First report of Gordonia terrae from Iran soil

Fatahi-Bafghi, Mehdi; Andalibi, Fatemeh; Eshraghi, Seyyed Saeed

doi:10.4103/2277-9183.196667

First report of Gordonia terrae from Iran soil

Document Type : Case report

Authors

Mehdi Fatahi-Bafghi ¹

Fatemeh Andalibi ²

Seyyed Saeed Eshraghi ²

¹ Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

² Department of Pathobiology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

10.4103/2277-9183.196667

Abstract

Gordonia terrae is the aerobic actinomycete that is microflora in soil. This study is the first report of Gordonia species from Iran soil and accurate identification in level species was obtained with conventional tests and 16S rRNA gene sequencing.

Keywords

16S rRNA gene

Gordonia terrae

Iran

soil