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Piperacillin\u2013tazobactam was initiated, and a percutaneous cholecystostomy tube was placed the following day. The blood-cultured pathogen was originally identified as\n                    <jats:italic>Cellulomonas<\/jats:italic>\n                    , but whole-genome sequencing (WGS) was used to reidentify the organism as a new clade of\n                    <jats:italic>Cellulosimicrobium<\/jats:italic>\n                    . The patient successfully completed treatment with piperacillin\u2013tazobactam, which resulted in clinical improvement and cholecystostomy tube removal. Therefore, this case highlights the need for accurate microbial identification and the potential of WGS in distinguishing between closely related species to diagnose and treat patients appropriately. Despite its promise, barriers to widespread WGS use include cost and turnaround time, highlighting the need for advances to fully integrate this technology into routine clinical practice.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.25-0688","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,5,21]],"date-time":"2026-05-21T16:27:13Z","timestamp":1779380833000},"page":"36-39","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Cellulosimicrobium Sepsis: Identification of an Emerging Pathogen Using Whole-Genome Sequencing"],"prefix":"10.4269","volume":"115","author":[{"given":"Adam","family":"Fennell","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jarelys","family":"Hernandez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Infectious Diseases & International Medicine, Department of Medicine, Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA;"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jose L.","family":"Lezama","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Medicine Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA;"},{"name":"James A. 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