Title: [Analysis of bacterial small-colony variants isolated from clinical specimens].
Abstract:There is a slow-growing subpopulation of bacteria with distinctive phenotypic and pathogenic traits called bacterial small-colony variants (SCVs). Phenotypically, SCVs show a slow growth rate, atypica...There is a slow-growing subpopulation of bacteria with distinctive phenotypic and pathogenic traits called bacterial small-colony variants (SCVs). Phenotypically, SCVs show a slow growth rate, atypical colony morphology, and unusual biochemical characteristics. SCV strains often grow on blood agar or Drigalski agar as non-pigmented or pinpoint pigmented colonies, and key biochemical tests for them are often non-reactive. This review describes analyses of hemin-dependent Escherichia coli SCV and Staphylococcus aureus thymidine-dependent SCVs based on our case reports. Because SCVs exhibit fastidious growth characteristics, clinical microbiologists may easily miss or misidentify them in the clinical laboratory. Therefore, we must elucidate the cause of SCVs, and improve laboratory methods for the identification and assessment of the susceptibility of SCVs in the clinical laboratory.Read More
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-07-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['pubmed']
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