, Costa BLP, Spindola MG, Ferreira TSP, Brandão PE, Moreno AM. Actinobaculum suis detection using polymerase chain reaction. ScientificWorldJournal 2013; 2012:572732. [PMID: 23346017 PMCID: PMC3544261 DOI: 10.1100/2012/572732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2012] [Accepted: 12/09/2012] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Actinobaculum suis is an important agent related to urinary infection in swine females. Due to its fastidious growth characteristics, the isolation of this anaerobic bacterium is difficult, thus impairing the estimation of its prevalence. The purpose of this study was to develop and test a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection and identification of A. suis and then compare these results with traditional isolation methods. Bacterial isolation and PCR were performed on one hundred and ninety-two urine samples from sows and forty-five preputial swabs from boars. The results indicate that this PCR was specific for A. suis, presenting a detection limit between 1.0 × 101 CFU/mL and 1.0 × 102 CFU/mL. A. suis frequencies, as measured by PCR, were 8.9% (17/192) in sow urine samples and 82.2% (37/45) in preputial swabs. Assessed using conventional culturing techniques, none of the urine samples were positive for A. suis; however, A. suis was detected in 31.1% (14/45) of the swabs. This PCR technique was shown to be an efficient method for the detection of A. suis in urine and preputial swabs.
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- Cristina Román Amigo
- Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ), Universidade de São Paulo (USP), Avenida Professor Dr. Orlando Marques de Paiva 87 Cidade Universitária, 05508 270 São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Role of extracellular transaldolase from Bifidobacterium bifidum in mucin adhesion and aggregation. Appl Environ Microbiol 2012; 78:3992-8. [PMID: 22447584 DOI: 10.1128/aem.08024-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The ability of bifidobacteria to establish in the intestine of mammals is among the main factors considered to be important for achieving probiotic effects. The role of surface molecules from Bifidobacterium bifidum taxon in mucin adhesion capability and the aggregation phenotype of this bacterial species was analyzed. Adhesion to the human intestinal cell line HT29 was determined for a collection of 12 B. bifidum strains. In four of them-B. bifidum LMG13195, DSM20456, DSM20239, and A8-the involvement of surface-exposed macromolecules in the aggregation phenomenon was determined. The aggregation of B. bifidum A8 and DSM20456 was abolished after treatment with proteinase K, this effect being more pronounced for the strain A8. Furthermore, a mucin binding assay of B. bifidum A8 surface proteins showed a high adhesive capability for its transaldolase (Tal). The localization of this enzyme on the surface of B. bifidum A8 was unequivocally demonstrated by immunogold electron microscopy experiments. The gene encoding Tal from B. bifidum A8 was expressed in Lactococcus lactis, and the protein was purified to homogeneity. The pure protein was able to restore the autoaggregation phenotype of proteinase K-treated B. bifidum A8 cells. A recombinant L. lactis strain, engineered to secrete Tal, displayed a mucin- binding level more than three times higher than the strain not producing the transaldolase. These findings suggest that Tal, when exposed on the cell surface of B. bifidum, could act as an important colonization factor favoring its establishment in the gut.
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Cattoir V. Actinobaculum schaalii: review of an emerging uropathogen. J Infect 2011; 64:260-7. [PMID: 22209960 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2011.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2011] [Revised: 12/05/2011] [Accepted: 12/17/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Actinobaculum schaalii is a facultative anaerobic, Gram-positive rod-shaped species phylogenetically related to Actinomyces that is likely part of the commensal flora of the human genitourinary tract. Because of its fastidious growth under aerobic conditions and its resemblance to bacteria of the resident flora, A. schaalii is frequently overlooked or considered as a contaminant. It is also difficult to identify phenotypically, still requiring molecular identification. Note that the recent technology of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight-mass spectrometry could be a promising tool for its identification. Recent studies using sensitive PCR assays showed that its clinical significance was largely underestimated. Since its first description in 1997, A. schaalii has been responsible for numerous urinary tract infections (UTIs), mainly in elderly (usually >60 years) and patients with underlying urological conditions. Infected urines usually show many Gram-positive rods with significant leukocyturia and a negative test for nitrites. Numerous cases of severe infections have also been described, such as urosepsis, bacteremia, cellulitis, spondylodiscitis, and endocarditis. In vitro, A. schaalii is highly susceptible to β-lactams but it is resistant to ciprofloxacin and cotrimoxazole, first-choice antimicrobials for the oral treatment of UTIs. A penicillin (e.g. amoxicillin) or a cephalosporin (e.g. cefuroxime, ceftriaxone) should be the preferred treatment.
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- Vincent Cattoir
- Centre National de Référence de la Résistance aux Antibiotiques, Laboratoire associé Entérocoques, Service de Microbiologie, CHU Côte de Nacre, Av. Côte de Nacre, 14033 Caen Cedex 9, France.
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Murakami S, Ogawa A, Azuma R, Ohba T, Murata R. Aborted lesions of a pig associated with Arcanobacterium abortisuis and the immunohistochemical features. J Vet Med Sci 2011; 73:797-9. [PMID: 21224529 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.10-0469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A microorganism isolated from an aborted sow's placenta has been proposed as a novel species, Arcanobacterium abortisuis. The lesions in the placenta were suppurative and necrotic placentitis, whereas lesions of three fetuses were suppurative bronchopneumonia. Gram and Grocott-positive organisms in these lesions were immunolabeled with anti- Arcanobacterium abortisuis antibody. This is the first case report, which showed the association of Arcanobacterium abortisuis with the aborted lesions of a pig.
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- Satoshi Murakami
- Department of Animal Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243–0034, Japan.
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Morita H, Shiratori C, Murakami M, Takami H, Toh H, Kato Y, Nakajima F, Takagi M, Akita H, Masaoka T, Hattori M. Sharpea azabuensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a Gram-positive, strictly anaerobic bacterium isolated from the faeces of thoroughbred horses. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2682-6. [DOI: 10.1099/ijs.0.65543-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Fendukly F, Osterman B. Isolation of Actinobaculum schaalii and Actinobaculum urinale from a patient with chronic renal failure. J Clin Microbiol 2005; 43:3567-9. [PMID: 16000509 PMCID: PMC1169164 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.43.7.3567-3569.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We report on the isolation of two species of Actinobaculum from blood culture of a patient with chronic renal failure. The two isolates were distinct with regard to their morphological and biochemical characteristics. Subsequent 16S rRNA gene sequencing classified the two species as Actinobaculum schaalii and A. urinale.
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- Faiz Fendukly
- Department of Clinical Microbiology L2:02, Karolinska University Hospital-Solna, SE-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Greub G, Raoult D. "Actinobaculum massiliae," a new species causing chronic urinary tract infection. J Clin Microbiol 2002; 40:3938-41. [PMID: 12409355 PMCID: PMC139656 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.40.11.3938-3941.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We report on a new Actinobaculum species, "Actinobaculum massiliae," isolated from the urine of an elderly woman with recurrent cystitis. Its phenotypic pattern was similar to those of both of the other Actinobaculum species described to date. On 16S rRNA sequencing, the Marseille isolate shared 95% homology with Actinobaculum suis, 92 to 93% homology with Actinobaculum schaalii, 91 to 92% homology with Arcanobacterium spp., and 87 to 90% homology with Actinomyces species. A bootstrap value of 99% supports the node separating the Actinobaculum sp. from its closest neighbor (A. suis). In conclusion, on the basis of phenotypic, genotypic, and phylogenetic assessments, we show that the Marseille isolate is a previously unrecognized organism within the Actinobaculum genus, and we propose placement of the organism in the taxon "Actinobaculum massiliae."
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- Gilbert Greub
- Unité des Rickettsies, Faculté de Médecine, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France
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Storms V, Hommez J, Devriese LA, Vaneechoutte M, De Baere T, Baele M, Coopman R, Verschraegen G, Gillis M, Haesebrouck F. Identification of a new biotype of Actinomyces hyovaginalis in tissues of pigs during diagnostic bacteriological examination. Vet Microbiol 2002; 84:93-102. [PMID: 11731162 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-1135(01)00438-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Bacterial strains isolated from a large variety of necropsy samples of pigs and previously described as a phenotypical homogeneous group were shown to belong to the species Actinomyces hyovaginalis. This was unexpected because their colonial characteristics, as well as their origins, were very different from those originally reported for the vaginal strains on which the species description of A. hyovaginalis was based. Colonial morphology, as well as fermentation of cellobiose, reactions in hippurate and nitrate and production of beta-glucuronidase, allowed separation of the strains studied here from the vaginal strains. Analysis of tRNA intergenic length polymorphisms (tDNA-PCR), 16S rRNA-gene sequencing and DNA-DNA hybridizations were carried out and led to the proposal of a separate biotype within the species A. hyovaginalis. Since, the strains were isolated from different body sites, this biotype has been designated as the 'general' biotype of A. hyovaginalis, while the strains on which the original species description was based are designated as the 'vaginal' biotype.
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- V Storms
- Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Ghent, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium.
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Murakami S, Azuma R, Koeda T, Oomi H, Watanabe T, Fujiwara H. Immunohistochemical detection for Actinomyces sp. in swine tonsillar abscess and granulomatous mastitis. Mycopathologia 1998; 141:15-9. [PMID: 9725027 DOI: 10.1023/a:1006820611103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The tonsils of eleven pigs and the mammary glands of a sow were used to investigate actinomycotic lesions due to Actinomyces sp. infection. At necropsy, there was no abnormality on these tonsils, on the other hand, numerous abscesses containing sulfur granules were found in the mammary. Histopathologically, the Actinomyces sp. lesions were noted as crypt abscesses in the tonsils and as pus-forming granulomas in the mammary glands. The microorganisms in both lesions were composed of bead-like cocci, bacillary cells and short, branching filaments, those cells being positive by the Gram's and Grocott's methods. Clubs were formed around the microbial clumps in these lesions. Immunohistochemically, there were cross-reactions between antibodies of Actinomyces sp. Chiba 101 (101) and swine actinomycetes of 7 species: A. bovis, A. hyovaginalis, A. israeli, A. naeslundii, A. pyogenes, A. suis) formerly Eubacterium suits) and A. viscosus. However it was possible to differentiate Actinomyces sp. 101 from them by absorption and dilution of the antiserum, then the microorganisms in the tonsillar crypt abscesses and the granulomatous mastitis were labelled with an immunoperoxidase technique using the absorbed Actinomyces sp. 101 antiserum. Thus, these immunolabelling properties are suggestive of the presence of 'A. suis' (Grässer) Franke 1973.
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- S Murakami
- Hokubu Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Chiba, Japan
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Biksi I, Fodor L, Szenci O, Vetési F. The first isolation of Eubacterium suis in Hungary. ZENTRALBLATT FUR VETERINARMEDIZIN. REIHE B. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE. SERIES B 1997; 44:547-50. [PMID: 9451944 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1997.tb01006.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Eubacterium suis was isolated from the preputium of seven out of 16 mature boars on two farms and from the urinary bladder of one out of five sows originating from a third herd. The morphological and biochemical characteristics of the isolated strains were identical to that of the reference strain of E. suis ATTC 33144. Three out of four strains isolated from Farm A were successfully subcultured aerobically, and then anaerobically again. E. suis together with Proteus mirabilis was isolated from cystitis of a sow 4 days after artificial insemination. These are the first strains of E. suis isolated in Hungary.
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- I Biksi
- Department of Pathology and Forensic Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary Science, Budapest, Hungary
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Druel B, Weizenegger M, Ludwig W, Freney J, Schleifer K, Fleurette J. A 16S rRNA Targeted Oligonucleotide Probe for the Differentiation of Staphylococcus haemolyticus from S. warneri and S. hominis. Syst Appl Microbiol 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/s0723-2020(11)80113-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Springer N, Ludwig W, DrożaÅski W, Amann R, Schleifer KH. The phylogenetic status ofSarcobium lyticum, an obligate intracellular bacterial parasite of small amoebae. FEMS Microbiol Lett 1992. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1992.tb05416.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Diseases caused by pathogenic aerobic and facultatively anaerobic actinomycetes differ considerably with respect to their etiology, pathogenesis, clinical appearance and epidemiology. Facultatively anaerobic (fermentative) actinomycetes may not only be involved etiologically in the three classical forms of cervicofacial, thoracic and abdominal actinomycoses, but also in infections of the female genital organs, the eye, the tissue adjacent to dental implantation elements and tooth extraction wounds. The species distribution of the fermentative actinomycetes isolated from these conditions varied to a certain, but characteristic, extent, as did the concomitant actinomycotic flora. The sex ratio reported for human Actinomyces infections (male:female = 3:1) appeared to be restricted to actinomycotic abscesses and empyemas. The prevailing pathogenic, obligately aerobic actinomycete species in Germany was found to be Nocardia farcinica followed by Nocardia asteroides. The comparatively high incidence of N. farcinica infections was chiefly due to the occurrence of nosocomial postoperative wound infections by this pathogen observed in two German hospitals. Besides surgical treatment, immunosuppressive treatment appeared to be the most common factor predisposing for nocardiosis. Recent observations strongly suggested that the spectrum of human nocardial infections in Germany has been changing, as regards the overall incidence, the prevalence of N. farcinica, the sex ratio, the mean age of patients, as well as the role of N. farcinica as a possibly important nosocomial pathogen.
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- K P Schaal
- Institute for Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Bonn, Germany
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