| isolation of corynebacterium tuscaniae sp. nov. from blood cultures of a patient with endocarditis. | a strain of an unknown coryneform bacterium was repeatedly isolated in pure culture from the blood of a patient affected by endocarditis. comparative 16s rrna gene sequence analysis revealed that this isolate represented a new subline within the genus corynebacterium. this new taxon can be identified by the presence of corynomycolic acids and its enzymatic activities and fermentation of sugars. acid production from glucose and maltose, pyrazinamidase and alkaline phoshatase activities, and hippu ... | 2006 | 16455875 |