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Among the antigenically different Spa proteins (SpaA, B and C), which are mostly associated with serovars, SpaA is by far the most prevalent in \n \n E. rhusiopathiae<\/jats:ext-link>\n <\/jats:named-content>\n <\/jats:italic> isolates from diseased animals. However, the Spa type has not been examined for human isolates, and it is unknown whether SpaB- or SpaC-possessing isolates can cause disease in humans. A Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacterium isolated from a case of human pyogenic spondylitis was analysed. The bacterium was identified as \n \n E. rhusiopathiae<\/jats:ext-link>\n <\/jats:named-content>\n <\/jats:italic> by a routine biochemical test and MS, and ultimately confirmed by an \n \n E. rhusiopathiae<\/jats:ext-link>\n <\/jats:named-content>\n <\/jats:italic>-specific PCR assay. 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