Identification of Streptococcus bovis Biotype I Strains among S. bovis Clinical Isolates by PCR

AUTOR(ES)

Songy, Wanda B.

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

Streptococcus bovis causes 24% of all streptococcal infective endocarditis cases. There are many reports linking both S. bovis bacteremia and endocarditis with various forms of gastrointestinal disease (primarily colonic cancers). S. bovis is divided into two biotypes: I and II. The biotype I strain is much more frequently isolated from patients with endocarditis, gastrointestinal disease, or both. We describe here the isolation of biotype I-specific DNA sequences and the development of a PCR test which can identify S. bovis biotype I strains among S. bovis clinical isolates.

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