| identification of atypical rhodococcus-like clinical isolates as dietzia spp. by 16s rrna gene sequencing. | rhodococcus equi and dietzia spp. are closely related actinomycetes that show similar phenotypic properties. in humans, r. equi is an opportunistic pathogen associated with severe immunodeficiency. dietzia spp. are environmental bacteria that have been isolated recently from clinical material and are presumptively associated with human infections. during the last 5 years, 15 bacterial isolates from human clinical samples collected at the hospital marqués de valdecilla, santander, spain, were ide ... | 2010 | 20220156 |