Strains of Streptococcus faecalis var. zymogenes, designated JH1 and JH3, produced a hemolysin and a bacteriocin. Hemolytic activity was lost from a low percentage of cells grown in broth at either 37 or 45 C. All nonhemolytic (Hly-) variants had lost bacteriocin activity (Bcn-), and those from strain JH3 had also
Corynebacterium afermentans, a species recently identified, has previously been isolated from human blood cultures. We report the case of a previously healthy 39-year-old man who developed a brain abscess and a liver abscess due to Corynebacterium afermentans subsp. lipophilum. The liver abscess penetrated through the diaphragm to cause pleural effusion and periostitis of the ribs. We believe this is the first reported case of disseminated infection with abscess formation due to this organism.
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