Characterization of Peptostreptococcus species in skin infections

The examined the characteristics of Peptostreptococcus species in infectiou s skin diseases. P. magnus was the species identified most frequently, foll owed by P. asaccharolyticus, Peptostreptococcus species were mainly isolate d from infected atheroma and secondary infections due to ulcers; their resi stance to five antimicrobial agents was generally low. The resistance of th e three predominant Peptostreptococcus species to the antimicrobials was si milar to that of all of the Peptostreptococcus species, The predominant Pep tostreptococcus species isolated from infected atheroma might be pathogenic . It was considered that the presence of anaerobes as well as aerobes was i mportant to induce the infectious condition.