start-ver=1.4 cd-journal=joma no-vol=54 cd-vols= no-issue=14 article-no= start-page=1809 end-page=1814 dt-received= dt-revised= dt-accepted= dt-pub-year=2015 dt-pub=20150715 dt-online= en-article= kn-article= en-subject= kn-subject= en-title= kn-title=Detection of Identical Isolates of Enterococcus faecalis from the Blood and Oral Mucosa in a Patient with Infective Endocarditis en-subtitle= kn-subtitle= en-abstract= kn-abstract=The detection of infective endocarditis (IE) of oral origin has been previously discussed. However, there are few reports confirming this infection using molecular biological techniques. We herein describe the case of a 67-year-old man who developed IE. Blood culture samples and strains obtained from the gingival and buccal mucosa showed 100% identity to Enterococcus faecalis JCM 5803 on sequencing of 16S rRNA gene fragments. A random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis showed the same pattern for these samples, thus confirming the identity of E. faecalis isolates in the blood and oral mucosa. Our observations provide novel information regarding the level of identity between IE pathogens and oral bacteria. en-copyright= kn-copyright= en-aut-name=OkuiAkemi en-aut-sei=Okui en-aut-mei=Akemi kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=1 ORCID= en-aut-name=SogaYoshihiko en-aut-sei=Soga en-aut-mei=Yoshihiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=2 ORCID= en-aut-name=KokeguchiSusumu en-aut-sei=Kokeguchi en-aut-mei=Susumu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=3 ORCID= en-aut-name=NoseMotoko en-aut-sei=Nose en-aut-mei=Motoko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=4 ORCID= en-aut-name=YamanakaReiko en-aut-sei=Yamanaka en-aut-mei=Reiko kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=5 ORCID= en-aut-name=KusanoNobuchika en-aut-sei=Kusano en-aut-mei=Nobuchika kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=6 ORCID= en-aut-name=MoritaManabu en-aut-sei=Morita en-aut-mei=Manabu kn-aut-name= kn-aut-sei= kn-aut-mei= aut-affil-num=7 ORCID= affil-num=1 en-affil= kn-affil=Division of Hospital Dentistry, Central Clinical Department, Okayama University Hospital affil-num=2 en-affil= kn-affil=Division of Hospital Dentistry, Central Clinical Department, Okayama University Hospital affil-num=3 en-affil= kn-affil=Department of Microbiology, Division of Social and Environmental Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences affil-num=4 en-affil= kn-affil=Clinical Laboratory, Central Clinical Department, Okayama University Hospital affil-num=5 en-affil= kn-affil=Division of Hospital Dentistry, Central Clinical Department, Okayama University Hospital affil-num=6 en-affil= kn-affil=‚SDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Okayama University Hospital affil-num=7 en-affil= kn-affil=‚PDivision of Hospital Dentistry, Central Clinical Department, Okayama University Hospital, Japan, ‚QDepartment of Microbiology, Division of Social and Environmental Sciences, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences en-keyword=causative pathogen kn-keyword=causative pathogen en-keyword=identity kn-keyword=identity en-keyword=infective endocarditis kn-keyword=infective endocarditis en-keyword=oral bacteria kn-keyword=oral bacteria END