Isolation of Robinsoniella peoriensis from the feces of premature neonates

Robinsoniella peoriensis is a recently described anaerobic, spore-forming, Gram positive bacillus originally recovered from swine-manure and clinical human samples. In this study, R. peoriensis was isolated from the feces of one set of twin premature neonates. It suggests that this anaerobic bacillus may be a commensal bacterium of human gut. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.