Complete Genome Sequence of Actinobaculum schaalii Strain CCUG 27420
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Complete genome sequencing of the emerging uropathogen Actinobaculum schaalii indicates that an important mechanism of its virulence is attachment pili, which allow the organism to adhere to the surface of animal cells, greatly enhancing the ability of this organism to colonize the urinary tract.
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In the last decade, Actinobaculum schaalii, a Gram-positive, facul-tative anaerobic, coccoid rod, 1 has emerged as a uropathogen, mainly in elderly patients with underlying urological predispositions. 2 – 4 Due to difficulties in cultivating A. schaalii, the incidence of the bacteria has probably been underestimated for many years. Unless microscopy of Gram's stains or wet smear is used for scr...
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