... examined by using severalanti-sera against L. garvieae that have previously beenproduced by fish in Japan. The results showed that ourisolate did not have a capsule detected by any anti-cap-sule ... reported in theliterature, and the first reported case in Japan. Case presentation: We report a case of a 55-year-old Japanese woman who had native valve endocarditis with L.garvieae. The case was ... Kikuchi1,2, Yu Amari1, Yuki Uehara1,2, Hiroshi Isonuma1, Teruhiko Hisaoka1,Terutoyo Yoshida4, Kenji Yaginuma3, Norihide Takaya3, Hiroyuki Daida3and Keiichi Hiramatsu2AbstractIntroduction:...