RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Miyamoto, Hitoshi A1 Suzuki, Takashi A1 Murakami, Shinobu A1 Fukuoka, Mina A1 Tanaka, Yuri A1 Kondo, Takuya A1 Nishimiya, Tatsuya A1 Suemori, Koichiro A1 Tauchi, Hisamichi A1 Osawa, HaruhikoYR 2015 T1 Bacteriological characteristics of Arcanobacterium haemolyticum isolated from seven patients with skin and soft-tissue infections JF Journal of Medical Microbiology, VO 64 IS 4 SP 369 OP 374 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.000038 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1473-5644, AB Bacteriological examinations were conducted for seven Arcanobacterium haemolyticum strains isolated from elderly patients with skin and soft-tissue infections, such as cellulitis and skin ulcers. Streptococcus dysgalactiae or Gram-positive cocci were isolated together with A. haemolyticum from all patients. The strains were identified as A. haemolyticum based on their being catalase negative, reverse Christie, Atkins and Munch-Petersen (CAMP) positive and phospholipase D gene positive in respective tests. Moreover, API Coryne and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry confirmed the identification of A. haemolyticum. All strains showed good susceptibility to minocycline, vancomycin and β-lactam antibiotics, but several strains were resistant to gentamicin and levofloxacin., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.000038