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Enterococcus cecorum, a species typically isolated from chicken, pigs, calves, horses, ducks, cats, dogs, and canaries, was isolated from the blood of a patient with severe septicemia. The isolate was identified by conventional biochemical tests. Identity asEnterococcus cecorum was confirmed by SDS-PAGE analysis of whole cell protein. This is the first report of the isolation ofEnterococcus cecorum in a clinical setting.
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Greub, G., Devriese, L.A., Pot, B. et al. Enterococcus cecorum septicemia in a malnourished adult patient. Eur. J. Clin. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 16, 594–598 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02447923
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