Nonhemolytic, Nonmotile Gram-Positive Rods Indicative of Bacillus anthracis

Dib, Elie G.; Dib, Samar A.; Korkmaz, Dany A.; Mobarakai, Neville K.; Glaser, Jordan B.

doi:10.3201/eid0908.030205

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Nonhemolytic, Nonmotile Gram-Positive Rods Indicative of Bacillus anthracis

Published Date:

Aug 2003

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0908.030205 New Site Icon

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Emerg Infect Dis. 9(8):1013-1015.

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Dib, Elie G. ; Dib, Samar A. ; Korkmaz, Dany A. ; Mobarakai, Neville K. ; Glaser, Jordan B. ;

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We report a 40-year-old female patient who was admitted to the hospital because of a left ovarian mass torsion. A nonhemolytic, nonmotile Bacillus, suspicious of Bacillus anthracis, was isolated from a blood culture. We discuss the evaluation that led to the final identification of the bacterium as B. megaterium.

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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