Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in a heart transplant recipient in Korea, with emphasis on microbial diagnosis S.J. Yoo, H. Sung, J.D. Chae, M. -N. Kim, C.H.

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Rhodococcus equi pneumonia in a heart transplant recipient in Korea, with emphasis on microbial diagnosis S.J. Yoo, H. Sung, J.D. Chae, M. -N. Kim, C.H. Pai, J. Park, J. -J. Kim Clinical Microbiology and Infection Volume 9, Issue 3, Pages 230-233 (March 2003) DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00480.x Copyright © 2003 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Microscopic morphology. The bacillary form after a 6-h incubation (A) was changed to a completely coccoid form after 24 h (B) (Gram stain, x 1000). Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2003 9, 230-233DOI: (10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00480.x) Copyright © 2003 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Agarose gel electrophoresis of 441-bp amplified products by PCR using 16S rRNA primers specific for Rhodococcus equi. Lanes: 1, no template DNA as a negative control; 2, R.equi strain from CAP survey as a positive control; 3, the patient isolate; 4, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC25923 as a negative control; M, DNA size marker (1-kb ladder). Clinical Microbiology and Infection 2003 9, 230-233DOI: (10.1046/j.1469-0691.2003.00480.x) Copyright © 2003 European Society of Clinical Infectious Diseases Terms and Conditions