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Case Reports
. 2013 Sep;33(5):379-82.
doi: 10.3343/alm.2013.33.5.379. Epub 2013 Aug 8.

16S ribosomal RNA identification of Prevotella nigrescens from a case of cellulitis

John Jeongseok Yang  1 , Tae Yoon Kwon, Mi Jeong Seo, You Sun Nam, Chung Soo Han, Hee-Joo Lee
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16S ribosomal RNA identification of Prevotella nigrescens from a case of cellulitis

John Jeongseok Yang et al. Ann Lab Med. 2013 Sep.
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging: T1-weighted image showing cellulitis associated with talus osteochondral lesions.
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Recovery of black-pigmented anaerobe under anaerobic condition from blood agar plate. Black-pigmented Bacteroides including Prevotella nigrescens can be suspected.
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