<it>Actinobaculum schaalii </it>- invasive pathogen or innocent bystander? A retrospective observational study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Actinobaculum schaalii </it>is a Gram-positive, facultative anaerobic coccoid rod, classified as a new genus in 1997. It grows slowly and therefore is easily overgrown by other pathogens, which are often found concomi...

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Main Authors: Tschudin-Sutter Sarah, Frei Reno, Weisser Maja, Goldenberger Daniel, Widmer Andreas F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/11/289